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Old 11-18-2020, 09:23 PM
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combatpigg
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Today was an OFF DAY for building. I should have left the FG fuselage halves in the mold a few days longer. There are all sorts of sags and ripples. I've been day dreaming of a method where the fuselage can be laid up as a single unit. The mold would need to be 3 pieces that run end to end lengthwise. Pull out the center piece of the mold to free up the outer mold halves. The fuselage design would need to be somewhat conical for the mold pieces to be extracted out the front. Still a Pipe Dream unless I get better with my mold release skills.
I'm also thinking about different ways to make the stab / elevator...instead of the usual 1/8" balsa with iron on covering.

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