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Seat pans are complete.

May 30, 2020 by Russ Barr

May 30,2020

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May 30, 2020 /Russ Barr

Wings, Check!

May 20, 2020 by Russ Barr

May 20, 2020

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May 20, 2020 /Russ Barr

Roll and Panel

May 11, 2020 by Russ Barr

May 11, 2020

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This should make the plane roll.

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And the panel has all the instruments in place and installed.

May 11, 2020 /Russ Barr

Installing Pitot Mast

May 10, 2020 by Russ Barr

May 10, 2020

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May 10, 2020 /Russ Barr

Push/Pull Tubes

May 09, 2020 by Russ Barr

May 9, 2020

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Building push/pull tubes at the top and aileron bell crank at the bottom.

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May 09, 2020 /Russ Barr

Flaps Complete

May 07, 2020 by Russ Barr

May 6, 2020

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May 07, 2020 /Russ Barr

Riveting Flaps

May 06, 2020 by Russ Barr

May 6, 2020

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May 06, 2020 /Russ Barr

Starting the Flaps

May 04, 2020 by Russ Barr

May 5, 2020

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Much Awaited Arrival

April 01, 2020 by Russ Barr

March 31, 2020

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April 01, 2020 /Russ Barr

Fuselage/ Forward Bulkheads

March 27, 2020 by Russ Barr

March 27, 2020

Forward bulkheads were fit today.

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March 27, 2020 /Russ Barr

Fuselage Work

March 26, 2020 by Russ Barr

March 26, 2020

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A couple of pics highlighting the main lading gear mounts.

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This is the Aft Deck.

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These are the forward canopy decks.

March 26, 2020 /Russ Barr

Guess What I Got Today?

March 16, 2020 by Russ Barr

March 16. 2020

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And fuselage turned over ready for avionics.

March 16, 2020 /Russ Barr

Stiffeners Are Being Riveted On Left Elevator

March 15, 2020 by Russ Barr

March 15, 2020

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Stiffeners complete.

March 15, 2020 /Russ Barr

Left Elevator / Fuselage

March 14, 2020 by Russ Barr

March 14, 2020

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The fuselage is turned over waiting on the avionics. They are on a brown truck at the moment.
Also on the day’s activities is dimpling the skins for the left elevator.

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March 14, 2020 /Russ Barr

Started On Left Elevator

March 13, 2020 by Russ Barr

March 13, 2020

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All stiffeners are match drilled and ready for dimpling and deburring.

March 13, 2020 /Russ Barr

Right Elevator Complete

March 13, 2020 by Russ Barr

March 12, 2020

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Fit and installed the tip for the right elevator. Now for the left elevator.

March 13, 2020 /Russ Barr

Fuselage Skins Mostly Riveted

February 28, 2020 by Russ Barr

February 28, 2020

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February 28, 2020 /Russ Barr

Ready For the Rivets

February 27, 2020 by Russ Barr

February 27, 2020

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Notice rivets under the tape.

February 27, 2020 /Russ Barr

All the Dimpling Is Done.

February 27, 2020 by Russ Barr

February 26, 2020

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Fuselage Continued

February 22, 2020 by Russ Barr

February 22, 2020

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Drilled and ready for dimpling.

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February 22, 2020 /Russ Barr
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