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 J-3 Cub Construction Project Session #66

66 J-3 Cub Windshield Pattern Custom Fit
 
This evening I cut out the velum windshield pattern that I traced off of the plan this afternoon. I spent a considerable amount of time taping and trimming, taping and trimming, until I finally got the windshield pattern's custom fit to the front of the cockpit structure that I was looking for. The three pictures below show the final fit of the velum windshield pattern.  
Front view of the windshield pattern taped onto the fuselage.
 
The picture below shows the right side view of the windshield pattern taped onto the fuselage. As you see, I got a surprise to discover that the windshield pattern actually went on around the front angle brace and back to the first cabin vertical brace, so I will have to go back and trim off the front of the side window pattern. This will make gluing the windshield on a much easier task than I first thought. 
 
This picture just shows the left side view of the windshield pattern taped onto the fuselage.......Tandy
 

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