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Re: FLYING ACES TRACTABLE TRAINER
Reply #21 - Sep 23rd, 2018 at 11:01pm
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Smiley Looks ready to go. High aspect ratio - should be a good flyer. Hope to hear of a flight report soon.
ian
  
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Reply #20 - Sep 23rd, 2018 at 10:01pm
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The FAC Tractable Trainer is finished. The photos may be dark, since the lighting was not so good.
  

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Reply #19 - Dec 6th, 2017 at 6:21pm
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Its rainy and cold here so I did some more work on the Embryo.
  

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Reply #18 - Nov 30th, 2017 at 11:22am
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pb_guy wrote on Nov 30th, 2017 at 11:06am:
It does look good. Sort of like a '30's look. I like the thin wheel pants. Hopefully the wheels will be totally free running.
ian


Ian, they are not as free as should be, but will work.
  
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Re: FLYING ACES TRACTABLE TRAINER
Reply #17 - Nov 30th, 2017 at 11:06am
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It does look good. Sort of like a '30's look. I like the thin wheel pants. Hopefully the wheels will be totally free running.
ian
  
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Reply #16 - Nov 30th, 2017 at 1:00am
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Looking good Bob... I'm liking this one more and more by every post!!! well done! Smiley
  

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Reply #15 - Nov 29th, 2017 at 9:29pm
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Did a little more work on the Tractable Trainer.
  

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Reply #14 - Nov 14th, 2017 at 12:10pm
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A LITTLE MORE:
  

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Reply #13 - Nov 14th, 2017 at 11:19am
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A little more progress on the embryo while waiting on the WINTER COOKUP.
  

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Reply #12 - Nov 11th, 2017 at 6:14pm
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Well, since we still have time before the Winter Cookup start. I will post more photos of the Tractable Trainer.
  

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Reply #11 - Nov 9th, 2017 at 10:00am
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Bob...should be able to trim her for tight circles!  I'm sure she'll be a real flyer!
Tom
  

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Reply #10 - Nov 8th, 2017 at 5:13pm
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Tom, it will be the blue and yellow with US insignia. I want to fly this airplane so it may not live long with the small area here.

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Re: FLYING ACES TRACTABLE TRAINER
Reply #9 - Nov 8th, 2017 at 12:32pm
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Great job on this Bob....it's so ugly it's cute!  I look forward to seeing her completed!  Have you got a scheme for her yet?  Tween the wars maybe???
Tom
  

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Reply #8 - Nov 7th, 2017 at 9:27pm
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Reply #7 - Nov 6th, 2017 at 10:00am
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pb_guy wrote on Nov 6th, 2017 at 12:58am:
Looks good. Are you going with the plan's single 1/8 x 1/16 wing spar? To me it looks like it should be rotated 90 degrees, so that it gives more resistance to flex, but I think that I would rather do 2 x 1/16" square spars top and bottom to replace it.
ian


Ian, I thought about this spar and went with one as per plan, but I used some rock hard balsa and it looks good.


  

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