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Hi, I know this is an old thread, but I'm into recycling... No-one has mentioned Australian Hoop Pine plywood. It is made to the...

Hi, Bad news, I'm afraid. I ran into some unexpected issues when I tried to actually construct the fuselage. First, the bloody plywood...

Mark Stull - Innovator, intrepid builder, experimenter, and an inspiration to us all. Died today back in 2013 (I think) On the maiden...

Hi, As I say, the incidence of the rear wing is a vexed issue, with no clear "right" answer if the rear wing incidence is fixed. In the...

Hi, Quite correct. I put the 12.22 in the kg/m^2 column by mistake - it should be lbs/ft^2. Thanks for the pick-up.

Hi, Actually, the rear wing incidence you are referring to is that of the standard HM293 (a picture from the HM293 plans overlays my...

No pictures, but today I bonded the keel, and then the front half of the airframe to the template. On Serial #2, I'll use 3mm ply for...

Hi, Yes, I have. The double plywood shear webs in that area are an average of 140mm high. Any wing that deep with two 3mm solid shear...

Hi, Thank you. I agree with you. While opinions on this forum are sometimes very helpful *VB's suggestion as an example) I'm flying my...

Hoop Pine. An Australian native - very similar to Spruce.

I wasn't worried about the seat area till you guys started picking holes in it. A half bulkhead running fore/aft under the seat? But...

Hi erkki67, Any idea if it snapped in two at the seat section? :) Duncan

Hi, I'm with you. However, this is (like all things in aircraft design) a compromise, with "good enough" being good enough. I've taken...

Hi, The seating proportions are taken from the HM293. Here are the two designs overlaid. The AFB has a more reclined sitting position...

Hi, Ha ha. I've had to obey she-who-must-be-obeyed, and tidy the garden today. But I did manage to cut the missing and/or buggered up...