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Today's challenge is the SZD-9 Bocian, an acrobatic training aircraft from the mid-50's. It does not have a frame, just uses cones and bulkheads to form the fuselage shape. The fuselage aft of the wing is just one part, and only has one bulkhead. But the correct orientation of the bulkhead is critical for building the airframe true. I got it a few degrees off center of vertical, and when I went to mount the wings the fuselage had a pronounced lean to the left.
The nose section went together well. I made up joiner strips between the sections from normal copy paper. I did have to trim one part, but the trim will be covered by the landing skid once completed. The cockpit portion had a small internal frame. Other than being all gray, the cockpit looks fairly nice with seatbelts, map pockets, and even a cup holder on the seats.
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