1996

The year of the winged banana…

Starting to glue the ribs.

(Well, I have composite spar tips)

Roughly shaped ribs cemented with slurry

Assembling the leading edge

 

The elevator!

Tank checked for leaks with shaving foam and compressed air.

Tank glassed to the spars with 3 BID (300 gr/m2)

 

One of the few departures from the plans: aluminum wing tanks.

(Well, if I had to do it again, perhaps I'll chose composite tanks in the stub wings)

 

Right outer wing being foamed.

 

The horizontal stabilizer, ready for glassing, enjoys a sunny afternoon.

Seat back supports epoxied.

Seat back: here too I epoxied two 3/32" plywood sheets, as I couldn't bend the ¼" ply into its position.

 

Footstep: strong (but not light!), it will be covered by 2,5 mm plywod.

 

 

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