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Vario R22 fuselage improvements

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Chapter 1

Vario 1:4 fuselage body improvements

Nov 28, 2025

Improved front landing gear support
Improved Lipo battery compartiment
Laminating battery compartiment to fuselage for better weight support.

Chapter 1: Vario 1:4 fuselage body improvements
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Chapter 2

Tailboom support plate addaption

Nov 28, 2025

Improved tailboom support plate attachment.
Due to geometric mis allignment of the stainless steel gitter frame i milled slot holes to align the tailmboom plate.
Tailboom tube fixation.
Alu clamp fixation instead of plastic clamps, for more ridgid fixation.
Improved plate support M5 bolt ant thread instead of M4 bolt and nut.

Chapter 2: Tailboom support plate addaption
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Chapter 3

Laminating jobs

Dec 5, 2025

Extending the fuselage for improved attachment to the RVS base frame.
Reinforcing the front window beam with a 0.8mm carbon strip.

Chapter 3: Laminating jobs
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Chapter 4

Removable tail fin section.

Feb 15, 2026

Make tail stabilo removable insead of glued on to the tailboom.
Tail fin fixture by means of insert parts in de fin and traversal M3 screws
Hexagonal inserts glues in to the tail fin

Chapter 4: Removable tail fin section.
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Chapter 5

Cockpit rear panel modifications

Mar 17, 2026

Motor housing integration in cockpit rear panel.
Cut out rear panel and laminated motor housing.

Chapter 5: Cockpit rear panel modifications
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