XB-06 Griffin Project Page 2 |
| After the launch lug epoxy cured, I added up the inboard pair of 18mm MMT's, 9" long... Used pieces of tape to hold them while the Titebond II glue tacked enough. |
| Followed by the outboard pair of 6" long tubes, the sidepanels and 'lifting body' bottom plate to complete the wing / MMT assembly. I didn't use the pair of 3" long tubes originally planned for 'inline six' cluster due to balancing difficulties... |
| ...it would have asked for a ton of nose weight, so I'll settle for just 4x18mm cluster, plus the 24mm main of course... Here's the bottom view after the whole mess got glued on the airframe and to that long strip of balsa on the stuffer tube. |
| The canard wing got built up, and front half of airframe tube cut up for a flush mount as well. Both halves are 17" apiece, for a body length of 34"... Due to the huge amount of lumber needed, I used balsa thruout the build, instead of my usual basswood... |
| Twin tails got tacked on, then filleted up, all with Titebond II yellow glue... You can see the lines on the wing where I originally planned for the tails to go, but it didn't look right so as usual, I changed the design on the go... |
| Here she is all put together for the first time, low main wing, shoulder mounted canards and twin tails... ...And a belly full of motors !! Even thou she's got the looks of her own, methinks I captured the spirit of the great XB-70 Valkyrie pretty good... |
| So how about naming her 'XB-06 Griffin' to stay with the same theme of mythical / legendary creatures ? Let me know what you think.... |