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Author: Chris

New Tail Wheel and Firewall

New Tail Wheel and Firewall

April 10, 2020 By Chris

After installing the tail wheel (shopping cart kind) I did not like how it handled when connected to the control wires. It seemed to beRead More

Seat belt harness mounts

Seat belt harness mounts

April 5, 2020 By Chris

Not much here but I have completed the seat belt mount points and mounted the belts in place. I was a little stumped on howRead More

Add floor plate and brake cables

Add floor plate and brake cables

April 4, 2020 By Chris

I took some of my leftover 1/8 inch plywood from the wing build and made a floor plate by laminating two pieces together with epoxy.Read More

Disassemble and Paint Fuselage

Disassemble and Paint Fuselage

March 26, 2020 By Chris

In order to repaint the fuselage because of all the welding, I have been doing on it I needed to repaint it. I also wantedRead More

Install wings by mounting to the fuselage and adding attaching hardware (Struts)

Install wings by mounting to the fuselage and adding attaching hardware (Struts)

February 26, 2020 By Chris

The next step was to get the wings fitted to the fuselage. I was able to do this in my garage but had to doRead More

Built the fuel wing tank

Built the fuel wing tank

February 9, 2020 By Chris

So I built the wing fuel tank a while back but for some reason I never got this posted. I built it out of .040Read More

Add Elevator/Rudder Cable Strut Attach point

Add Elevator/Rudder Cable Strut Attach point

January 11, 2020 By Chris

Added attachment point to frame for elevator and rudder cables. I decided to weld the upper bracket in place providing a bolting point for actualRead More

Fabricate and attach top wing mounts

Fabricate and attach top wing mounts

January 8, 2020 By Chris

Build wing mount components and weld to the fuselage. In order to help give me a little more headroom, I added an additional one andRead More

Build new rear Seat Belt attachment point

Build new rear Seat Belt attachment point

January 2, 2020 By Chris

The existing rear attachment point for the seatbelt was a simple design using wire cable and fuel hose for protection wrapped around the frame. AlthoughRead More

Windshield build with plexiglass bender build

Windshield build with plexiglass bender build

December 31, 2019 By Chris

Built a windshield that wraps around the forward frame components of the fuselage. Pre-welded some mounting tabs to help hold the windshield in place. InRead More

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