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Building photos of the Plecan Simplex


Center section assembled except for upper sheeting.  Plecan did not have upper sheeting indicated on the plan.  I put 1/16 balsa sheeting between the 3 center ribs.
 It's not too hard if you make up strips an inch too wide of enough length, set them one at a time over the wing and mark them from the bottom.  Trim to shape,
press in place, and glue from the bottom.  I did not sheet the bottom and it works fine.



Center section sheeting.

This is a Benny Boxcar fuselage, but the idea is the same.  Build up one side, place a barrier between the two sides and tack together the second side.


There is a chart on the plan giving the lengths of all the verticals and crossmembers.  The lengths are for the longest dimension of each part and slight sanding
of the ends is needed to match angles.  Not all of the forward crossmembers are in the area below the wing, and one marked 11-12
on the chart is the short longeron just forward of the tail leading edge.  I use the digital caliper to size the cuts, locking it in place while cutting.  The saw is
from UMM USA.  It is razor blade thin so there is almost no kerf.  Available at http://umm-usa.com/onlinestore/product_info.php?cPath=21_28&products_id=35    
Digital calipers are available from Harbor Freight and are not expensive.



Completed fuselage.  Before joining the sides, taper the aft end of the sideframes to get the proper width at the tail.  
All glue joints have had Sigment applied over the CA tack gluing.

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