August - 2016

Construction blog

Body construction

Front lift fan duct foam pieces ready for glueing. CNC cut from PU foam. Will be sanded down to shape and then covered in fibreglass and...

Wing covering

Bottom surface glued at the leading and trailing edges of the wing. Next is to glue the sides and then shrink and nitrate dope it.

Tail surfaces covering

Tail covering process of stabiliser and elevator. The covering system is called Ceconite. It uses a regular polyester fabric which is...

Tail construction

Tail structures assembled after manufacturing. This includes the rudder frame, two tail boom frames, the stabiliser and elevator. They...

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