Super Hots

[SteveJohnson]

You gotta finish up that Miss Norway. Those are beautiful fliers.

[Stuart]

Right now the fuse is keeping my upstairs computer from blowing away. It's not that far off though, just need to fit the wing and cover. (just... ha!)

[SteveJohnson]

I decided on a Robart hinge with the control horn on it, mainly because I had a it kicking around.

[SteveJohnson]

The wing is solidly epoxied to the fuselage.

[SteveJohnson]

It begins to look like an airplane.

[SteveJohnson]

I fussed and fooled with the tank arrangement. The plans want a 13 oz Hayes tank installed by cutting a big notch in the leading edge of the wing. I was reluctant to do that and went to a 10 oz Sullivan tank on edge. Turns out that upright it fits better and has better alignment with the carburetor.

[SteveJohnson]

A little padding and some space filler around the tank:

[SteveJohnson]

The front sides glued on:

[SteveJohnson]

These parts are easier to cut than they look like they would be.

[SteveJohnson]

The cowl doesn't look all that hard either.

[SteveJohnson]

I'm using Gorilla glue and using triangular stock inside to attach the sections.

[SteveJohnson]

It didn't come out too badly.

[SteveJohnson]

I needed seven cents to balance laterally. The clamps hold the glued pennies on.

Fore and aft balance seems good. The landing gear had to be moved a bit back to allow room for the muffler.

[SteveJohnson]

This project is not dead. I'm just busy with other things and just resumed covering.

[SteveJohnson]

Here we are close to finished.