Gents,

Sanding of the wings:

After making a templates of cardboard for 4 positions, rib 2, 5, 8, 11 , see picture 1, I did sanding the LE of the wings.

Sanding the LE I is one of the activities I do use electricity, see picture 2.
With electricity I make some light with one bulb, because then you have nice shadows.

After sanding and checking, also with my special tool the result is as I want. See picture 3.

The right shape of the nose checked over 8 positions of the wings and with my special tool between these positions.
Because of the big nose radius, the shape is very important, the split of the airstream over and under the left and right wing have to be the same in every AOA.


BTW, Andy, when you still read my thread!

Because you did have some troubles believing me, you write : ” but I fail to see how you can be so sure of yourself given circumstantial evidence 40+ years after the events.”

I did check my moment of start my reconstruction of the history.
The first e-bay auction of Ed Kazmirski’s Taurus was on 6/25/2008.
The pictures I saw also on 6/26/2008.
On 6/28/2008 in Ed Kazmirski’s Taurus I did post a message there was something wrong with the wings so I was warned.

Every next message I did check over a period of more than a half year now, to know were came these wings from, so I am very good informed and know the details of every message and every picture.

I also became some special pictures and working on getting more information, not only via RCU.
On 9/13/2008 I did start this thread because I did have enough info to build the Oldest Taurus on Earth again.

Estimated time I spend on my project : 200 days x 4 hours a day (mostly more) = 800 hours.


Cees