PT-40 MKII

In the winter 2005-2006 i did my best to build my first R/C airplane. The modell was PT-40 from Great Planes which is great for learning new pilotes to fly. I was very pleased about the results and it's truly a great airplane to fly.

Below is the finished airplane at different airfields, click on a picture to open a bigger one.

	2008.12.27 On Gröken in Ekshärad, Sweden.
	2008.12.27 On Gröken in Ekshärad, Sweden.
	2008.12.27 On Gröken in Ekshärad, Sweden.
	2008.12.27 On Gröken in Ekshärad, Sweden.
	2008.12.27 On Gröken in Ekshärad, Sweden.
	2008.12.27 On Gröken in Ekshärad, Sweden.
	2008.12.27 On Gröken in Ekshärad, Sweden.
	2008.12.27 On Gröken in Ekshärad, Sweden.
	2006.07.18, 2006.07.22 Movie: At the airfield in Ekshärad, Sweden.
	2006.07.22 At the airfield in Ekshärad, Sweden.
	2006.07.22 At the airfield in Ekshärad, Sweden.
	2006.07.22 At the airfield in Ekshärad, Sweden.
	2006.06.10 At the R/C airfield in Karlskoga, Sweden.
	2006.06.10 At the R/C airfield in Karlskoga, Sweden.

Below you can follow the building steps, click on a picture to open a bigger one.

	2006.06.07 The antenna attached to the fin with help nail and rubber band. The airplane is now finally finished for flying.
	2006.05.28 All the electronics are finally assembled inside the body. The only thing left to mount is the antenna to the top of the fin.
	2006.05.28 Aileron servo is mounted on the wing. The pushrods have a forward placement on the servo which will cause the ailerons to go more up than down.
	2006.05.28 Fuel tank and tubes.
	2006.05.23 Pushrods assembled for rudder and elevator.
	2006.05.17 The main wing covered and temporary placed on the body.
	2006.05.07 It's very tight between the engine and the firewall. I had to make a plate in aluminium to hold the needle valve away from the steering mechanism.
	2006.05.07 Mounted engine and wheels.
	2006.04.30 Rudder and elevator assembled to the body with hinges and epoxy.
	2006.04.24 The body is finally covered with a base color. It still remains black cover for the windows and some blue lines to give the airplane a better look.
	2006.03.30 The first bit of cover. It was more difficult and took much more time than I first thought; I probably have covering to do for several weeks.
	2006.03.04 Ailerons in place. The structure of the airplane is now ready for final sanding and covering.
	2006.03.01 Have you ever seen a more beautiful wing tip? It took me approximately 2.5 hours to carve and plane the end of the two wings.
	2006.02.14 Sheeting of the wing is completed. Only wing tips, ailerons and servo are missing.
	2006.02.04 The wing prepared for sheeting. It's bigger than I first thought. :-)
	2006.01.25 Training before the airplane is finished. At the same time I can try different configurations of the flying machine. The airplane at the projector screen is the same as I trying to build.
	2006.01.22 The first picture of the wing, the one to the right actually.
	2006.01.21 Checking the alignment of rudder and elevator, it looks great. :-) Believe it or not, the triangle I used to get the fin vertical (see the picture below) wasn't right-angled. Because of that the fin isn't vertical at all, I hope the plane can fly anyway.
	2006.01.20 Mounting the fin in position.
	2006.01.17 Mounting the stabilizer. It's very important to get the piece straight at all directions compared to the wing.
	2006.01.09 The body upside down, showing preliminary assembled main landing gear.
	2006.01.08 The body of the airplane is now finished. Notice the wing dowels which are preliminary assembled through the holes in the side. They are used to hold the wing with help of rubber bands.
	2006.01.05 Using my new squeezers when assembling one of the nose blocks.
	2006.01.05 One of the two tubes used for elevator or rudder. I've used some kind of lightweight filler to fill the gap around the tube.
	2005.12.20 A couple of new formers between the fuse sides and the bottom. Now the plane has the right shape! You can notice two tubes which are used for the elevator and the rudder.
	2005.12.18 I'v got a new member to the airplane, Mr OS 46AX engine. It's a two stroke engine with a displacement of 7.5cc. I hope we will be friends for a long time. :-)
	2005.12.14 Now it starts to look like something... and it's not a submarine. :-)
	2005.12.01 Assembling fuse sides in plywood for better durability. All the glasses, the spiced wine and the frying pan is just there to hold the very unstraight parts.
	2005.11.28 The parts from one side are glued together. All the needles are holding the parts close and straight.
	2005.11.21 A new elevator has been created, took about four hours to cut, sand and assemble the hinges. This elevator looks much better and has a V-shaped body. The first elevator wasn't straight enough to be used, like many other of the parts.
	2005.11.16 Elevator and rudder in place, assembled with small plastic hinges. In the manual they are using nylon bands instead of the hinges.
	2005.11.06 Stabilizer and Fin, look how big they are compared to the window. I'm so excited! :-) Below the parts you can see the plan sheets, no more dinners at this table.
	2005.11.06 The kitchen has got a new workbench. It took a week to build but looks really great. Unfortunately the table is too narrow for the plan sheets, but can be used for assembling and sanding parts. :-)