USCG Albatros Hu-16A Thread links and Build Log Foam build.
The plane has all the bugs out from the maiden now and it flies very scale like now. It is so pretty in flight. Very realistic look flying.
Here are the links to the Albatross. This one has all the info and the start all the way to the finish. This is in the middle of this thread starting in the page 6 forward. Of course the revisit may have some items still present or not working due to posting the original Log in Dec. 2010 year. https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...=554256&page=6
The Very Beginning - Started in 11-2008 Making the fuselage.
It was pink foam cut from 2-2 inch thick and 1-1 inch thickness sheet foam from Home Depot. It was all roughed from home made foam cutters powered by a train transformer with adjustable power switch. I gouged the inner fuselage hollow with a curved copper house wire.
I would recommend going to the RC Groups link at the opening pages to visit the build text. I cannot repeat it all here. Just some notes along with some pictures.
Attachments
Hotwire wing halves
Use solder gun and metal straight edge to cut carbon arrow spars and wire passages
Carbon arrow in place. Another slot for the motor wires.
Epoxy halves and glass cloth.
Rough nacelle blocks
fit and blend the wing and shape nacelles.
Cowlings off a GWS Zero. Get cowlings at Park Plastics.com also.
rudder and elevator and the whole plane sanded in the rough.
Fuselage is clear waterbase over 0.75oz cloth earlier. The rest of the plane gets the same.
Earlier hot cut for spar and wires Cut ailerons and hinge.
