1/2 scale Lo100

[alexis scott]

Almost all done with paneling, nose block almost ready for glassing, also started with things like the minimal cockpit details

[alexis scott]

Dash panel ✔skid bolted in ✔basic seat✔seat belt slots in main bulkead✔ nose cone made in fiberglass and a secure method of attachment made using the pitot tube ✔ all fairly simple stuff, wirth noticing I suppose is that the dash panel is attached to the varbon fibre plate that slides into rails for easy cover up and access

[alexis scott]

Call it procrastination, but instead of clearing iff the big bench to get ready for building the wings I took a break from the serious building and made some belts to keep the pilot in.

[alexis scott]

Finally some progress on the wings, im assembling a kit of the ply skins all cut to shape first then ill finish all the spar slots and glue them in, once I have a wing i can man handle around in one piece ill be slicing the back of the foam of back to 6mm in front of the hinge line and facing this with 2 pieces of 6.5mm balsa then ill have good straight wings to start building aileron and flap onto the back off and because they are full skun control surfaces im going to build them straight onto the top of the bottom skin then i can sand the whole lot to profile before adding top ply skin, ill also chamfer the trailing edge bottom skin so that the top skin of 1.5mm will be the maximum thickness of the trailing edge

[alexis scott]

So, spars and joiner tubes are now in and done, not a very exciting picture so i wont bother with that,.a couple of my scale soaring buddies showed me a dash panel for what looks like it could be from.an Lo100 and it was full of ipad screens etc, and gave me a little bit of stick about my simple 4 dials so ive retaliated with what you see here, my plan is to make a dummy frame to go around this old samsung phone to make it look like the Garmin in te other picture, now tbe phone doesnt have an active sim so real time gps is out for now but i figure i can save a little video file to the phone so tbat it will appear to be working whilst im flying, (bring on the head cam in cockpit vodeos now i say)

[alexis scott]

Wings bolted up to fuselage for first test fit, very happy indeed

[john greenfield]

Looking good Alexis.
Do you think you will have it ready for Jerilderie ? I am planning to be there.

AEB

[alexis scott]

Looking good Alexis.
Do you think you will have it ready for Jerilderie ? I am planning to be there.

AEB

I really hope it is ready by then but im not sure if im going to make it to jerilderee myself yet,,i would like to but i have comitted to the big drive across to the big slope event at manilla in september, so may not be able to do to many others trips

[alexis scott]

Wishing all the Scale soaring uk peoole a very Merry Christmas and Happy new year festivities, Its a Busy time of year for a Dad and chef so not lots happening but im trying to keep this project rolling along, left wing now has a trailing edge of aileron and flap made of 1.5mm ply with balsa ribs, so far Im happy with the results, i have a full kit of bits to bring the othercwing uo to this point aswell so hopefully in a few days both wings will be rrady for leading edge sheeting and cap stripping

[john greenfield]

Hi Alexis

How are you getting on with the LO 100. It must be nearly ready to fly by now !?

AEB