
Stringers
The curved belly shape of the fuselage indicates the projected weapons bay. This leads to some exciting stringer shapes. Again: draw the curve on the
The curved belly shape of the fuselage indicates the projected weapons bay. This leads to some exciting stringer shapes. Again: draw the curve on the
The center fuselage section carries two seriously dimensioned bulkheads. They will be attached to the main wing spars and transfer the wing forces to the
The first 8 bulkheads are in position. The main longerons fit nicely into the slots. Rear bulkheads still to come.
The main longerons are each built from three sections. The rear sections again are split into an upper and a lower beam. Every section must
How much longer ’til they come up with a Mustang pickup?! 🤣
The shape of a fuselage comes into view.The #5 bulkhead will be carrying the nose landing gear loads and is therefore built considerably stronger than
Production is running in high gear. Three bulkheads plus two stringers are finished. All nicely arranged (upside down) in a jig in which the complete
The front bulkhead and the two longeron front sections fit perfectly. The bulkhead was cut out on the ingenious table mill of a friend. Filing
Exceptional aircraft, exceptional bulkheads. They are built in layers of segmented thin spruce sheets arranged in a circle. Topped off by plywood on both sides,