UStik,


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But #2 fuse seems to have different proportions lengthwise. The antenna outlet is far behind the canopy because it is on the trailing edge former. Both visible formers seem to be cut out quite roughly. There are two "half" holes in the TE former (and two corresponding pressure marks on wing #2), and a similar "half hole" is in the fuselage side. Very strange.
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This you can see on my drawing and most of the "old flyers" know this situation of the "half holes".
When the levers of the strip ailerons are far backwards there will be contact between these levers and former
Especially when you use "rubber bands" this is dangeraus
The position of the wing must be exact central, (even for the trimming of the plane of course).
You see Ed did make white marking dots to "centre" the trailing edge and give the aileron levers "room".
It will be clear that contact of the wing with any opbject (ground, other plane) can give you big troubles with this Russian Roulette solution.
Remarkable situation prooving this is "experimental".
In the Top Flite Taurus there is a distance between the levers and the former see red lines on the drawing part of Top Flite.

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The pressure mark you interpreted as former bulkhead position is more likely to be something completely different. I don't think it doesn't look like a torn out bulkhead at all. It looks rather like a "half hole", and the #1 fuse has a similar one. (Did you comment yet on the "half holes" on the trailing edge side?)
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I did give the position of the "#1 fuse has similar one"
Do you mean the tank retainer? Because this is one of the 11 remarkable points I see, this fuselage is a fuselage exactly produced from the Top Flite drawing, and so this you also will see in the Taurus fuselage from Dennis Hunt (when You ever see the inside!).
In a fuselage you never make this in the original sides because you ruin the strength.

Cees