About 8 years ago I was quite taken by some pictures I read in one of those monthly aircraft magazines which gave details and photographs of the Pucara and remembered the bad press it received during the Falklands war.
I since learned its poor record was based partly due to the sabotage and bombings on the ground of most of the fleet to ensure that air combat was avoided against our own forces. Having spoken to aircraft engineers who evaluated the captured stock it seems it was a pretty awesome threat and good flying machine but fortunately neutralised at the time.
So you either love it or hate it.
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A tricky wee bit was the flap construction.
- lots of head scratching but Jan came up this solution
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At some stage the whole structure starts to get a feeling of strength and after a patient number of hours the result starts to show.
- This is a very satisfying stage when you have spent all day with pins and pegs
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