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  1. Teggles
    Thanks Don, I may do that. I hope to get the wing fittings laser cut, but 4130 needs a powerful laser to cut them. How are you getting on with the undercarriage?
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    A bit of an update. For some context my workshop is a large (dry) shed at the end of my garden. It’s large by shed standards but small for aircraft building. I normally put the fuselage out side and then I have plenty of room to work away. But, the weather in the UK has been awful this year, constant rain. We have a weather warning for heavy rain as I write; so progress has been slow due to cramped working conditions. Damage to a spar has been cut away and I will laminate a new piece on. Vacuum bagging seems the way to go and I have found a kit for only $100! Ouch, but it should work well. Metal parts are slowly being fabricated and I have this fantasy that soon I will have all the required parts and it will just need bolting together. Dreams I have dreams.
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    Thanks Don. I will chat to my inspector to see if we can get this as an approved modification in the UK.
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    Do you have any drawings for your tailplane attachment fittings I could possibly look at? Being able to adjust the tailplane would be really good.
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    Engine? That’s a good question. I was thinking of a VW 1600, my inspector says go for 1800. 200cc is going to make that much difference? Undercarriage will be a scratch build. I have got some springs, but nothing else. Spar brackets I hope to get laser cut. Cutting 32 brackets out of 4130 with a hacksaw does not appeal! I will get most of the fuselage/controls sorted out then look at the wings. I noticed Don you have a different fixing for the tailplane than on the plan’s. Can I ask why?
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    Hi Don, My Taylor Mono is a project started in 1978, so now it is part restoration and part build. Here is the fuselage with my new fuel tank. Yes the sides are on and no controls or anything fitted inside, which will be a challenge! There is some water staining but it is just a stain, no problem with the ply. I also have a rudder, which is OK, elevator - ok, tailplane which needs some work. Spars, 2 of which need some restoration, wing ribs which seem ok and a few odd bits and pieces. In the U.K. we are quite strict with materials and the design. Any changes needs to be submitted to our regulator for approval, so we don’t have the flexibility you have in the U.S.
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    How is it going Don? Ready to fly?
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    Maybe a stupid question but, do you know how many hours you have put into this project so far?
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