Hoversite 2003
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Construction continues...
The hull starts to take shape...
Bottom's up!
Cutting that elliptical hole through the hull for the thrust duct was fun!
  But, at least we didn't have to build the duct from scratch.
Here, all the mechanical elements are laid out to see if everything will fit.
We decided to paint the bottom (at least the part that would show) so we wouldn't have to crawl under there later once the craft was right-side-up.
This shows the "landing strip" in place.  Six-inch strips of aluminum are screwed on at intervals for added wear protection.
Here, the main hull is almost complete.

Note the beginnings of the thrust duct over to the left of Mike.
"Hey Dad, what should I do next?"   (How about feeding the dog?)
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