Astir CS 77 - WiP

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October 18, 2020
Canceled bottom air brakes (Astir have only upper), ailerons cuted and shifted.
2
October 18, 2020
Prepared wheel bay, some changes in cocpit
3
October 18, 2020
Seat improved, new instrument panel in progress (SP-3703 have different than standard Astir)
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October 21, 2020
Holes for air brakes (on upper surfaces only!) drilled
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October 21, 2020
Something goes really wrong...
6
October 21, 2020
... but using filler and extra plastic it was easy to correct.
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October 21, 2020
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October 21, 2020
After few layers of Surfacer (first was... black 🙂 )
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October 23, 2020
Even filled instrument panel is too big to close the canopy 🙁
10
October 23, 2020
The canopy had to wide frame - I removed it.
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October 23, 2020
The fitting after sanding instrument panel and polishing canopy 🙂
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October 25, 2020
Scratched cockpit
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October 25, 2020
Scratched cockpit
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October 25, 2020
Scratched cockpit
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November 9, 2020
Some colors added 🙂
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November 13, 2020
Almost all decals in place. Tail too 🙂
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November 13, 2020
A new scratched wheel and flaps

Comments

10 18 October 2020, 21:11

Gordon Sørensen
Another sailplane project? Following!

19 October 2020, 00:29

Skyhiker
Cool subject.

19 October 2020, 02:07

Thomas Kolb
Taking a late front row seat... I actually built one of these a year ago in only a few days, but I have another one in the stash to be built with a bit more care, using the Brengun cockpit. Sanding off the cockpit frame was a great idea - ballsy, but great! 🙂

25 October 2020, 09:55

Konrad
Thomas - I know about Bergun's cockpit but... I find a kind of pleasure to scratch something myself. It's not so sophisticated like resin ones but for me are OK.

25 October 2020, 13:03