Aviation Coming Eventually

 Once the tail surfaces were done and I decided to pursue widening the fuselage to 38" I could clear the jig blocks from the table and paint over the lines for the tail. I then laid out all the dimensions for the fuselage side onto the fresh white paint. It's worth noting here that the plans give views of the top, bottom, and side of the fuselage, as if you are looking straight at the side. However, the sides angle back in space, so if you were to flatten that side out to lay on the table, it will actually be longer than the dimensions given on the drawing. In drafting, flattening out a panel like that is referred to as "developing". Widening the fuselage by almost 5" also changes the length of the side, so the developed side is actually 1.5" longer than shown in the side view. I drew up the developed side in CAD and used the dimensions from CAD to lay out on the table. The dimensions given on the drawing are to tubing centerlines and need to be offset to s