11/17/2000
- Ordered this plane online from Balsa USA. After talking to Bob S., he
suggested this plane as a better second plane. Using this plane, I can
start to use my nice Saito 1.20 earlier. This plane is also usable as
a giant scale plane. Should be fun to build.
11/18/2000
- Decided to make this page.
11/27/2000 - Received this
model. Not as large and heavy as I though. First note is that
there is NO hardware except for the biplane wing wires.
Instructions are VERY sketchy. Not much more in the way of
instructions than ordering a scratch built plans from a magazine. Only
advantage is the wood is pre packaged and the wing ribs and a few other
parts are pre cut.
12/1/2000 - 12/25/2000 - Build the fuse
sides. Only a few hours. Steps 1-4. 3 Hours.
02/26/2001
- Work on Fuse again. Paused because building Helicopter.
Step5-7. 2 Hours.
03/01/2001 - Build stab. 3 Hours.
03/21/2001
- Build Left Bottom Wing half. 3 Hours.
03/22/2001 - Sheet
Top Left Bottom Wing half. 1 hour.
03/23/2001 - Build Right
Bottom Wing half. 3 Hours.
??/??/2001 - Finish Right Top Wing.
02/25/2002 - Build new building board so that I can make the
other half of the lower wing.
03/13/2002 - Building other wing half
for top wing (ribs, spars, TE and LE). 2 Hours. I just realized
again that I cut the long pieces for the shorter wing (bottom) so that for
the top wing, I have too short of a LE and wing spars. I already
replaced the wing spars, I will have to do with the LE by splicing from the
cut pieces.
