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Old 06-19-2002 | 08:50 PM
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B Shipp
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Default Gee Bee Arf 84"

I recieved mine today, it looks great! It appears to be covered in Ultracote. The glass work is very good. The cowling looks to be painted in the mold. The wheel pants were not painted in the mold but they are painted. The construction of the airframe and flying surfaces is top notch. All the wood is laser cut and it looks like it is glued with ca and epoxy. There are no plastic parts on the airframe, wing farings and rudder fillets are balsa. The covering job is incredible, I wish I chould cover this well. The "N" number and the "7" on the fuse are already applied. All of the surfaces are prehinged with ca type hinges but are not glued yet. The landing gear is 1/4" wire with a 5/32" wire rear brace. The wheels have metal hubs and foam type tires. All of the control horn surfaces on the rudder elevator ect have been pre-drilled. I haven't opened the hardware package yet but it looks to be quite complete, the metal clevises are already threaded on to the pushrods! The cowl mounting blocks are already glued on. The cockpit is painted and combing is gluded in place. The wings are held together with a wing tube and secured to the fuse with nylon bolts at the TE and a ply tab off of the W1 rib at the LE. The dummy radial is pre-painted.
If you couldn't tell I REALLY like this airplane. I will be powering it with a Saito 1.80.

Brian Shipp