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Hangar	Aircraft	Category	Date	Preview
David Duckett	Dumas Kit #503, Boeing AV 8B Harrier	Build	03-Dec-09 18:36
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"Relief cuts" while the dope is wet will allow the silkspan to wrap around the edge.
David Duckett	Dumas Kit #503, Boeing AV 8B Harrier	Build	03-Dec-09 18:34
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Paint on another coat of clear dope around the edges to make sure it's all sealed and then allow to dry thorouhly.
David Duckett	Dumas Kit #503, Boeing AV 8B Harrier	Build	03-Dec-09 18:32
Views : 1143
Lay the wet/moist silkspan on the frame and use your fingers to smooth it out. Start by pulling from root to tip and then on the other two sides.
David Duckett	Dumas Kit #503, Boeing AV 8B Harrier	Build	03-Dec-09 18:29
Views : 1194
Paint the outside edges with a coat of clear dope. This looks excessive but it's just the lighting.
David Duckett	Dumas Kit #503, Boeing AV 8B Harrier	Build	03-Dec-09 18:28
Views : 1185
Dip the silkspan in water and lay it on a towel.
David Duckett	Dumas Kit #503, Boeing AV 8B Harrier	Build	03-Dec-09 18:26
Views : 1264
A primer on wet covering. First, paint the frames with a coat of thinned clear dope and let dry. ( I use nitrate ) sand the frames and apply another coat and sand hen dry. Paint all the structure, not just the perimeter.

Hangar	Aircraft	Category	Date	Preview
David Duckett	Dumas Kit #503, Boeing AV 8B Harrier	Build	03-Dec-09 11:14
Views : 1215
All the bottom covering, except the small section at the nose, is done and the next step is to glue the wing to the fuselage.
David Duckett	Dumas Kit #503, Boeing AV 8B Harrier	Build	03-Dec-09 11:11
Views : 1123
Wooo hooo!
David Duckett	Dumas Kit #503, Boeing AV 8B Harrier	Build	03-Dec-09 11:10
Views : 1199

David Duckett	Dumas Kit #503, Boeing AV 8B Harrier	Build	03-Dec-09 11:09
Views : 1383
Exhausts are in place.
David Duckett	Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #10, Kyushu J7W1 Shinden	Parked	02-Dec-09 14:22
Views : 6879
Thanks for the mag, Phil. Don't blink, 15 minutes isn't very long.
David Duckett	Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #10, Kyushu J7W1 Shinden	Parked	02-Dec-09 14:20
Views : 6767

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