4th week of June 2004 Article by Mike Whaley The last part of June got busy as we got to the point that we had to get the airframe cleaned up and ready to roll to Oshkosh. Barrett added some additional reinforcements to the inside of the side panels, using special adhesives to bond the [...]

June 2004 Article by Mike Whaley In the first part of June, we evaluated several options for the turtledeck and ultimately decided on an all aluminum structure which is held together with a combination of rivets and epoxy adhesives. Despite the size of the assembly (it's a very tall turtledeck compared to many biplanes) it [...]