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The fuselage box is taking shape. The completed side panels are jigged level and plumb. The longerons are heated and bent inward at two stations to join at the tailpost.
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Many clusters are tack-welded until the basic structure is complete, then they're finish-welded in schedule order.
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Here is the cross-truss for the new oleo gear, oriented inline with the load.
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Curtis isn't one to just sit back and watch... here he is laying out a full size template for a construction jig. His pragmatic approach to layout and construction has been optimized over the development of many prototype aircraft.
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