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Ultra Stick Project – #1

Posted on September 27, 2017 by civilwarrose5

This is an Ultra Stick RC Airplane. You can find this on Hobby Zone’s website for $175. The wingspan is around 50″ and overall length is just under that number. Please keep this in mind as you continue to read … Continue reading →

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Egads! It’s a Spad! – Part 11

Posted on March 23, 2016 by civilwarrose5

Jay has been commissioned to work on other projects, so poor Chad had been neglected for a while. Then this past weekend Jay decided that he was going to work on the next steps of preparing Chad for flight. Except… … Continue reading →

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Laser Cutting Airplane Kits

Posted on March 5, 2016 by civilwarrose5

Almost two years ago Jay bought a Shapeoko CNC Router. He has spent many hours learning the various software that is required to not only draw up what you want to cut out, but then translating it into a language that … Continue reading →

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Egads! It’s a Spad! Part 10

Posted on February 13, 2016 by civilwarrose5

Chad was despairing. “Oh, woe is me! When will I get some more attention?!” Poor Chad! He felt like he had been neglected. But as you can see, he’s had a bit of attention paid to him. The leading edges … Continue reading →

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Egads! It’s A Spad! Part 8

Posted on December 15, 2015 by civilwarrose5

Chad, the Spad, was feeling pretty weighted down. He wanted to get some things off his chest. Or else he wanted to lift some weights. He wasn’t sure what to do. Instead, he decided to show off his flaps.   … Continue reading →

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Egads! It’s A Spad! Part 7

Posted on December 13, 2015 by civilwarrose5

The masses have spoken. There will be more pictures. At least, as many as I can get Jay to take. This series of blog posts has become rather popular so I will defer to those who have asked for more … Continue reading →

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Egads! It’s a Spad! Part 6

Posted on November 23, 2015 by civilwarrose5

The overhead door people have been scheduled to install a giant door in our basement, so we can continue building this airplane. So far we have taken a look at the length of one wing. Actually, this is half of … Continue reading →

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Egads! It’s A Spad! Part 5

Posted on November 13, 2015 by civilwarrose5

When we last saw the A-1 Skyraider we had just seen the tail come together. Plus we had installed some push rods. Not to mention we had watched a LOT of football and drank a lot of beer. Phew! We … Continue reading →

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Egads! It’s A Spad! Part 4

Posted on November 6, 2015 by civilwarrose5

After one week of working on the Spad, this is what it looks like. This thing is going to be huge. (That’s what she said.) I really do think that we will have to buy a trailer just to haul … Continue reading →

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Egads! It’s a Spad! Part 3

Posted on November 2, 2015 by civilwarrose5

Is it a bit drafty in here, or is it just me?? Oh, that’s right… we’re still working on sheeting. There is a LOT to sheet on this plane. Well, we better sheet or get off the pot…     … Continue reading →

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