I started this section with the empennage.
Elevator halves connected with 1/16" wire link:
The fuselage is a straightforward "box" build. Formers glued to the top cover, then side panels, and finally bottom cover. The forward section formers, and turtle back are next. This is my dry fit of top cover, formers and side panels:
While building the fuselage I read about modifications that others have done. Most of the mods involve moving the battery hatch to the top of the fuselage instead of the small access hatch at the bottom. I had built a stand for my planes to use at the field so laying the plane bottom side up is not an issue for me, so I decided to leave the hatch as designed. However, I did some research about battery sizes and weights to get a sense of which 3S LiPo batteries I might be able to fit into the battery compartment. Batteries in the range of 2,200mAh to 3,200mAh will require a minimum clearance (in millimetres) of 17Hx32Wx102L to maximum of 28Hx44Wx131L. The maximum "box" size can be accommodated by moving the battery tray up 10[mm] above the doubler edge, and still leave room for the ESC to fit above it:
This is a quick fit of the components to get a sense of how the plane looks so far:
Stringers in place and sanded:
Front cover formed, glued, and ready to be sanded to shape:
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