Making an Airplane - Part 2

After completing the cockpit area, I moved on to the tail, nose, and wings of the plane.

I framed out the wings knowing that Olson would be climbing up and into the plane via the wings.

I added plywood to the top and bottom of the wings. 

Then I used a round-over router bit to take the edge down.

I left a pocket on the inner part of the wings so

I could run bolts down through to attach them to the plane body.

I extended my notched side supports for extra support.  Later drilling holes to attach the wings.

I wanted it to have curves.

I cut smaller circles and added braces to support the weight.

 

I cut a ring out to add to the body to give myself something to screw the slats into.

I made a tail fin for the plane and sheathed it in plywood.

After attaching the tail fin at the right angle, I started running the slats.

This proved to be more difficult than on the cockpit body.  I had to custom cut most of the slats to fit.

The rear and cockpit area completed.

I cut a smaller circle on the nose of the plane also.

Cut a ring for screws as I did in the tail piece too.

I originally wanted to have the propeller to be attached to a steering wheel.

The angle didn't line up so I had to scratch that idea.

I decided to allow the propeller to still rotate, but manually by just turning the propeller.

I ran braces as I had done on the tail piece.

I had to custom cut the slats down on the front also.

It got heavy!

I used the same circle cutting jig to cut grooves into another circle that I attached to the nose of the plane.

I used a jig saw to round off my propeller and made a cap piece to stick on the front.

The seams between the three sections bothered me, so I bought a cheap garden hose that I cut to flatten out.

This was the most tiring task on my fingers at least.  The hose kept wanting to roll back in its original shape.

It was now ready to prime and paint.  I bought exterior paint so it would hold up better.

I taped and masked off what I wanted each color and sprayed away.

I added supports under the wings and the wheels came off old wagons.

I still have a few touch ups here and there; as well as, accessories to add to the cockpit.