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Crumby Day for Flying--Good Day for Shop Time !!!!
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Crumby Day for Flying--Good Day for Shop Time !!!!
Decided to use my cold, windy, Monday Day-Off to do a little hardware upgrade to my Jetco Shark 15. Namely, installing fibre-lock jam-nuts to the backside of the engine bolts. It's been a while since the bolts loosened themselves, but with a fresh package of hardware from Micro Fasteners laying on the table, I figured on being a bit grown-up and doing a little preemptive stuff.
While I had the thing out and vulnerable, I also decided to load some lead in it's butt to see if I can get it to turn a bit sharper next time out. Loops and wingovers and such were just fine, but I wasn't very confident about my vertical eights. Of course, the extra nose weight and speed from having an Enya .19 being parked where a Fox .15 was meant to go did not exactly help things in the cornering department.
I know...it's a hideous lead wart!....but if the Shark likes it's new CG, I'll melt down the equivalent of my "Button Ballast" into a nice strip to be hidden under the inboard elevator fairing.
I've also got a beautiful new-in-box Veco aluminum spinner that was slated for this plane, but STILL haven't had the heart to grind it out to fit the M.A. prop's blades. Crap...am I becoming a .............."Collector" ?????!!!!!!!!
While I had the thing out and vulnerable, I also decided to load some lead in it's butt to see if I can get it to turn a bit sharper next time out. Loops and wingovers and such were just fine, but I wasn't very confident about my vertical eights. Of course, the extra nose weight and speed from having an Enya .19 being parked where a Fox .15 was meant to go did not exactly help things in the cornering department.
I know...it's a hideous lead wart!....but if the Shark likes it's new CG, I'll melt down the equivalent of my "Button Ballast" into a nice strip to be hidden under the inboard elevator fairing.
I've also got a beautiful new-in-box Veco aluminum spinner that was slated for this plane, but STILL haven't had the heart to grind it out to fit the M.A. prop's blades. Crap...am I becoming a .............."Collector" ?????!!!!!!!!
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Re: Crumby Day for Flying--Good Day for Shop Time !!!!
I like the looks of that plane, nice sleek lines. I don't recall ever seeing that model before.
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Re: Crumby Day for Flying--Good Day for Shop Time !!!!
Kim I was looking this plane up on Google and found a page with your name and a note you wrote, with a picture of your plane.
http://www.airplanesandrockets.com/airplanes/shark-15.htm
And yet another on the Lazerworks page attributing you as the builder of their example.
http://www.lazer-works.com/jetco-shark1.jpg
http://www.airplanesandrockets.com/airplanes/shark-15.htm
And yet another on the Lazerworks page attributing you as the builder of their example.
http://www.lazer-works.com/jetco-shark1.jpg
Last edited by RknRusty on Mon Mar 25, 2013 8:45 pm; edited 3 times in total
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Re: Crumby Day for Flying--Good Day for Shop Time !!!!
I hope they got permission... I hate that when they don't.
Re: Crumby Day for Flying--Good Day for Shop Time !!!!
Yeah, That's my buddy Kirt's Site. He steered me to the .049 Collectors Group back a few years ago. My Shark was built from one of Fast Eddie's Short Kits. Great Guys !
The Shark .15 is an oldie...a profile version of Lew McFarland's Shark .45.
The Enya .19 that is currently stuck in the nose of my Shark is the same engine that powered Wayne's version in the late 60's.
An interesting aside to the Sharks' history (for us nerd types anyway) is that, according to Allan Brickhaus, Mr. McFarland originally wanted to name his plane "The Humble" in response to George Aldridge naming his "The Nobler", but Jetco wanted the plane's kit named after the predatory fish. ( I DO like "Shark""better !
Here is my little Shark, next to a fiberglass version flown by one of the members of the Paducah Club. Sorry that I can't recall his name.
Nope...don't have any snow today, just a cold, mean wind....
The Shark .15 is an oldie...a profile version of Lew McFarland's Shark .45.
The Enya .19 that is currently stuck in the nose of my Shark is the same engine that powered Wayne's version in the late 60's.
An interesting aside to the Sharks' history (for us nerd types anyway) is that, according to Allan Brickhaus, Mr. McFarland originally wanted to name his plane "The Humble" in response to George Aldridge naming his "The Nobler", but Jetco wanted the plane's kit named after the predatory fish. ( I DO like "Shark""better !
Here is my little Shark, next to a fiberglass version flown by one of the members of the Paducah Club. Sorry that I can't recall his name.
Nope...don't have any snow today, just a cold, mean wind....
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Re: Crumby Day for Flying--Good Day for Shop Time !!!!
Whoa...glad I was able to dodge that !
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