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Velocity Project (Aviation Buffs)
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Posted on 07/12/2015 9:31:18 AM PDT by eyeamok
Moving right along on My Velocity Airplane project, top is all cleaned up, lines all straight and even, finish sanding on the top of plane next week.
TOPICS: Education; Hobbies; Travel
KEYWORDS: velocity
By the end of the week, everything on the top of airplane will be completely finished, then I will pull off wings,canard and flip over upside down to finish bottom of plane. Should only take a week for the bottom, then the gear goes back in, controls, engine,..... I really only have about 10% left to finish, but that 10% is a whole lot of little stuff that is very time consuming. Still on track to fly by the end of the year.
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posted on
07/12/2015 9:31:18 AM PDT
by
eyeamok
To: eyeamok
Lookin’ good! It’s that last 10% that takes 50% of the build time.
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posted on
07/12/2015 9:33:36 AM PDT
by
Tigerized
(Your Personal Safety is Yours, and Yours Alone. Aim Small, Miss Small.)
To: Tigerized
Well it wouild help to have the images rotated correctly...
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posted on
07/12/2015 9:39:24 AM PDT
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
To: PIF
It would. But my quick fix was to rotate my laptop to the right 90 degrees.
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posted on
07/12/2015 9:40:55 AM PDT
by
Tigerized
(Your Personal Safety is Yours, and Yours Alone. Aim Small, Miss Small.)
To: eyeamok
Is this a new kit you’re working from, or a refurb? Looking great, BTW!
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posted on
07/12/2015 9:41:44 AM PDT
by
SgtBob
(Freedom is not for the faint of heart. Semper Fi!)
To: PIF
Here’s hoping he flies better than he posts pics..
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posted on
07/12/2015 10:02:15 AM PDT
by
ken5050
To: eyeamok
Which reminds me, don’t forget to install the attitude indicator... ;-)
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posted on
07/12/2015 10:21:45 AM PDT
by
Hatteras
To: Tigerized
Lookin’ good! It’s that last 10% that takes 50% of the build time.
I think with airplane building that last 10% takes 90% of the time and 90% of the $$$$ :^)
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posted on
07/12/2015 10:22:11 AM PDT
by
az_gila
To: eyeamok
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posted on
07/12/2015 10:53:37 AM PDT
by
Bobalu
(If we live to see 2017 we will be kissing the ground)
To: SgtBob
It was a New Kit, all from scratch. Lots of work
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posted on
07/12/2015 10:59:39 AM PDT
by
eyeamok
To: PIF
Not sure why that happened, when I posted them they were right side up, but hey it should pull 90 degree turns at 180 knots anyway
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posted on
07/12/2015 11:01:44 AM PDT
by
eyeamok
To: eyeamok
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posted on
07/12/2015 12:14:52 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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posted on
07/12/2015 12:21:49 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: Tigerized
Hard to rotate a 24” desktop screen ... :)
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posted on
07/12/2015 1:34:09 PM PDT
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
To: eyeamok
Very nice.
I hope you aren't putting a Franklin in it?
Work on it some every day (even if you're only thinking, planning or ordering parts) and it'll one day fly. BTDT.
- Mike (RV-6)
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posted on
07/12/2015 2:13:08 PM PDT
by
grobdriver
(Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
To: Bobalu
more like...
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posted on
07/12/2015 6:05:09 PM PDT
by
Rodamala
To: grobdriver
I have an IO360 200hp in a crate waiting to put on, I have somebody else doing the finish work in my hangar. He will be done in a couple weeks, then it is just a matter of reassembling everything. Hoping by the end of the year to be taxiing.
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posted on
07/12/2015 7:18:29 PM PDT
by
eyeamok
To: eyeamok
Excellent.
You'll be fine then. I trust you're engaging all your local EAA pals, technical adviser and flight adviser...
Good luck with First Flight!
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posted on
07/13/2015 3:01:50 AM PDT
by
grobdriver
(Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
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