HERE IS A ROUGH TRANSLATION OF THE FUSELAGE SECTION. IT APPEARS THAT HE USED
3 LAYERS OF GLASS CLOTH. IF ANYBODY NEEDS ANY OTHER PART TRANSLATED, LET ME
KNOW.

MAX HARDBERGER
NEW ORLEANS

Translation:


After sandpapering all the left-over glue, I began to cut the polyurethane
foam. In this case I am using foam of two densities, 40 and 50 Kg./m3, in
different places on the fuselage.

For the curves, I used a foam plate of 50 mm and fitted them to the finished
form of the interior, so that after gluing them in place, the work to
sandpaper them was reduced.

For the tail wheel strut, I made reinforcements of cedar, because with the
impacts that it receives extra strength is necessary.  Also, to complete the
foam blocks I cut it in the center vertically and laminated it with the same
3 layers of glass fabric and epoxy, then placed it against the block to
stick it in place. This way I obtained extra stiffness for the whole
structure.

Once all the foam was glued in place, sandpapering the outside was the next
step. This is one of the pleasant parts; in approximately 40 minutes, the
foam was transformed into the silhouette that I had envisioned for such a
long time.

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