Fauvette Build

These are some photos of a finished Fauvette built from the laser kit. Despite it's conical fuselage shape, the model is a lot of fun to construct whilst still providing a challenge for intermediate builders.

In good lift the only trim required on the maiden flight was a few clicks of down trim. The model flew fast, turned well and slowed down nicely for landing. A beautiful looking model in the air with a great scale feel.

A short video of the finished Fauvette in action can be found below.

The June/July 1996 issue of Quiet Flight International magazine contains an article on the build of this model. The basic technique described there has been adopted for this build.

Construction of the Fuselage halves - Top and Bottom.

Combining the halves and completing the fuselage.

Building the removeable V-Tail

Installing the Wing Joiner Bar

The process used to create the wing joiner bar system was·adapted from the one published on slopeflyer.com ·http://www.slopeflyer.com/artman/publish/twf-joiners_1of4.shtml