Trent Meteor for 2015 start.

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Replied by Quorneng on topic Trent Meteor for 2015 start.

TSR2 has a pretty big fuselage and a very short tail.
The Meteor has a more conventional layout with a relatively spindly rear fuselage and a tailplane mounted half way up the fin. I would think that you would be approaching the limits of structural Depron fuselage so you might need to consider a simple wood load being structure but using Depron to achieve the required shape.
Just my twopenny'oth.

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Replied by Ex-Member on topic Trent Meteor for 2015 start.

i think a simple wood frame for the load and stress areas with the rest of the build in pure depron.
will take a look at the tail area at some point and have a good think about spreading the load better.

still if it was easy, every body would be doing it.

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Replied by Ex-Member on topic Trent Meteor for 2015 start.

not started this yet honest.
just was wondering how big it is really going to be.
so i cut out the nose section and just slotted the bits together for a look see.

it dwarfs the tsr2 nose. :ohmy:

there is £3.00 worth of depron in there. :ohmy:

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Replied by alan cantwell on topic Trent Meteor for 2015 start.

I KNEW IT Come on, what do i win, eh eh eh eh ?

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Replied by kamco kid on topic Trent Meteor for 2015 start.

Yea, yea Tony. That really looks "not started yet"
Ooops, I must have slept through christmas... Happy New Year everyone!!

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Replied by Ex-Member on topic Trent Meteor for 2015 start.

not doing any more now
back to finishing the tsr2 and shackleton.

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Replied by alan cantwell on topic Trent Meteor for 2015 start.

Tooooooooo late, glue has been used, i win the bet, gawd, forgot to put money on it

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Replied by Ex-Member on topic Trent Meteor for 2015 start.

not building it now.
something else has taken my fancy.

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Replied by Ex-Member on topic Trent Meteor for 2015 start.

while waiting for glue to dry on the tsr 2 sheeting, i was naughty and glued the rest of the baisc formers into the nose.
needs at least another 6 on each side yet to help strengthen the skin when it goes on.
i also need to cut the cockpit area out and the nose leg area as well.
then i have to think about how it will fix to the rest of the fuselage, but that can wait till next year now.

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