I land in NYC, 1 week today.... another 2 weeks after that before meandering down the Cali coast...... We wanted it cold for some winter activity.....you have to be careful what you wish for.

A new F-20 will warm me up !

Originally Posted by AIR SALLY

.the fwd fuse the wedge on the sides that will be behind the inlets is another good place to make a large lighting hole.

OK. thanks.
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Se ya soon J.

"G" that should cover it
"J", i bagged your other wing and stab today ,almost done ...with your first one

Originally Posted by efflux RC

I was gonna make them round for now, until I get the doors from you. Are you saying cut out the square doors?
My thought was that the wheel opening, at the bottom of the wheel, would be roound since there are no inner doors.
It's not too late. I haven't cut them yet. I can still do them square.


Here's what yours look like. Pretty much what I was gonna do.

will i will make you some doors ,but if the customer want wheel doors they should be cut from the fuse.i can always make extra doors for the guys but it will be extra.i have not yet tried to make them sequence with servo power ,not much room in there cause thats where my esc is
on the full scale the wheel doors shut on the main gear doors ...so you would have to clearance them for the main gear doors.

Gary there's a pic from the white prototype where i mocked up the door shut on the main gear door. i went to thread tools and clicked on attachments in this thread.

OK, I saw it.
I don't see much room for a servo under the thrust tube to close the wheel (inboard) doors easily. Just the strut doors is good for me. I'm gonna make them round for now, then trim the upper wheel as required when I get the strut doors.
The bottom of the wheel well will stay round and reduce drag.


wheel well will ......say THAT 3 times fast

what do you mean by trimming the upper wheel

The outboard side of the wheel well, on the fuse. Where some of the strut door will go.
Sorry, I left out word!

Originally Posted by efflux RC

The outboard side of the wheel well, on the fuse. Where some of the strut door will go.
Sorry, I left out word!

yes i believe that needs trimed so the main door will lay as flat as poss.

Here's the lastest from today. She's approx 47" long.

For reference:
4" longer than a Habu 2
2" longer than a SAPAC L-39

If ever a plane looked like its namesake...it really looks like a Tigershark amongst a school of makerals....or Habus.

The 32 is only 2 inches longer but sure looks more portly in comparison.

Not the 32, J. The Habu 2 (foamy)
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Got the wheel well cut out. I'll determine the final shape when I get the strut doors.
Still needs a lttle camber adjustment, but it's good for now.

How the electric retracts coming???? please no pnu ----air gear for me.

Effluxrc , do you sell those control arms ?I don't trust the supplied plastic arms for my Het mig21 and besides , they rub on the Fuselage .Very cool F 20 by the way . Sorry don't mean to hijack I just noticed them a few posts back ..

looking good Gary ,kinda cool seeing someone else build one