Glen Jart progress

I did tell you not to expect too much progress in the short term, but surprisingly, there has been a little.... Last Friday I was able to hand the "completed to this stage" fuselage over to Jacques for him to cut the wings,fin etc. Once this has been done, I will take the fuz back, blend in the wing fillets and fin, and prep for final spray of undercoat and colour. Did I mention that Jacques is planning to make his Jart a 2 piece removable wing option, so that transport to and from the slope is easier?


Again, many thanks to Mike May for his invaluable advice and motivation, especially during the epoxy and balloons/sanding stages.


Pictures of the project so far.....














Lots of carbon goodness for extra strength and vitalty.



Done at last - after lots of filling and sanding. Maybe my lack of glassing skills have something to do with it.

See what Mike Ma(y)de me do!

Well, it all started with Adrian B in Cape Town being reluctant to part with a blemished Jart fuselage and then followed by the non appearance of Santa down my chimney in December 2007, so it was decided that there was only one thing left to do! Seeing as the mysteries of composite construction were being unravelled to this newbie via another project I had embarked on (also coutesy of Mike May and the Sungazer event), I decided that, with advice from Mike only being a phone call away, that I would try my hand at this Jart thing. Please, dont expect miracles and hope to see this thing fly before December this year (2008), as I am a slow builder with LOTS of distractions. I checked the other day - I received my plans from Reed in March 2006! (does that tell you something).


By the way, this plane is being built for my flying buddy and neighbour Jacques, who will be assisting along the way.


Here is the progress (or lack of) so far....

Fuselage shaped out of isoboard foam, with first layer of very thin glass cloth added. Dont ask me details such as weight of glass cloth etc because I dont have a clue - I just do what Mike tells me to.....

More to follow in the coming months.