Sport Racing plane for 3 cylinder Kolm engine.

[Snoopy1]

Decided to cover the aileron bottom while I contemplate how to cover the top side. Yes I think I like the purple for a change. Have not decided if I am going to leave the air brake as is or paint it black or something.

 

[TonyHallo]

Looks like the top will be a white base with two trim colors? If so I would just cover the wing in white, perforate the white covering under the trim and iron the trim down.

 

[Snoopy1]

Looks like the top will be a white base with two trim colors? If so I would just cover the wing in white, perforate the white covering under the trim and iron the trim down.

Thanks for the help

 

[Snoopy1]

Ok came up with a new scheme then I tried to lay it out on the wing and it was just to difficult with all the angles I ended up with, and keeping everything parallel and square. So decide to lay it out in AutoCAD and dimension it and cut templates With all the over lapping joints. Hopefully it works do not want to waste to much covering.
Used up 3 rolls and some just covering the bottom of the wing.

 

[Snoopy1]

I just got carried away, started and just kept going . Anyway 5 hours later it is done and cut templates project onto a roll of covering. Just take all the info and mark up the rolls of covering and start cutting.

 

[Snoopy1]

After a long day of covering I was not able to finish off both wings As shown in the picture. It will be completed tomorrow and the ailerons as well. That should complete the wing’s except the ailerons need to be glued in.
just need to cut the purple strips and iron them down.

 

[TonyHallo]

Always enjoyed the smell of Monokote while covering, you knew the end was near.

 

[Snoopy1]

One step closer. The wings are done 4 rolls of covering later. making the drawing was the wright thing to do it saved me a lot of time. Just have to glue the hinges in the holes are already done.
Next not sure what I should do next the fuselage or the stabilizers. What I should do is assemble the plane and check the CG. Easier to make changes to the fuselage when it is not covered, and place the batteries in the correct position.

 

[pawnshopmike]

Beautiful!

 

[Snoopy1]

Ok i was anxious about the CG of plane because first of all never built a plane for a in-line 3 cylinder engine this heavy and long so did not have any references on the motor location relative to the wing. So today I decided to assemble the plane with just about everything in and check the CG balance. After some Work and struggling with the weight and the size of the plane I managed to check the Cg. At 25% it is perfect and at 30% it is nose heavy. So I have some leeway to place the batterit’s. So this means I can finish the plane and do the final balancing when it is all finished.