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Fred:
So, here we go again !
This time, on the fuselage and the cockpit section.

First it's time to glue the bottom canopy frame :



Then, cut a balsa block to fit the nose. The only "difficult" part of the job here is to respect the sides of the fuselage on the balsa block during the sanding.

Before :



After :

Fred:
Then, as usual, put the wings on the fuselage... Can be proud of the result now !  ;)



And just for the pleasure, I've cutted 2 tubes for the canopy frame to have an idea of the finished product.



Happy !
So tonight, the plan is to finish the canopy frame, and this week end, the wings.

See you on monday !

Fred

Fred:
Hi There,

This week end were the days to design the V tail mounting system.  The trick here, is that I wanted to have the V tail removable in 2 pieces. The V tail is huge and if you really want to gain space, you need to have a 2 pieces tail.
So, finally, after 3 prototypes and a bit of brain cells, I've found a very simple solution to my problem.
4 pieces of wood, and 2 carbon tubes and that's it !







Then, plug both elevator/rudder :



Fit perfectly !

Happy !  :)

Fred:
Ok, so, I'm happy with the results, and now, it's time to celebrate by doing the wing sheeting and others details !  :D





Happy ! Not a lot left to do now, and hopefully, I'll be able to start the covering this week.

Fred

joe:
Wow! you really do work fast Fred.really coming together now.looking good.the mount for the v-tail looks great.bet your glad to have that bit sorted out.any pics of the colour scheme your going for? the red one right?

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