Feb
9
Hull Updated
February 9, 2007 | |
It has been a while since I’ve updated the build log so I’ll do that now. I don’t have pictures now, but anything is better than what I’ve been doing.
The hull was assembled last Friday. We did put carbon fiber cloth in the center of the two layers of foam. I’m not sure yet what advantages we may have gained, but we wee hoping for more rigidity in the hull. The guys from V2 composites came out and did a wonderful job helping me and the students get the work done. They were AWESOME. They also provided the vacuum bag, carbon fiber, and epoxy resin. The hull has made even more progress since then. As of today the landing skids are cut and ready to go. The plywood pieces for the landing skids are cut and ready. They have sanded the top mostly smooth, with some slight work left to do before the lamination with 1/8″ plywood. We are hoping to ge the skirt attach strips on the periphery of the craft his coming week and then work on the hull getting the 1/8″ on top.
We are making fast and steady progress on the hull.
