| Left Wing - primed, inspected, spar 100% |
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Right Wing - primed, inspected, spar 100% |
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| Fitting the bottom covering. No envelopes here - blanket method |
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Fabric glued on. Starting to look like a wing again. |
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| Flipped over and ready for the top blanket. |
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Interior panels ready for installation. |
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| Right wing all shrunk up and ready for dope |
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Screws all in, ready for tape |
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| Oops! Repair job to wing bow. Word to the wise - check aileron clearances before going too far into dope process |
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Oops #2 Don't rely on cable exit points from old fabric, they may have been wrong. Mine were off by 15 inches |
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| Doors all stripped and ready for primer |
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Nose bowl having some cosmetic work done. No cracks, but lots of little dents |
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| Fuselage all masked, sealed up and ready for butyrate, silver and final colors |
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Testing the fit and marking the trim tab exit points |
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| Goodyear brakes ready for final assembly and paint |
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All the wing fairings cleaned and ready for priming |
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| Boot cowl and other front end pieces ready for priming |
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Ailerons in silver |
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