Yesterday and today I've started covering the fuselage. First the bottom cover was glued to the outline of the floor. This goes all the way from the rear of the aircraft to the rear of the front bay so it is the longest piece of material needed. In order to make best use of the fabric I wrapped the front section round the sides and used it to cover the panel underneath the doors. In this way the side pieces will only need to go to the rear of the dor opening. I'm using the Stewart Systems covering which uses a water based glue that seems to be latex based and is a fetching shade of blue.Then the left side of the vertical stabiliser (VS) was covered. This meets the top decking at a right angle. Many aircraft blend the top deck covering into the vertical stabiliser but the construction of the Tailwind has tubing specifically set to create a right angle joint. Next job is to glue access panels into the VS and the floor to allow the horizontal stabiliser bolts to be installed and to allow the elevator pushrod connection to be made to the elevator horns. Then the right side of the rudder can be completed.
