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Old 07-05-2009 | 02:27 AM
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I got a little further this evening. Considering it was a national holiday south of the border (and mum's birthday ), not too bad.

I'm either getting a little better at the compound curve thing with MK or TF's new formulation is making the material easier to stretch and fold over. I can never quite get a perfectly horizontal material cut on the tips even with single edge blades (I need to improve on that technique), but all in all I'm quite happy with how the wing covering is coming along. The wing tips are actually wrinkle free (1/2 hour each of iron time). The rest also worked out fine although I always dislike the appearance of covering over glass cloth. I wasn't about to paint the center section on this one though and the glassed area is not visible except for a small section underneath.

Now I just need to get my hands on the trim colours to finish the wing. I'll probably move on to the empennage next.

The wing stands at 6.9 oz. The top trim and aileron cover will probably bring her up to ~7.2 oz.

David.


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