Brian Jackson
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- Joined
- Jul 17, 2004
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- Location
- Hamburg, New Jersey USA
- Aircraft
- GyroBee Variant - Under Construction
Starting to look like a gyro! The hammer part is a little worrisome though. Do you have a reamer? Might be a better method of providing clearance for slightly mismatched holes. A couple of transfer punches (3/16" and 1/4") should help with maintaining precise hole alignment.
You mentioned notching the tailboom. I assume you mean the radiused cut-out for the cyclic controls? You might want to hold off on making that cut until you know it's required for the control system you will be using.
In an earlier photo of the cluster plates, I saw what appear to be castle nuts. Are you using the AN hardware during construction? I ask because nylock nuts aren't designed to be removed and reinstalled repeatedly. But my eyes could be deceiving me.
You mentioned notching the tailboom. I assume you mean the radiused cut-out for the cyclic controls? You might want to hold off on making that cut until you know it's required for the control system you will be using.
In an earlier photo of the cluster plates, I saw what appear to be castle nuts. Are you using the AN hardware during construction? I ask because nylock nuts aren't designed to be removed and reinstalled repeatedly. But my eyes could be deceiving me.