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Old 01-13-2018 | 08:20 AM
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Stringers and planking. Planking a fuselage is probably not the most exiting thing to watch but it is rather relaxing to do. It's not the prettiest planking job you will ever see and there is a lot of sanding and filling in my future. It will eventually be covered and painted so as long as it is strong, smooth and not too heavy it will all be good. Lots of steps ahead for the bottom half of the shell including the lower wing roots, the landing gear mounts, the engine box and other internals. It may not show well on the photos but the internal box structure that ties everything together interlocks with the fuselage formers and now has the right angle joints reinforced with triangle stock. The two slits that can be seen at the tail mark the location where the bungie for tail skid will exit the fuselage.
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