ORLIC

[john greenfield]

Geoff has finished glassing the fuse and taken the peel ply off, I suggested a 'sand coat' of epoxy and easy sand additive in places to help define the final shape and fair the lines.

M

Mark / Geoff

The Orlik did not have faired in joins between the ply sheeting on the fuz. It has pronounced "flats" at each panel location especially around the nose area. To keep it scale you need to replicate this and not "fair" it in.
Do a google search for Orlik and look at the pictures of the full size !!?

AEB

[MarkDev]

Thats less work for Geoff then! Just as a matter of interest John, what thickness (was ply used in 1939?)was the original Orlic covering?

[john greenfield]

Thats less work for Geoff then! Just as a matter of interest John, what thickness (was ply used in 1939?)was the original Orlic covering?

I think it was 1.5mm but may have been 2mm around the nose.

AEB

[Geoff Pearce]

A bit more done, plug for canopy finished, started on wings.....

[Simon WS]

Looking good Geoff - I may have to build a "woody" one day!...

Simon

[Geoff Pearce]

Looking good Geoff - I may have to build a "woody" one day!...

Simon

Thanks Si, a whole new world , but for adrenaline you can't beat a mouldy.......

[terry white]

Hi Geoff,Very pretty plug,no mistaking that.

[Geoff Pearce]

Just made bench to build 2.2m wing thing

[catwok]

Crikey Geoff there's a lot of wash out on the tip rib!

[MarkDev]

Thats going to be a rather large pile of wood! How do you keep them ribs square?

See you in the week.

M