Restoration of a 40 year old mystere 3000 canard

[rifleman_btx]

Hahaha indeed I wouldn't either!

[Hardway]

Art(Club Member) who gave me the aircraft. told me today that the build of the aircraft was 1974 or he think so. he said it looks a lot like Japan's WWII Kyushu J7W1 Shinden
I'm not going to be the one to tell him it does not really. ;)

KINDA SORTA from a distance.... :)

[rifleman_btx]

If one could figure out how to smooth the tail and put Vstabs on the wings you would have it. But that would be a bit of work to get the servos setup and all the other fun stuff. Reset ailerons, move the canopy back. And so on.

[JFandL]

Yep way to much. Would be like trying to make a Porsche from a Yugo.:Silly:

SO far today I finished up one side of the main wing bottom with duct tape and glassed the right side of the fuselage. Nothing in the way while I wait for the glass to setup stops me from working on the other side of the main wing so off I go.

[JFandL]

Whew!!! Long day but I'm finished glassing. now a lot of sanding filling ect. Back to duct tape, post some pictures in the A.M.

Night all!!!

[rifleman_btx]

Very good, and good night to you as well

[JFandL]

Main Wing finished other than paint, everything is glassed. Time for hinges, primer, and sanding again! Some other stuff to cover with Monokote, install new servo's and a new gas tank to a better

location

just forward of the C.G. instead of just behind the engine fire wall Onwards!!

[Hardway]

Good call on the fuel tank!! Looks nice!!

[rifleman_btx]

Very cool! Looks really nice indeed

[JFandL]

Some rain stopped work today but I still got a few things done, nothing to write home about nor take pictures of. Maybe tomorrow if it does not rain, back at it.

[F22trainer]

Nice work!
watching the progress, so keep posting updates.

[JFandL]

Sorry to say another rain day!!! maybe tomorrow

[Hardway]

Sorry to say another rain day!!! maybe tomorrow

Where are you??? We need rain in North Texas!!! LOL It was 112F at our house yesterday!

[JFandL]

LOL, Michigan and we have had rain all year. Please take it all.

[fhhuber]

LOL, Michigan and we have had rain all year. Please take it all.

Its all flowing here and filling our reservoirs. Unfortunately since its falling there and not here, its not cooling us down.

[JFandL]

More rain today, it has been on and off so I'm getting some work done between drops.

[Hardway]

Its all flowing here and filling our reservoirs. Unfortunately since its falling there and not here, its not cooling us down.

FH, you are here in Texas, yes??

[fhhuber]

yes

[JFandL]

Finished sanding and ready to start covering. A very long day with not much to show for it.!

[Hardway]

WORK WORK WORK.....