With the wings complete I moved on to restoring the fuselage of the
glider. I'd originally intended to use the existing fuselage and just
straighten it up. Unfortunately, when I came to look at it closer the
plywood construction had warped more than I thought. I started trying to
disassemble …
To finish off the wingtips, I cut off the spars at an angle and cut some
tip skins based on the plans. These were glued and pinned into place
then sanded to provide a smooth finish and to blend in with the leading
and trailing edges.
I've had a Precedent Hi-Fly model glider lying around waiting to be
repaired for years now. I originally built it with my dad. Well, he did
most of the building; I suspect my main contribution was nagging him to
get it finished. Unfortunately, we didn't really know what we were …
