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Old 08-12-2015, 02:44 PM   #3 (permalink)
Grant-53
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The alternative to making a fiberglass nose piece from a mold is to use a rib and skin construction as used in vintage aircraft. If you want to make several copies a mold might be justified. Sailplanes have been mass produced using
1 inch square tubing welded into a space frame and aluminum skin


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