Wingnut Wing SE.5a

[moon puppy]

I see what you mean about the control horns and rigging wire.

I haven't done them yet.

 

[phantom II]

I was interested to see you have a 4 blade prop so i looked it up and it seems to be linked with the change from Hispano engine to Wolsey. You only seem to see the 4 blade in period pictures which makes me think the 4 blade was probably more common

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Oooooh , look at that wrinkled fabric

 

[moon puppy]

Neat detail ain't it Chris.

 

[phantom II]

Neat detail ain't it Chris.

My understanding of fabric covered airplanes is that if it's not taunt , it will result in a catastrophic failure in short order. I doubt it would be worth replicating.

 

[centaur567]

I think if one looks at other pics., they to had wrinkled fabric. At least from what I recall from when I built mine. But what do I know?? Gary S.

 

[Steve Ski]

Dang, bob. for me, this would be more than a healthy chunk to bite off and attempt to wrestle, woof. The wing details are intense.

 

[moon puppy]

That's guys, @phantom II I did that zenith spray of some buff over the winkles just for you buddy! Should make those winkles stand out a bit.


Got a flat coat on.

I think it's time to pull the mask off and start rigging prep.

 

[Piet]

Me like

 

[Heavens Eagle]

Looking good Bob!

 

[centaur567]

Looking good. I just may be the photo angle, but the prop doesn't look straight. Gary S.

 

[moon puppy]

Looking good. I just may be the photo angle, but the prop doesn't look straight. Gary S.

Not glued yet but i'll make sure future photos are angled where you can't tell.

 

[paddy]

Best way to photo models is to go outside and take the pic through the window...... they all look great then

 

[Rhino]

OK. Now I see what you mean about the control horns and rigging wire.

 

[moon puppy]

Well I'm tickled how this came out.

I got the upper wing rigged up and smoking over my end point joiners. Looking over my few photos from Hendon I see a mixture of the fixtures.
Still shitty work week, I'm online now waiting on some folks to finish their maintenance to make sure they did it right.

 

[moon puppy]

I got the outside struts inner rigging done before getting the wing on, I'm going to regret not being able to do the same on the inside struts.

I did a dry fit of the wing and it went so well I decided to just glue it in place. I did the blunt application of the CA on the tip of the string and hit it with my 3rd hand with some kicker. I'll use both brass rod and the Gaspatch end points depending on the need.
What I can not find is an actual rigging diagram as a guide. But I guess no one else can to say I did it wrong.

 

[moon puppy]

I'll be dang, look what I found.

 

[Heavens Eagle]

Hey Bob I ran across this meme over the weekend and thought you would appreciate it.