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New Skybolt project in germany

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chrislange

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Hello Guys,

The last days we picked up a unfinished skybolt project here in germany and brought it to our home airfield. We put it in a truck and drove it 800km across germany :D
It has an IO-540 with 300 PS installed and an MTV-9 three blade prop. Fuselage is covered with randolph and painted. Lower wings are ready for paint and upper wings needs to be covered. As far as I discovered allready if the upper wings have 1/4" drag and antidrag wires installed in the first rib bay the Acro gross weight can be lifted to 1800lbs ?
Any tipps and reccomendations for completing this project are welcome !
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