Today,I begun fabricating the forward canopy fairing. First operation is to cut some fiberglass strips. The strips' width is increasing slowly between each layer and there will be 6 or 7 layers.



The picture is taken after the second layer has been laid. The fiberglass is laid dry and the wetted with the black epoxy.



Once all the layer are laid, the peel ply is applied. It will take out the excess epoxy and help sanding.
The fiberglass is not really symetrical on both sides. I think some sanding or filling should take care of that.

The tips that had not be filled yet were done today. I tried to be a bit more careful to try to skip one af the operations. We'll see the result tomorrow.

I spent two hours sanding the tips I had worked on last time. The color of the putty makes it easier to see the places already sanded and the low spots. I filled the low spots before a las sanding session with small grit paper.

First I uninstall the canopy from the fuselage. This will allow easier working on the canopy fairing and also allow working in the fuselage while the epoxy is curing.
Then I sand and fill the epoxy laid out yesterday to get I good looking curve between the skin and the canopy.

I tested the "sandability" of the mixture applied yesterday and it seems easier to sand than the previous mixtures. So I applied some to the tips on the horizontal stabilizer and on the rudder.