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From the start the airframe was sitting 2.5 deg tail low and 0.1 deg to port. Not bad for just putting her on there. I jacked up the back of the trailer to get it as near to 0.0 as possible and also shifted the airframe latterly to turn that .1 to 0.0 a
Date: 04/15/2012
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Date: 01/29/2012
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Bill does nice peel ply work!
Date: 01/24/2013
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Date: 02/14/2012
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Date: 03/12/2012
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Date: 02/14/2012
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dsc08603
Since I'm going to have to remove the mono wheel I dont have much of an edge to close in the big hole in the bottom. I'll have a better look at it once its a tri-gear.
Date: 04/10/2012
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dsc09073
Rib 2 template.
Date: 01/26/2013
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dsc09029
Gear legs clamped in place, no toe in/out per Bud. You cant see it in the photo but I used a green tip .30 bullet as a homemade plum bob that was attached to dead center of the aluminum angle. This helped us keep the guide over the center line. Oh make
Date: 01/22/2013
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dsc08661
Locating the center of the main gear hole. Used a pilot to be used to measure out the 10“ diameter on the bottom.
Date: 04/22/2012
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Date: 03/12/2012
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Port side top.
Date: 01/13/2014
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Cut it out.
Date: 11/02/2014
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Date: 01/29/2012
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dsc09019
Trash can is the best way to hold the landing gear legs.
Date: 01/10/2013
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dsc09049
Layup Port side complete with peel ply. Notice the glad wrap to keep air from getting under the peel ply. 420 = 46g, aeropoxy ~ 200g
Date: 01/24/2013
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dsc08967
Little clean up required on Port side.
Date: 10/01/2012
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dsc08600
Thinking of modifying the mono wheel trailer as a jig to perform the tri-gear conversion.
Date: 04/10/2012
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dsc09024
I was really anal about keeping the socket holes tight. This proved to be more work than it was worth and was fighting the tight fit when it came to locating the axles. Do yourself a favor and just make them a little bigger, 1/8 or so. This gap will be
Date: 01/22/2013
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My lovely bride helping us out. Notice the jig is the mono wheel trailer.
Date: 01/25/2014
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