Work has begun on the first Bristol reproduction's fuselage. The first step is to disassemble it completely, so that the fittings can be cleaned and evaluated for re-use, and the wood can be replaced. This process has begun, starting at the tail of the airplane. This picture shows the rear of the fuselage with the tailpost and next-forward bay removed. Note that the fuselage is on its side - the Bristol fuselage ended in a horizontal knife-edge. Laying on the floor beneath the fuselage are the fairing strips that wrap around the outer corners of the longerons, along with a lot of scrap wood resulting from the disassembly process. Properly glued joints just don't give up easily!