Brian Jackson
Platinum Member
- Joined
- Jul 17, 2004
- Messages
- 3,524
- Location
- Hamburg, New Jersey USA
- Aircraft
- GyroBee Variant - Under Construction
Greetings All.
Quick post to start documenting my build. Has been a crazy few months with family health issues but have managed to make some great progress. The airframe is fitting together like a Swiss watch.
Pictured are the seat and engine mount diagonals' lower termination into the keel (with temporary hardware). The rendering puts the photos into context. The stock GyroBee on which this ship is based terminates the engine mount diagonals into the mast with a bolt. Though I cannot argue with the Bee's excellent safety record, Crescendo's diagonals run continuous to the keel, bypassing the mast. They do bolt-clamp fore and aft of the mast, though no hole through the mast is required at the attachment point.
Two 3-gallon fuel tanks are located behind the seat, shaped to help clean up the airflow behind the pilot. This removes the tank and tray-mount normally between the cluster plates and prop on a stock Bee. Fuel is now closer to CG so changing fuel levels minimizes changes in balance.
I'll be maintaining a builders log on KitLog Pro in greater detail once the software is set up properly.
Respectfully,
Brian Jackson
Quick post to start documenting my build. Has been a crazy few months with family health issues but have managed to make some great progress. The airframe is fitting together like a Swiss watch.
Pictured are the seat and engine mount diagonals' lower termination into the keel (with temporary hardware). The rendering puts the photos into context. The stock GyroBee on which this ship is based terminates the engine mount diagonals into the mast with a bolt. Though I cannot argue with the Bee's excellent safety record, Crescendo's diagonals run continuous to the keel, bypassing the mast. They do bolt-clamp fore and aft of the mast, though no hole through the mast is required at the attachment point.
Two 3-gallon fuel tanks are located behind the seat, shaped to help clean up the airflow behind the pilot. This removes the tank and tray-mount normally between the cluster plates and prop on a stock Bee. Fuel is now closer to CG so changing fuel levels minimizes changes in balance.
I'll be maintaining a builders log on KitLog Pro in greater detail once the software is set up properly.
Respectfully,
Brian Jackson