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Old 04-24-2010 | 10:09 AM
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Alex Voicu
 
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Default RE: Designing a new pattern model

- The good news: a full composite fuselage should be ready soon. The mold plug was made by me a long while ago and while i was away a good friend of mine finished the molds. The fuselages that came out from the mold so far are a little heavy (~900g), but we're working on it. We already bought better materials and everything we need for vacuum bagging, so i expect weight will soon improve.
I took a few pictures during the mold plug carving process, so maybe i'll post them here to show the main steps.
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