Ok...so, I dropped my video camera the other night and now it doesn't work at all. Until I get another video recorder, I'll have to update you all with still pictures and description. This just sucks!
Anyway...here we go with a few pictures.
This is a picture of about 8 feet of the 9.5 foot long fuselage with the tail section mounted. The horizontal stabilizer measures out at 5 feet from side to side and measures 20 inches from the LE to the back of the elevator. The elevator control surface measures at 20 inches by 60 inches.
Here you can see the vertical stabilizer and it measures 21 inches wide, 20 inches tall, and has a 5 inch rudder.
Here you can see that I'm using two servo's for the elevator. Tony and I had a pretty serious discussion about this and with his help, we agreed that I was gonna just use 1 servo. However, I was doing some thinking and I decided to go back to two. They are mounted on the outside of the fuselage for simplicity and ease of transporting.
This picture shows the two left sections of the main wing and the control surfaces. The aileron control surfaces measure out at 45 inches by 5 inches. The flaps measure out at 30 inches by 5 inches. One servo for each control surface.
This picture shows the two right sections of the main wing and control surfaces. Obviously the measurements of the ailerons and flaps are the same as above.
In this picture, I'm showing you the Ground Line Attachment Points. If you all remember, this main wing is 20 feet long...20 feet 5/8" if you wanna get precise. This massive wingspan is going to need some support lines. The center wing section will have, what is called, a "King Post." This "King Post" will be in the center of the center wing section and will stand about 24 inches tall (definite measurement TBD). I will have support lines that will come down from the "King Post" to each of these Ground Line Attachment Points (see video 7 and 8 on post number 52 of this build thread). There are 8 Ground Line Attachment Points on the top of the main wing (two on each of the 60 inch and 40 inch wing sections)
This picture shows the Flight Line Attachment Points. These Flight Lines will run from the belly of the fuselage out to the Attachment Points to support the wing during flight and to prevent the wings from simply folding upward. There are 16 Flight Line Attachment Points to allow for 16 Flight Lines (4 on each of the outer wing sections).
This plane has been an amazing experience and I've definitely learned a lot along the way. I have no estimation for completion nor the maiden flight as of yet, but it will get done and it will see the air....at least once, lol.
Again, I'm sorry for no video...only pictures. I'll get a new video camera as soon as I can. Then I'll make a video to recap these pictures and any other progress.
