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Hangar	Aircraft	Category	Date	Preview
Heinrich Dorfmann	Scratch Built P-47 D Thuderbolt	Parked	14-May-08 15:57
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Leading edge is straight, main spar is almost straight. Now for the fuselage ...
Heinrich Dorfmann	Scratch Built P-47 D Thuderbolt	Parked	14-May-08 15:55
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Wings after sanding, together with fin and elevator.
Heinrich Dorfmann	Scratch Built P-47 D Thuderbolt	Parked	10-May-08 10:57
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Set up for main wing. I have to re-cut rib 1 and rib 9 as the ones I have do not reach the leading edge ... I love building eliptical wings.
Heinrich Dorfmann	Scratch Built P-47 D Thuderbolt	Parked	10-May-08 10:54
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... and after sanding. It is plain to see that it is not symmetrical; I will probably rebuild it.
Heinrich Dorfmann	Scratch Built P-47 D Thuderbolt	Parked	10-May-08 10:53
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Elevator before ....
Heinrich Dorfmann	Scratch Built P-47 D Thuderbolt	Parked	10-May-08 10:51
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Fin after sanding.

Hangar	Aircraft	Category	Date	Preview
Heinrich Dorfmann	Scratch Built P-47 D Thuderbolt	Parked	09-May-08 16:11
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Here we go: Building & sanding the fin took about three hours.
Heinrich Dorfmann	Scratch Built P-47 D Thuderbolt	Parked	09-May-08 16:09
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More parts for the main wing.
Heinrich Dorfmann	Scratch Built P-47 D Thuderbolt	Parked	09-May-08 16:07
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Starting to cut ... Wing ribs are very thick. Main fuselage stringers at the bottom, port wing drawing at the top. Took me around 10 hours to get here.
Heinrich Dorfmann	Scratch Built P-47 D Thuderbolt	Parked	09-May-08 16:02
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This is a very old by Harold J. Towner from the U.K. Its hand drawn w. hand written comments and rubber powered. Wing span is about 27" / 70 cm.

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