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Hangar	Aircraft	Category	Date	Preview
David Duckett	Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer	Build	11-Jun-08 07:42
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CAUTION! I'm holding the strut while pulling the needle through with hemostats.
David Duckett	Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer	Build	10-Jun-08 17:13
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Rear rigging
David Duckett	Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer	Build	10-Jun-08 17:06
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To be continued...
David Duckett	Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer	Build	10-Jun-08 17:04
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Bottom of the fuuselage with the elevators attached
David Duckett	Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer	Build	10-Jun-08 17:01
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The front rigging. I used a smaller thread than that used for the trailing edge.
David Duckett	Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer	Build	10-Jun-08 16:59
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Propeller mounts are fitted to the chain drives and then glued to the wings.

Hangar	Aircraft	Category	Date	Preview
David Duckett	Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer	Build	10-Jun-08 16:57
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The chain drives are pinned into the engine.
David Duckett	Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer	Build	10-Jun-08 16:55
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Radiator, pilot yoke, footrest, and engine
David Duckett	Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer	Build	09-Jun-08 13:14
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David Duckett	Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer	Build	09-Jun-08 13:10
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Bottom
David Duckett	Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer	Build	09-Jun-08 13:09
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It's fairly sturdy on its own now and can be handled.
David Duckett	Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer	Build	09-Jun-08 13:06
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These are provided for proper alignment of the wings and to help in gluing in the struts and are then cut away.

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