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This is a very good build thread, although it is not completed as Kevc has a new family member and many other plates on the table. It shows the assembly of the various components well; less the sheeting. Thie Orion will be a very nice model. Photos from the thread can be seen below.

Short Kit Includes:

Plan Sets; color & b/w, Construction Notes, Builder’s Material List and Laser cut wood parts.

Options Include:

Alum laser cut special hardware

Landing gear by Century Jet

Cowls & nacelles by SC Models

General Information

Aircraft Designation:                           Lockheed P-3 Orion

Project Scale                                      1:10

Wing Span                                          120.000"

Fuselage Length                                 152.437"

Control Surfaces

Ailerons                                               ±30°                                        

Flaps                                                   15° [Take off]

                                                            25° [Maneuvering]

                                                            40° [Landing]

Elevator                                              

Rudders                                             

Propulsion                                           Electric

Batteries                                              Lipo w/ ESC

Fuselage

Fuselage can be in one or two piece with stabilizers attached aft part. Separation is just aft of wing

Connectors ~ CF tubes w/ Phenolic sleeves

Air Frame 1/8" & 1/4" Birch & Liteply

Keel 1/4" Liteply & backbone 'I' beam 1/8" Liteply

Formers ~ 1/8" & 1/4" Birch & Liteply

Stringers ~ Alternating 3/16" & 1/4" sq balsa on 15°

Sheeting ~ 1/8" balsa w/ glass & epoxy resin

Wing Construction

Separation at the wing/fuselage fairing

Ribs ~ 1/8" & 1/4" Balsa, Birch &  Liteply

LE ~ 1/8" Birch ply

TE ~ 1/32" Birch ply

Spars ~ "I" beam 1/8" Liteply

Connection ~ CF tubes w/ Phenolic sleeves

Sheeting ~ 3/32" balsa w/ glass & epoxy resin

Horizontal & Vertical Stabilizers, Elevators & Rudder

Fixed to the fuselage

Ribs ~ 1/8" & 1/4" Balsa, Birch & Liteply

LE ~ 1/8" Birch ply

TE ~ 1/32" Birch ply

Sheeting ~ 3/32" balsa w/ glass & epoxy resin

Spars ~ 1/8" Liteply w/ 1/16" Birch ply skin and 3/16" sq CF stringers into fuselage

Sheeting ~ 3/32" balsa w/ glass & epoxy resin

Photos are talen from the build thread reach vis the button at top of page. A great example of a fuselage being built on the atteched jig till the jig had to be remove tpo complete the bottom sheeting.