Cutting the Pieces

The next step was cutting the pieces that would construct the body of the aircraft. In order to create a lightweight and sturdy airplane, half inch thick foam board insulation was used.

All pieces were first sketched onto the foam board. To cut, we used an exact-o-knife and a three inch Gerber knife. We quickly found that using a metal ruler as a guide insured a strait edge.

The pieces are as follows: two winglets, the elevator, the horizontal stabilizer, the body and its sides, the main wing, two vertical stabilizers, the tail, and the rudder.

Wingles:

Elevator (left) / Horizontal Stabilizer (right):

Sides of the Body:

Main Wing:

Vertical Stabilizers (top) / Tail (bottom left) / Rudder (bottom right):