Thursday, May 21, 2015

The tail gets mounted

It`s starting to come together. Looking more and more like an airplane.  In this update, the horizontal and vertical stabilizer was mounted.  After that the elevators and rudder were also installed.
Drilling the Elevator Horn for alignment and Pushrod Bolt

Drilling the Elevator Horn for alignment and Pushrod Bolt

 Mounting the Horizontal Stab

 Mounting the Horizontal Stab

 Mounting the Vertical Stab

 Mounting the Vertical Stab

 Mounting the Vertical Stab

Installing Rod Ends on the rudder

Installing Rod Ends on the rudder

Installing Rudder

Installing Rudder

Installing Elevator and Elevator Pushrod

Installing Elevator and Elevator Pushrod

Installing Elevator and Elevator Pushrod

Starting the fiberglass work

Saturday, May 9, 2015

Fuselage assembly and roll over bar


No update for a couple week so here is what has been happening with the project.  The fuselage kit is coming together, not a whole lot left on it... This update is a lot of work on the roll over bar assembly and installation..

 Forward Top Skin being fitted 


Installing Canopy Cradle Assembly

Canopy Release / Gas Springs and Canopy Cradle are installed 


Canopy Release / Gas Springs and Canopy Cradle are installed , the Top Skin is sealed and rived

Elevator Bellcrank is built and primed for installation

Control Sticks are assembled and ready for installation
Bellcrank ,Push Tubes and Control Sticks are installed



Bellcrank ,Push Tubes and Control Sticks are installed



Bellcrank ,Push Tubes and Control Sticks are installed



Bellcrank ,Push Tubes and Control Sticks are installed



Bellcrank ,Push Tubes and Control Sticks are installed

Assembly of Section 37 Roll Over Structure



Assembly of Section 37 Roll Over Structure


Assembly of Section 37 Roll Over Structure


Assembly of Section 37 Roll Over Structure


Assembly of Section 37 Roll Over Structure






Assembly of Section 37 Roll Over Structure


Final fitting of the Roll Over Structure

Final fitting of the Roll Over Structure

Final fitting of the Roll Over Structure


Roll Over Structure gets painted and installed


Roll Over Structure gets painted and installed


Roll Over Structure gets painted and installed


Roll Over Structure gets painted and installed


Roll Over Structure gets painted and installed


Roll Over Structure gets painted and installed


Roll Over Structure gets painted and installed



Work begins on assembly and fitting the Tail Group to the Fuselage  

Work begins on assembly and fitting the Tail Group to the Fuselage  

Work begins on assembly and fitting the Tail Group to the Fuselage