Cl(VII)
Chris Bender
Last step...what else, fillets. looooooooooooonnnnnggg ones.
Again, standard technique here, employing microballoon thickened Aeropoxy and a scoopula. Plenty of ethanol on hand for cleaning the scoopula, none for the builder this time.
Thus ends the construction of the Arapahoe-J. Now for the long finishing process. This will of course be lengthened by needing to work within windows of tolerable weather, but at least we have those in TX. Also, I mentioned nothing sticks to Magnaframe well, that includes Bondo. Even though I used pretty weak masking tape for the fillets it pulled out some of the spiral Bondo, so I'm back to fighting with spirals. I'm waiting for the spiral cartoon mocking me.
The Arapahoe-J pictured with one of my launch and recovery crew, Casey. He will probably get the honors on pushing the button for it's first flight.
Again, standard technique here, employing microballoon thickened Aeropoxy and a scoopula. Plenty of ethanol on hand for cleaning the scoopula, none for the builder this time.
Thus ends the construction of the Arapahoe-J. Now for the long finishing process. This will of course be lengthened by needing to work within windows of tolerable weather, but at least we have those in TX. Also, I mentioned nothing sticks to Magnaframe well, that includes Bondo. Even though I used pretty weak masking tape for the fillets it pulled out some of the spiral Bondo, so I'm back to fighting with spirals. I'm waiting for the spiral cartoon mocking me.
The Arapahoe-J pictured with one of my launch and recovery crew, Casey. He will probably get the honors on pushing the button for it's first flight.
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