1996
The year of the winged banana…
Starting to glue the ribs. (Well, I have composite spar tips) |
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Roughly shaped ribs cemented with slurry |
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Assembling the leading edge |
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The elevator! |
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Tank checked for leaks with shaving foam and compressed air. |
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Tank glassed to the spars with 3 BID (300 gr/m2) |
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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) |
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Right outer wing being foamed. |
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The horizontal stabilizer, ready for glassing, enjoys a sunny afternoon. |
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Seat back supports epoxied. |
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Seat back: here too I epoxied two 3/32" plywood sheets, as I couldn't bend the ¼" ply into its position. |
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Footstep: strong (but not light!), it will be covered by 2,5 mm plywod. |
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