| A balsa frame was made to provide more bonding stability for the nose cone attachment to the main fairing. | Nose cone attachment frame after fiberglassing. |
7c. F-18 Front Fairing Nose Cone Attachment
| First the nose was extended to a full tip using laminated balsa. This was power sanded and then the adjacent fiberglass was ground away to be undersize for two layers of fiberglass. | Cured fiberglassed nose cone tip before final sanding. |
A balsa frame was made to provide more bonding stability for the nose cone attachment to the main fairing. Nose cone attachment frame after fiberglassing.