Ah, I see what you're saying. A valid concern and I would have wondered the same thing, but the plans actually specify welding only across the top and bottom of the fitting before forming and welding...
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Ah, I see what you're saying. A valid concern and I would have wondered the same thing, but the plans actually specify welding only across the top and bottom of the fitting before forming and welding...
Aaron, you got that right. Learning to weld has taught me a sincere appreciation for really nice welds and really challenging welds. There are some very pretty welds on this project. Those straps...
In my expert opinion (i.e. complete guess), it kind of looks like there were two welders on the project. One might have welded up the basic structure and another came in later to add fittings and...
Well, I'm committed now. I spent Saturday night out at the hangar cutting and grinding the offending wing fitting off. I started with a Dremel and an abrasive cut off wheel, but it proved to not be...
Marty, just for fun the plans don't actually tell you how the wings attach! However, the outside dimension of the fuselage tabs is called out as being (conveniently) the same as the inside spacing...
Aaron, I headed out to the hangar this afternoon and, among other things, inspected my fittings to see what I was up against. Of course you're right, as it looks like it won't be nearly that bad....
Thanks for the encouragement, Frank, though I think I will take your last sentence with a grain of salt!
MCD, not sure if I've interpreted your proposal correctly, but I've drawn it up as I...
It will be next weekend before I can think of tackling it, but I'll try to convince myself it won't be that bad in the mean time. Seems to me like the cleanup will be pretty lousy. Those weld beads...
Aaron, I'm definitely going to need to stare at the fitting for a while to work up my courage to do it, but you may be right. It's a heck of a thing to pull the trigger on, that's for sure.
Marty,...
Ah jeez, people always have more confidence in me than I do, myself!
Marty, I was thinking about the challenge of welding 1/4" steel to 0.035" tube as well. Not super easy, but doable with practice and careful heat management. The benefit to maintaining the thickness...
Aaron, that's the answer I was afraid of! Frank, you understand my mentality on the issue as well. My concern is just how integrated that fitting is. The fitting is welded into place and then a strap...
Hi all,
I'm working on my Stits SA6B project, and have turned my attention to the wings. This was obtained as a partial project, and I've just noticed a possibly serious error on the part of the...
Hal,
Thanks for personally responding to a lot of the feedback here.
About the airshow schedule, how come it's set so late? It seems like the performers are all lined up before hand for a...
Thanks for the link, Hal! I'll check it out this evening (hitting the road Thursday - not much time left to plan).
-Tony
I made up my itinerary last night and printed it to a PDF, which is readable on my Android phone.
Hal, I was going to wait on this feedback until after Oshkosh (since you guys have plenty to think...
I'm not sure if it contains data on all the airfoils you need, but I would guess what you're looking for is the NASA Technical Reports Server.
-Tony
I agree that Ray was probably right when he drew up these designs all those years ago. I'm trying to keep from making any changes since what's in the plans has worked just fine so far for other...
Fair enough - guess I'll just steel my nerves, plan my tabs as best I can, and weld them in place. I'm concerned about the ones I will discover down the road when the fuselage is epoxy coated and new...
Hmm...I'm hearing different things here!
My gut reaction is to agree with Neil on keeping them to a minimum and mounting things the "right" way. However, the flexibility and ease of an Adel (or...
Happy weekend, everyone.
I'm at a point of having to make some decisions on my project and could sure use some input.
My project is a Stits SA6B Flutterbug, which has a welded 4130 tube...
The Edwards AFB airshow always opens with (a famous pilot) breaking the sound barrier (riding back seat in an F-15E these days). That is, when they host an airshow - it's kind of hit or miss what...
Sounds like a cool project, but will the sectionals line up correctly? Sectionals use Lambert conformal conic projections, and I think each sectional uses a different set of reference parallels....
My fiancee and I took the Bell 47 ride at Oshkosh 2010. While she enjoys flying, she never had a whole lot of interest in learning to fly. We took that ride and now she loves helicopters and wants to...
Another excellent question. I think I'll pass on getting this for the time being. I have no information on it - think I'll stick with a more well known model...