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Under Construction!!!! Literally

Thise project was commenced in 1995 prior to there being an experimental category in Australia and was shelved for 8 years after my attempts to persuade the bureaucracy that they should let me build and fly it failed. Now that we have an experimental category in Australia I will finish it.

It is a 16 gore balloon with each gore being made up of 2 halves (left & right) which run from the top to bottom. Originally I intended to use a Brian Boland designed collapsible basket which I built back in '95 but my current thoughts are towards something much more ostentatious like a recliner rocker - always wanted to fly first class.

 

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Fabric Cutting After a few hours Sophie supervising The deadly Durkopp with folder
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Attaching registration mark Envelope bag sizing Turning a FID for making 'Vectran' splices 'Boland' basket retrieved from the shed after 8 years
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Cold Inflation 25/7/3 Hot Inflation 25/7/3 Isn't she pretty Shame the sun had to set before we were finished
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Official Weigh-in 45kg

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