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Harold, the hole in the fin is to allow the fitting of the tube for the TEK probe that connects to the variometer in the cockpit, which compensates for the glider's speed and is supposed to eliminate ...

Just a few more pics before the Solartex iron is warmed up... Very Happy

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Now work starts on some basic cockpit detailing...http://www.retroplane.net/forum/images/uploads/cw/09110002_copy_625.jpg
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Attention now moves to the canopy...

Cutting it roughly to size. (The canopy is from my Skylark 4 mould which has fitted many models: 2-32, Minimoa, Skylark 4, Dart small & large etc)http://www ...

Merci Swiss Chris...the weather has now returned to normal, so now we must apply body filler to the tail end...

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No progress yesterday...flew the Schweizer 2-32 off the hill instead...

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Thank you Laurent, but we are nearly in real-time now...!

Setting up the tailplane at 1.5 degrees negative to the wing...
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Drawing ar ...

Component parts of one AMT tailplane blade. (The 'D'section is made up from solid balsa with a 1.5mm plywood plate)

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Laurent...NICE!

Attention now moves to the Dart's empennage...

The All-Moving-Tail actuator is made from aluminium
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Fitting the tu ...

Where the .75mm plywood joins on the fuselage there must be some 3mm sq spruce strip to spread the load. The slots are cut with 3 blades taped together on the hacksaw...
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Gillaume, the size of the garden is not a problem...the size of my tiny workshop is...!

Laurent, it 4 years yet before I can retire from my work...then I will really get going Very Happy

My youngest da ...

Do you dismantle your workshop
No Pat, I dismantle my neighbour's house Laughing

Attention now moves to the front of the fuselage, where it is always best to get some lead as far forward as possible ...

The wing is now laid on the supports and weighed down after taping the upper sheeting into place...
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Time to rig again...
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Now the outer wing panels must be made...

1st job: the wing joiner box (2 x 14mm flat brass boxes)
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The wing box must be made while i ...

Now that the canopy frame is assembled, we can start to make the wing/fuselage fairing...

1st, we make up blanks from 12mm balsa sheethttp://www.retroplane.net/forum/images/uploads/cw/42_103.jpg
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Gillaume, the doors rest against the retract legs: I have not yet worked out a method to make them open wider...

Meanwhile, before we can make the wing fairing over the centre of the wing, we must ...

Gillaume, I should say that this build started earlier this year back in March and we are not up to the present date yet...!

The door hinging and springing I have copied from a Graupner Swift kit I ...

Now the doors are fitted and held shut with torsion springs...
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Time now to check on progress...
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Keep building Arnaud...!

Now we must properly glass the inside of the fuselage (note card template)

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A bit more filler on the outsi ...

Pat, over here it is called this. It is easy to sand soon after it cures (5mins) but gets harder the longer you leave it...
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Arnaud ...

Madame Williams knows where everything is...!

Moving to the front of the fuselage now:

The outer planking is covered with car body filler and sanded roughly to shape...

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I should have said that the White Sheet Club pemit visitors by invitation.
Details here: http://www.whitesheet.co.uk

Ah, yes of course, Vincent...(Thanks Fred)

Here is some more from Google earth in 3D...http://www.retroplane.net/forum/images/uploads/cw/WS_NE_125.jpg
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Back to the fuselage now...

The internal structure is braced with 6mm sq. balsa diagonals to prevent twisting during the sheeting process...

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SE is for Hang Gliders Vincent, and the NE slope is only for when you are desperate!

can I enclose the kmz file, or you don't want diffuse it?

Sorry, Vincent, I do not know what you mean...?

Vincent, this site has only two wind directions, SW & NW

Coordinates are:(I hope!) 51degrees 06'55.78"N
2degrees 17'03.80"W
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Hah! I forgot to take the photos of the next stage Embarassed

So, here is the Skylark centre section, which is very similar...http://www.retroplane.net/forum/images/uploads/cw/20_157.jpg

As you can ...

Pat, that was to build the supense... Wink

Here is a short video of the White Sheet Club's scale slope fly-in where wooden gliders were in the majority...

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Laurent...it does not matter if the wing is twisted at this stage. It will twist easily if you apply pressure to it. Once the bottom sheeting is added it will only become rigid when the top sheeting i ...