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poppy | Eureka Boeing B-29 | Build | 20-Aug-09 06:21 | | Views : 724 | L/G not installed, only sitting in position. Wing section is so large, It was necessary to piece the wing covering in place. The same will be true for the top of wing. |
poppy | Eureka Boeing B-29 | Build | 20-Aug-09 06:18 | | Views : 713 | Wing covering begins. !/16" sheet balsa for skins installed with CA glue. |
poppy | Eureka Boeing B-29 | Build | 14-Aug-09 03:51 | | Views : 750 | Our home for the last 2 weeks. Cruising the Baltic Sea. |
poppy | Eureka Boeing B-29 | Build | 24-Jul-09 12:25 | | Views : 806 | Al. cowls sitting in place. The rear blocks will be shaped after wing covering installed. |
poppy | Eureka Boeing B-29 | Build | 24-Jul-09 12:23 | | Views : 809 | Bottom edges bevelled into shaped block, filled and sanded. |
poppy | Eureka Boeing B-29 | Build | 24-Jul-09 12:22 | | Views : 802 | Rear block for outside nacelle will be carved when wing covering installed. Outer nacelle req'd 12 pieces 1/16" balsa, inner one 18 pcs. |
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poppy | Eureka Boeing B-29 | Build | 24-Jul-09 12:20 | | Views : 819 | 2 nacelles finished. |
poppy | Eureka Boeing B-29 | Build | 11-Jul-09 16:00 | | Views : 826 | Nacelle blocks in place, L/G sitting in place. This is going to be like building 4 small fuselages. I think in the fifties the words "easy build" were not as important as they would be today. |
poppy | Eureka Boeing B-29 | Build | 29-Jun-09 19:40 | | Views : 1008 | |
poppy | Eureka Boeing B-29 | Build | 29-Jun-09 19:39 | | Views : 789 | Have to return to lake this week so I thought I would post the full span pics. |
poppy | Eureka Boeing B-29 | Build | 25-Jun-09 18:47 | | Views : 693 | Full span-right wing. |
poppy | Eureka Boeing B-29 | Build | 23-Jun-09 18:12 | | Views : 775 | Another 37" will be added to complete full wingspan. |
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