Balsa USA Stingray with DLE-20, RC Plane Build N0 21: Firewall dowels and Fuselage Sheeting

Welcome to my build series of the Balsa USA Stingray RC plane kit. The Stingray 120 is a great trainer and sport rc plane with an 83-inch wingspan and powered by a DLE-20 RC gas rc plane engine. I will be using a Futaba transmitter system with Futaba or Hitec servos and receiver. This plane is designed for .80 to .90 2-stroke glow engines, .90 to 1.20 4-stroke glow engines, and 15cc to 30cc gas engines. I will be using basic techniques of building rc plane balsa kits (or at least the techniques I have learned to build rc planes).

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In this video I show how install wood dowels to reinforce the engine firewall. Doweling or pinning the firewall with dowels will help reinforce the firewall. The DLE-20RA like other gas engines vibrate more than their glow engine counterparts, so reinforcing the firewall with dowels is helpful. I also finish construction of the fuselage by installing the tail wheel mounting plate and bottom sheeting. At this point the fuselage construction is done and I will move to finishing up the wing by installing the aileron servo mounts.

I have been building, flying, crashing, modifying, and repairing radio control planes (RC Planes) for many years and enjoy sharing what I do with the radio control plane community, so I started RC Plane Tech channel for fun. I am not an expert, there are many different techniques when building radio control planes. A good way to learn about flying and building rc planes is to see what others are doing, that's what I do and that's why I like to share what I do.

Thanks for watching my channel. Hopefully you will find my videos a little interesting and perhaps fun to watch.

   / @jamesrcplanetech