Airbox (continued)

Finished airbox and inlet scoop.

Moldless composites. Burt Rutan would be proud. Both the tail fairing and air inlet scoop were made this way. My dad turned me on to this technique. Basically you shape the basic piece out of foam (like a surfboard) and then lay up the cloth layers over the foam to impart the desired shape.

This is the end result of the layup, a hard fiberglass shape that imitates the original foam piece.