Stiletto,

She's a real beauty! Finally, we've come across someone who's built a wood fuse per the plans! You've got to finish her, BPA or not. What is the actual scale (wing span) in inches? Did you build it for trikes or tail dragger? Retracts? What power plant did you have in mind - 2c 1.20-1.40? or 4c 1.70?

Any pictures, notes and/or tips that you could provide on the construction sequence would be much appreciated by all. Don, from Eureka, is also looking for information regarding the fin construction. Since yours is finished it will be hard to show the innards but perhaps you could enlighten with some comments. Also, any thoughts on the fin LE? Does my fin construction sequence description above sound similar to what you did?

For the front top laminations in the nose area, any comments/photos would also be helpful. My approach would be to first tack glue the two full sheets fusing into the nose ring onto the fuse top. Then, the top third sheet, pre sanded to vertical contour (the top curve), would be installed. The entire assembly, in place, would then be sanded smooth to lateral contour. When done, the 3-ply laminate would be popped off and hollowed out to provide space for the tank above the gear and engine (and to reduce weight).

Cheers, David.