The Final Lay-up

The weekend saw another step forward in the progress of the build. The array mold was removed from the plug, some minor damage was repaired, and then the surface was polished. Starting Monday, we laid the material for the array into the mold and vacuum bagged it to remove excess resin. Earlier today the bag was removed from the final layer and we are all very happy about the quality of the part. The plan for tomorrow is to remove the array part from the mold.

The spars are nearing the point of installation. Megan and Kenwood sanded the surfaces of the spars in preparation for bonding them together with strips of fiberglass. The fiberglass bonding will be performed in a few days, at which point the spars will also be permanently installed into the body.

Earlier today, Megan and Courtney had some training sessions in the 2005 car. Neither of them were very familiar with the car so they only did laps in a parking lot and around the WMU Business Technology Research Park.

Bronco Pride,
Joshua