Taylor E-2 Cub
The stabilizer is glued to the fuselage (above left). Balsa block has been glued in place on top of the stabilizer and sanded to shape. 1⁄8-inch holes are drilled in the block for dowels which have been glued into the vertical fin. The wing mounted in place (above right). 3⁄16-inch hardwood dowels act as front holddowns and are ready to be trimmed to length. They fit into the 1⁄8-inch lite ply. Balsa is glued in front of the ply and shaped to match the wing contour. The
cowl is made from a Styrofoam plug (below left). Once the final shape has been achieved it’s broken free from the fuselage and covered with fiberglass cloth and epoxy. The Styrofoam is carved out. The rear fuselage and pushrods (below right). Pushrods are 3⁄16-inch hardwood dowel. 8-32 blind nuts installed for the rear wing hold-down bolts. The ply piece that the bolts fit on is only temporarily fit in place. It’s permanently glued in after the fuselage is covered.
Close up of the rear fuselage and top fairing (above left). The servos are micro servos. All ready for covering. The finished, uncovered model (above right).
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Proportions are ideal for an easy flying scale model. The structure closely resembles that of the full scale E-2.
AUGUST 2012
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