HP-24 Sailplane Project 2003 Updates

Update #65, 15 December 2003: Filling and scarf-sanding.

Update #64, 8 December 2003: First two wing plug layups.

Update #63, 1 December 2003: Ready for first big wing plug layup.

Update #62, 17 November 2003: Heater up.

Update #61, 13 November 2003: Me and Jumpin' Jack Flash.

Update #60, 3 November 2003: Heater and clutch.

Update #59, 28 October 2003: Lights out in Arnold.

Update #58, 24 October 2003: More sanding.

Update #57, 21 October 2003: Inboard wing plug cores assembled.

Update #56, 13 October 2003: Wing plug cores and table.

Update #55, 10 October 2003: Fillet sanding.

Update #54, 6 October 2003: Non-bogus journey.

Update #53, 3 October 2003: Filleting and de-core-um.

Update #52, 1 October 2003: Squirt foam not a cure-all.

Update #51, 24 September 2003: Readying for Riverside trip.

Update #50, 22 September 2003: Second layup on aft fuselage plug, some shop work.

Update #49, 17 September 2003: First layup on aft fuselage plug.

Update #48, 10 September 2003: More work on the spindle, with sketch.

Update #47, 9 September 2003: Schedule Forty plumbing, with sketch.

Update #46, 8 September 2003: Starting on aft fuselage.

Update #45, 25 August 2003: Vertical stabilizer second skin.

Update #44, 30 July 2003: Working on vertical stabilizer.

Update #43, 14 July 2003: Who am I, and what am I doing here?.

Update #42, 20 June 2003: Still sanding.

Update #41, 11 June 2003: Sanding ends and means.

Update #40, 23 May 2003: More Stabilizer plug tips, a might-do plan for the aft fuselage.

Update #39, 7 May 2003: Stabilizer plug tips.

Update #38, 6 May 2003: An oddly-shaped surfboard.

Update #37, 1 May 2003: The other side of the stabilizer plug.

Update #36, 22 April 2003: More stabilizer plug, rudder pedals about done.

Update #35, 10 April 2003: Layup unveiled, non-certification issue.

Update #34, 9 April 2003: A little jig, the first big layup.

Update #33, 21 March 2003: Random notes on vacuum bagging.

Update #32, 20 March 2003: First sit-in photos!.

Update #31, 18 March 2003: I propose a modest Tost.

Update #30, 10 March 2003: Forward fuselage out of the molds, "Some Assembly Required".

Update #29, 25 February 2003: Forward fuselage under construction, with photos.

Update #28, 7 February 2003: General progress update, with sketches and links.

Update #27, 30 January 2003: Preparing to hotwire, part 3 of several: Tail profiles.

Update #26, 9 January 2003: What I did on my Christmas holiday.

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