Great Planes Ultimate
The following pictures are of a Great Planes Ultimate Bipe that was built for a customer in the Philadelphia, PA area. Construction is pretty straightforward and is typical of most Great Planes kits. The only modification that I made to the stock kit design was the addition of 1/16″x1/2″ sheeting strips in both the wings and fuse where the color breaks in the trim scheme are. This allows me to break the covering when using Monokote instead of covering with one solid color and adding trim colors. This project was rushed into my schedule to be completed in time for the customers IMAC training. The Ultimate was ready to fly in about 5 days from start. If you have any questions or comments concerning the construction of the Great Planes Ultimate please feel free to email me.
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- Stab and elevator framing
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- Hinge blocks added
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- Joiner wire setup
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- Hinge points installed
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- Rudder framing
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- Fin/rudder framing
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- Ready for hinge points
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- Hinge points installed
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- Beginning the bottom wing
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- LE and TE added
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- Top spar added
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- Center section reinforcement
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- Vertical spar webs added
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- Top sheeting added
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- Cap strips added
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- Bottom sheeting completed
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- Hinging the aileron
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- Ready for a servo
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- Laminated fuse parts
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- Interlocking box fuse
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- Checking it out so far
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- Tailfeathers and turtledeck
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- Front turtledeck framing
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- Front turtledeck completed
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- Starting the top wing
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- TE, LE, and top spar added
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- Vertical spar webs installed
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- Checking the fit
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- Ready for Monokote
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- Starting the covering
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- Ready for trim
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- Black trim applied
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- Another view of trim
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- Top of top wing
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- Bottom of top wing
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- Covering the tailfeathers
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- Fuse almost complete
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- Just checkin it out
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- Black in the cockpit area
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- Our captain for this flight
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- Ready for engine and radio
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- Engine and cowling fitted
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- Minimal cowl cutting req’d
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- Fuel filler valve
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- Fill, prime, sand, repeat
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- Painted cowling
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- Painting complete
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- Covering the bottom wing
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- Bottom wing trim
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- Front quarter view
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- Rear quarter view
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- Servo installation
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- Rx, Battery, and switch
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- Rear quarter view
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- Rear quarter view
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- Front quarter view
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- Ready for delivery
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- Owner pic
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- Owner pic
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- Owner pic
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- Owner pic
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- Owner pic
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