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A Bi Plane for Hayden

comments (0) February 4th, 2009 in Reader's Gallery

brownb14, member

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This project was built for my 5 year old grandson. It was constructed using maple and walnut at the Offutt AFB, NE Wood Shop. The idea came from an old plan that I revised to increase wing span to 16 1/2", add shaped airfoils, mortise and tenon struts, and turned engine, cowl, wheel and spinner details. Joinery used in assembling the wing and tail surfaces to the fuselage took a lot of hand shaping and sanding but was worth the effort. Finish is natural with many coats of lacquer.

Design or Plan used: Revised Wood Magazine BiPlane plan

posted in: Reader's Gallery, wood turning, walnut, maple, Toy

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