Hey Butch,

I had a look and it looks pretty good now. Things I see:

1) I would add in a couple of extra uprights in the tailcone end of the fuse sides to halve the distance the diagonal pieces are spanning. They sit at a pretty shallow angle now and I think they should be closer to 45 degrees. I wouldn't add extra formers, just the upright pieces in the sides and re-work the diagonals to suit.

2) The fuse is REALLY tall. To my eye, it seems too high, but much of that is simply esthetic. If I build one, I would change the canopy line just to suit my taste.

3) With that massive fuse, I would make the box deeper, at least 5" and probably 6" (it's 4" right now). This would be for better stiffness at little change in weight.

4) I would form the turtledecks and belly pans by sheeting foam cores. There is nothing lighter and it's pretty tough as well.

Keep up the good work!


Mark