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Fisher AD-5W test build pics and tips


paul fisher

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  • 3 weeks later...

More progress on my Guppy...I have made up the little life raft commonly carried under the port wing and gotten the big radome and landing gear installed.

 

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I snitched an older style drop tank from a Tamiya Corsair as many pics of the AD-5W show them carrying one on the right hand pylon to add a little help with the 

torque from the 3350.

 

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Exhaust stains differ a wee bit from a standard AD-5, it seems the belly radome created it's own local air flow pattern.Also, note the oil cooler doors are slightly recessed when close and so they don't catch as much of the exhaust stains as the surrounding skin...

 

More soon!

 

paul

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1 hour ago, seiran01 said:

Looking good! Appreciate the tip on the oil coolers and exhaust staining.  I'm just noticing...  the belly airbrake isn't attached, is that to be added later or do I need to rip the plastic part off of mine?

 

Thanks Mike....The Guppy does not have a  belly dive brake at all, they modified the well into an access hatch for a bunch of electronics in the fuselage behind the cabin.

I'm loving that fluorescent AD-5 you're building!

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