Caution:
Excessive exposure to paint and glue fumes is hazardous
to your health. Imagine my horror when I roused
myself from a solvent induced stupor and discovered I'd
put the wings on backwards. Even worse, spare a thought
for the poor aerospace engineers at Grumman when they
discovered they'd put the wings on backwards. Oops.
Alright, okay - nobody's
put anything on backwards, except my shirt on more than
one embarrassing occasion. The X-29 was a proof of concept
aircraft built to test the capabilities of a forward swept
wing. The aircraft is virtually unflyable without its
triple back-up fly by wire system. In order to keep costs
down, Grumman utilised the forward fuselage from an F-5A
and the main landing gear from an F-16. Most of the rest
of the airframe is of conventional aluminum and steel
construction with the exception of the wings which are
of composite materials.
Hasegawa's kit is however,
genuine 100% plastic. I added stainless steel for the
nose probe and photo-etched seat belt buckles but that's
about it.
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