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Cliff Charlesworth Ka3 from LCS**

Let us all watch your new project progress.
TonyL
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Joined: 18 May 2021, 18:36
Location: Lyon France

Re: Cliff Charlesworth Ka3 from LCS

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cockpit floor below feet
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TonyL
Posts: 129
Joined: 18 May 2021, 18:36
Location: Lyon France

Re: Cliff Charlesworth Ka3 from LCS

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some more progress on the tail
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TonyL
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Re: Cliff Charlesworth Ka3 from LCS

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view of rear lifting eye
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TonyL
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Re: Cliff Charlesworth Ka3 from LCS

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fittings were hand "crafted" using 1.5 and 1 mm dural, will try to see if
I can replace them with a set of higher precision!

former 4 with 1.5 mm dural fittings,
former thickened with 1mm ply front and aft for top fitting
thickened with 1 mm ply front for bottom fitting,
top: space between fittings is now 5 mm (1+3+1) and the wing-spar-fitting fits inside
bottom: space is 4 mm for the copper fitting on strut (see later)
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TonyL
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Location: Lyon France

Re: Cliff Charlesworth Ka3 from LCS

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former 6 with 1mm dural fitting for v-tail
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TonyL
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Joined: 18 May 2021, 18:36
Location: Lyon France

Re: Cliff Charlesworth Ka3 from LCS

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putting the fuzz aside and starting on the wings, as I stated before, if I'd build them again
I would go the classical way: notch the ribs, insert the spruce spars, add balsa shear webbing
(reinforced with ply where the fittings are located) I had serious problems aligning the
trailing edges as the ply part of the main spar has mainy holes.

Anyway, gluiing the 3x5 mm spruce sticks to the ply part using white wood glue
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TonyL
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Re: Cliff Charlesworth Ka3 from LCS

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second stick glued to spar (this way the spars are straight though!)
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TonyL
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Re: Cliff Charlesworth Ka3 from LCS

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Strut fitting front and rear of spa, used 3 mm ply as filler, the fittings are 4.5 mm apart
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TonyL
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Re: Cliff Charlesworth Ka3 from LCS

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Fuzz fittings directly onto the 1.5 mm ply, no reinforcements necessary as
the struts take up much of the load. the outside of the fittings is 4.5 mm apart
therefor the fittings on former 4 had 1 mm ply backings front and aft
(3 mm ply + 1+1 mm =5mm)
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TonyL
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Re: Cliff Charlesworth Ka3 from LCS

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a very simple rig for cutting the ribs, as most are the same
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