Where is Scott's Coyote?

svanarts · Post by **svanarts** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 10:07 pm

Kind of nice to build from the inside out. Exactly opposite of the RV. I won't skin it until everything else is done.

lancef53 · Post by **lancef53** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:07 pm

Very cool--keep us posted

svanarts · Post by **svanarts** » Fri May 08, 2009 7:03 pm

Okay, finally have a few pictures of what I've been doing on the Coyote.

I've spent the last week getting the tailfeathers built and installed. I have one brace wire that doesn't fit. I'll work that out tomorrow. The cross tubes are also missing from the rudder. I'll have to cut those out tomorrow as well.

Also fabricated the elevator pushrod tube and installed the control stops.

Onces I get all these mechanicals working and get all the other internal stuff installed like battery boxes, antenna mounts, etc, I'll move on to covering.

Post by **Spike** » Sun May 10, 2009 3:36 pm

Good progress. That sure seems to be a good quality kit. Some of the weld look really sweet. You are going to fly that thing before we know it. How is the son enjoying the project?

svanarts · Post by **svanarts** » Mon May 11, 2009 2:38 pm

He's kind of slacked off a bit. I need to get him more involved.

svanarts · Post by **svanarts** » Wed May 20, 2009 8:46 am

Covered the elevators this past week. That color (red? tomato? ketchup?) and black stripes is what the final colors will be.

The elevators gave me a taste of what's to come. The first one took me an entire day. The second one took me 30 minutes. They are basically like a pillow case. You disassemble the elevator tubes and then slide them in the skin. Then you reassemble the elevator tubes inside the skin and afterwards try to fish a crosspiece down through the slots into the middle to brace the front and rear spars. Luckily I won't have to do this again until I get to the flaps and ailerons, the other flight surfaces are easier to cover.

Except the wings.

painless · Post by **painless** » Wed May 20, 2009 8:53 am

Boy Scott, that looks great! Are these envelopes already that color of red or did you paint them? Did you heat-shrink them as well?

Just like a model, once you cover everything, the project really starts to look like an airplane!

Post by **Spike** » Wed May 20, 2009 9:17 am

That is sooo cool dude.

hydroguy2 · Post by **hydroguy2** » Wed May 20, 2009 12:37 pm

painless wrote:Boy Scott, that looks great! Are these envelopes already that color of red or did you paint them? Did you heat-shrink them as well?

Just like a model, once you cover everything, the project really starts to look like an airplane!

All pre-sewn and color. After stretching over the frame, you heat them to shrink the wrinkles out of it. Then clear coat to really protect the fabric and slick them up.

svanarts · Post by **svanarts** » Sun May 24, 2009 9:50 pm

painless wrote:Boy Scott, that looks great! Are these envelopes already that color of red or did you paint them? Did you heat-shrink them as well?

Just like a model, once you cover everything, the project really starts to look like an airplane!

As Brian said, they are pre-sewn, pre-colored. You pick your colors when you order the kit. One of the reasons I went with an ES model. My colors will eventually resemble this:

svanarts · Post by **svanarts** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 7:48 pm

Quick update. She ain't nekkid no more.

Now just cutting holes where they need to be for things like baggage area doors and elevator pushrods and that stuff.

Post by **Spike** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 8:04 pm

Wow that thing goes together fast! Nice looking too. Looking forward to hearing of engine start dude!

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 9:36 pm

Dude that's AWESOME!!! LOVE the colors!!

dons · Post by **dons** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:34 am

That's really coming along fast, looks good Scott. Have you put more time in building this than that one set of elevators ? Bet it feels good to see so much progress.

lancef53 · Post by **lancef53** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 6:45 pm

That is incredible!! Nice work

svanarts · Post by **svanarts** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:07 pm

Actually I got to this point in the same amount of time as it took me to build the entire empenage for the RV-7. It's been pretty slow going lately because of time constraints but the pace should pick up again soon.

spikescopilot · Post by **spikescopilot** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 6:40 pm

You are a building MACHINE.

svanarts · Post by **svanarts** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 10:56 pm

Actually this thing is going together almost like leggos compared to the RV. I really haven't been doing all that much. It just really goes together fast.

Post by **Spike** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:08 am

Hey Scott,

Got any updates for this?

Spike

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:06 am

I was thinking about Scott last week too...whatchya doin' man!?