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Nice shape.
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Thanks. The camera lens kinda distorts it a bit, but once it's on and I can take some video of tuft testing, etc., you'll be able to see it better. But yeah, I'm pretty stoked at how it's coming out.
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Have you extended the metal frame any from this photo? Are you keeping the guy wires.
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No. and no. Going for the monocoque construction. The kite string guy wires are strictly temporary until the skin is fastened in place.
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You have attachment points at the top?
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Possibly. WeatherSpotter suggested this too, using straps hooked into the top lip of the lift gate. I'll cross that bridge when I get to it.
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My experience with coroplast is that it starts looking fairly ragged after 6m to a year.
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Perfect. That's all the longer I need it to last. It will be stored in the garage or under a tarp when not in use, so maybe it will last a bit longer.
Sorry 'bout the lousy iphone pic (good camera bit the dust), but this shows the aluminum angle I'm adding to bolster the skin-to-bulkhead juncture. coroplast strips alone proved to be too flexible.
