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Building a scratch built Canberra bomber

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This Canberra is a flying model,here we see the various construction stages.

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1 PARTS COUNT.JPG

Get your parts ready.

1 PARTS COUNT 2.JPG

2 ASSEMBLY STARTS.JPG

The battery box built into the fuselage.

2 ASSEMBLY STARTS (3).JPG

A big kit of parts made up over several days.

2 ASSEMBLY STARTS (4).JPG

Lay down the big long keel.

3 FUSELAGE CRUTCH.JPG

Form the crutch and work accurate.

3 FUSELAGE CRUTCH (6).JPG

4 KEEL INFILLS (4).JPG


5 NOSE PLANKING.JPG

Planking begins with the nose.

6 SHEETING.JPG

Working towards the tail keep planking.

6 SHEETING (3).JPG


8 FINAL FUSELAGE SHEETING.JPG

Eventually you will see a big cigar shape appear.

9 WING START 2.JPG

Starting the wing.

9 WING START 6.JPG


10 WING MODS.JPG

11 WING RIBS ADDED (4).JPG

Build in the ailerons.

12 ailerons.JPG

Time to order more balsa.

12 AILERONS 7.JPG

Fit the wiring.

13 trial wing  fit.JPG

Trial fit the wings.
 
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We continue with the build of the Canberra bomber.

14 WINGS SKINNED.JPG

Skin the huge wings.

14 WINGS SKINNED (5).JPG


15 engines (11).JPG

Roll up the engines from balsa laminations.

17 TAIL ASSEMBLY (2).JPG


18 canberra sanded wings.JPG


Seperate the ailerons.

19  PHOTO CALL 8.JPG

Go outside and give the Canberra good sanding down.

19 PHOTO CALL 13.JPG


21 WINGS JOINED TO FUSELAGE (8).JPG

CANBERRA3.JPG
 
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