I did it the same way Bob outlines in this thread. Adding veil is very easy with thinned down Titebond. The wing is small. The area without flaps is 425. Covering added 35 grams to the wing.

Well it's been a while since I focused on finishing up this small test bed electric twin. The spirit hit me this past week and I made a lot of progress on it.

I'm posting some photos here of the Double Take just before the nacelles are attached. Actually the model is mounted to the nacelles, not the other way around. The nacelles are assembled on a fixture and are in the proper location relative to each other. The fixtures hold the nacelles above the layout table (a piece of 2 pound foam in this case). The model gets mounted to the nacelles and is lined up to insure that the center lines of the nacelles are in line with the center line of the airframe. The skew is also aligned at this point, and when everything is perfectly aligned, the nacelles are glued to the wing. There are hard points in the wing core onto which the nacelles rest. The aft end of the nacelles also extend past the basswood surface spars on the top and bottom for added strength.

The Double Take will be powered by two E-Flite Park 450 motors. It has a wing area of 538 square inches (with flaps installed...), and the projected weight all up will be around 40 to 45 ounces.

I'll keep you all informed as this project proceeds. It's on the fast track now...

Later - Bob Hunt

   

Outstanding!

Wow! Thanks for the comments Crist and Ken!

The actual fuselage shapes on the Double Take were stolen from my Wildfire design (see attached photo). I like the jet-like canopy treatment because it makes it easy to hide the hatch lines with a painted-on canopy design. It also makes tricycle gear look better. Hey, most jets (with the possible exception of a British design or two) have/had tricycle gear. I've received much higher takeoff and landing scores with trike gear than I have with taildragger type gear. Yes, it is a bit heavier, but not so much as to make it a detriment.

The jet-style look also lends itself to having a jet exhaust hole at the rear of the plane. I "Swiss Cheese" the formers in my top and bottom fuselage shells and that allows the cooling air that comes in the front to be sucked through the fuselage and out the back. The air rushing past the opening in the back causes a low pressure area at the point and the hot air is scavenged very neatly.

I'll be adding faux gear doors around the front LG leg, and between those doors will be a ramp that scoops the cool air into the battery compartment. So, a jet-style fuselage aesthetic is also a very practical one! Check these faux doors out on the Wildfire photos below; the ones on the Double Take will look the same.

Later - Bob