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Old 05-05-2006 | 04:41 PM
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Default RE: Blue Angel - Build

I could hardly wait to do some rough cutting of the canopy and trial fitting. I somehow avoided cutting my fingers in my excitement! It is really looking like a Blue Angel now!

The canopy started out as a flat .030 sheet of special high impact strength PET-G made by Vivak. It is tough as nails! I put some 15% nitro fuel in the cupped area of a scrap piece and it has absolutely no affect on the plastic.

To be continued…

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