Fuselage
Tops, bottoms and ply sides are laser cut with
interlocking tabs. Laid out on that mandatory flat
table, they were laminated and joined for assembly. The fuselage is built in a box shape after this
laminating is complete.
No plan is needed here, just a straight line
scribed on the table and the top side fuselage frame
aligned through its entire length with this line.
The fuse is built upside down, and screwed and
glued. Internal formers all snap into the allocated
tabs. Triton wood glue, nails, screws and clamps,
leave you with an accurate box like fuselage. The
engine box is huge and the assembly leaves you
with the offset built in. Additionally, AMR have even
scribed an offset centreline on the front to ensure
the offset of the engine still keeps the drive shaft
centred in the cowl. Saves hours of measuring and
ensures those all important mounting holes are
drilled perfectly.
Waved my magic wand and the wings were
done. Don’t we all wish it was that easy!
Now the truth you non-believers! Because of
those jigs, I got so involved that they were completed in 3 days. (Remember the Waco had 4
wings plus 2 cabanes making 6 wings of previous
experience.) So guess who forgot to take photos?
So as penance I offer my smiling face and two
completed wings. As a copout I could have said old
age but who of us wants to admit to that?
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