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Dave Grosvenor - Chapter 645

I am building a Bushbaby from Kitplanes for Africa. Started it in 1997, but building stopped for two years while I worked in the Middle East. I can be contacted at dave@dreamwings.co.za.  More pictures are available at http://mysite.mweb.co.za/residents/dwg/.

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The Bushbaby standing ‘naked’ in my garage.
Wing ready to be covered.
The Bushbaby is fitted with flapperons, a combination of flaps and ailerons.
Shrinking the fabric on the horizontal tailplane.
Partly covered fuselage.
uselage ready for dope….no, those aren’t the real wheels!!
Fuselage & wings doped through to silver UV protective coating.
My 100hp Rotax 912S that will be fitted.
My son Mark & I doing some hangar flying.  You have to train them young (6 months old)
Wouldn’t we all?
Wouldn’t we all?

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