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Carl Goldberg's 1938 Comet Clipper
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1/16 music
wire front rubber band wing hold down. Due to the minimal support
at the upper windshield corner these wires were installed to tie into
the middle fuselage longeron.
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The wire is CA'd to the longeron and servo mounting plate.
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Battery box from 1/64 ply with 1/8 balsa edge supports.
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Installed. Note the 1/8 balsa corner support at the top front of
the battery box. One is also installed on the bottom front.
There is also a balsa cross member added underneath the aft end of the
box.
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Another view.
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Scrap balsa was added to the outside of the wing hold down
tube gussets and saned to fair with the fuselage top longeron and upper
side stringer.
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1/16 balsa
sheeting installed between the side stringers, and the window frame
sheeting installed.
Clipper Mk
II Building Photos and Notes
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