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Post by JoeB on Dec 17, 2013 20:31:43 GMT -6
The S1 plans show the gear dimensions to be 19", either this is S2 gear or it is incorrectly bent. It measures about 20+" before the bends so it is a bit too wide.
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Post by Supervee on Dec 18, 2013 16:22:44 GMT -6
Joe, My 1/2" Sonerai 1 gear measures 17.5" of flat surface on top side….Ed
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Post by JoeB on Dec 24, 2013 14:15:31 GMT -6
I just posted this on Sonerai.net but thought I would update the build here as well! I think that this picture is posted by pretty much everyone at some point of their build, so here is my turn at it. The S1 fuselage has been stripped down and prepared, ready for media blasting. I'm a few weeks behind schedule due to some unexpected travel, other projects, etc, but had some free time today to take the fuselage out of my garage and back down to the hangar. Hope to get it cleaned up, primed and painted so the fabric (and all the other parts) can go back on in January. This airplane ended up being a much larger project than I anticipated but it will be really nice in the end. I'm quite certain that I will be happy that I decided to go through it from top to bottom rather than wait for the restoration. 2013 was a great year for me and my family, I hope it was for you as well. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all! Best Regards, Joe
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Post by Supervee on Dec 25, 2013 18:45:41 GMT -6
Merry Christmas!!!…..Looks Great!…I know you will be very happy in the long run, Having it torn down all this way allows you to put your own personality in….Great!!!…ED
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Post by JoeB on Dec 26, 2013 17:27:36 GMT -6
Thanks for that encouragement! It's really great to see it coming along. Shot 3 bags of 'fine' coal slag today and it is really looking nice. -Joe
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Post by JoeB on Jan 1, 2014 20:38:26 GMT -6
Back to work tomorrow (the income kind of work, not on the airplane), so here is an update. I brought the airframe back home to the garage again. I was having a difficult time making the drive down to the airport and I found that I could remove the paint from the tubing very easily using a sharp box cutter and some heat, then hit the tubing with a quick sanding with drywall screen (doesn't clog and wraps 1/2 way around the tubing). When finished, I'll get it back down to the hangar for some minor changes, some welding, and then a quick blast to clean all the clusters and corners. Today I was able to do 5 minutes here and 30 minutes there, I think it is looking pretty good Ed, Do you recommend/use the certified Ceconite 102 or non-certified Dacron 2.7 (AKA Peel Ply from Spruce)? I have a roll of Dacron here, probably a good 10-11 yds. -Joe
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Post by JoeB on Jan 6, 2014 9:03:59 GMT -6
Seems silly to keep updating this with the low participation right now, but the updates are holding me accountable and that is keeping the progress and momentum up. Getting this airframe stripped down was the best decision I've made, upon closer inspection I have found a few 'kinks' and have replaced those tubes. Feels really good to be welding and seeing the progress! Trying to think about the future mods while I still have the fuselage uncovered, things like 'will I need a bracket here or there in the future'? Once it's covered it is a lot harder to weld tabs on. I've removed 80% of the paint from the tubing now, mostly by hand. Last Thursday and Friday I put the fuselage in our 14' box truck and drove it to work so I could keep the project on schedule. I spent about 45 minutes each day stripping the paint from the tubing. Gotta find time somewhere, I found it in the middle of the day on my lunch break! I've developed a technique that works really well, maybe I'll write up a quick tech article on it later. Basically I've found that a sharp box cutter removes paint very quickly and sanding the tubing to a shiny surface is easy with drywall screen and a drywall sanding block (they don't clog). Heat helps in tough areas using a propane torch or heatgun. I should be able to do a quick once over with the media blaster for final cleaning and to hit all of the clusters, then it's prime, paint and recover!
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Post by Supervee on Jan 8, 2014 13:30:25 GMT -6
Joe, Thanks for all the updates, yes , I agree, its almost like we are talking to a wall on this forum, I ask for participation, and usually silence is the response…. We definitely need more participation….I have started a Snail Mail Supervee 'UPDATE', but with just your progress reports and sonerai story that you sent me, I think I will have to hold off till I find out if anyone's still listening…… I remember sending out 44 questionnaires via snail mail a while back, and I got 3 responses…….ED
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Post by Supervee on Jan 8, 2014 13:30:42 GMT -6
Joe, Thanks for all the updates, yes , I agree, its almost like we are talking to a wall on this forum, I ask for participation, and usually silence is the response…. We definitely need more participation….I have started a Snail Mail Supervee 'UPDATE', but with just your progress reports and sonerai story that you sent me, I think I will have to hold off till I find out if anyone's still listening…… I remember sending out 44 questionnaires via snail mail a while back, and I got 3 responses…….ED
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Post by dcstrng on Jan 24, 2014 8:03:20 GMT -6
Joe, Thanks for all the updates, yes , I agree, its almost like we are talking to a wall on this forum, I ask for participation, and usually silence is the response…. Never fear, there is a lurker or two about -- just don't know enough to ask intelligent questions... -- Larry
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Post by Supervee on Jan 24, 2014 16:05:24 GMT -6
Larry, Jump right in…..Ask away!!.. We may or may not have the answer…..ED
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Post by dcstrng on Jan 25, 2014 19:15:14 GMT -6
Thanks, I’m still reading… I’m just building some inertia on a fledgling (sorta) Sonerai IIL project and trying to glean as much “efficiency” stuff as might be reasonably easy to incorporate…
I follow y’all over on Sonerai.net as well as Mark’s KR2 site, etc… Always been fascinated with Mike Arnold's AR-5, although I don't have any hope of building to that level of perfection...
Really don’t know much about air-racing (muddled around dirt tracks decades ago, but that’s the only racing I know), but figure some of the airframe go-fast items will also help cost-effective, efficiency for cross country…
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Post by Supervee on Jan 26, 2014 18:46:50 GMT -6
Yes, racers spend very little time actually racing, there's testing , proficiency, and just in general fun flying. Racer moods pay for themselves every time you pour fuel in the tank….. Thats why the original concept of 'Formula Vee' was so intriguing… you could fly all summer long as a sport plane, and basically, give it a wax job and up the timing a couple degrees, and go racing!!…Ed
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Post by Supervee on Jan 26, 2014 18:47:41 GMT -6
I meant Racer 'MODS'..not moods...
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Post by JoeB on Feb 13, 2014 20:09:14 GMT -6
The weather has really been hurting progress, snow and ice absolutely shut down Atlanta and keeps me from priming and painting in my unheated hangar. I'll post an update when I have some success to share. I did have some time at home due to 'snow days' so I started collecting parts for a spare AS21 engine case I have. Once UPS starts shipping again I will have a few boxes of parts arriving:-)
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