Almost complete, time to glue the wings on:
2nd Wing getting the glue treatment. Basically slide the wingroot tabs on the wing into the airfoil shape openings (slits) on the fuselage side, once they are inserted, run a bead of glue down the junction to complete the attachment:
Wings installed, time for the tailfeathers:
Gluing Half of the Horizontal Stabilizer:
Gluing the Final Item; The Rudder:
A couple of final photos showing the model ready for weight and balance testing before flight:
Now for the rest of the story: It is weigh to heavy: 2.18oz before adding weight to balance for flight. The wings are not strong enough to hold the weight. The fuselage sides need help.
Will be doing some surgery to fix the wing issue.
Need a bigger propeller & stronger rubber band if this one is going to fly....It does a high speed taxi for about 12 feet on bare concrete inside a warehouse.
This is a first try, next attempt will see what can be done about loosing some weight.
Specs:
Wingspan = 23"
Length = 20"
Weight = 2.18oz [61.93gms] Used the actual Vans published numbers to scale my model: Foot = Inch (i.e., 23ft wingspan is 23 inch on the model).
Mike