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  • Canopy latch

    Yesterday my friend Mina came over and helped me out with some canopy latch work. We started by fitting the rear latch to the fuselage. This is the latch spanning the width of the fuse. We clamped it in place and then back drilled the holes through the fuselage bulkhead. Here you can see the…

  • Canopy latch

    Today I spent a few hours working on the canopy latch. I’m going with a latch from JDAir that is a nice machined aluminum. I started by measuring and marking the side skin for the latch cutout. It’s slightly different from the plans due to the thickness of the latch. I then measuring and aligned…

  • Canopy frame

    Today I spent some time working on the canopy frame side rails and ribs. Here’s the frame attached and pivoted forward to check the clearance. I then got the side frame pieces out and prepped those, along with the attach brackets for the frame. Here you can see the side frame drilled and clecoed to…

  • Canopy hinges

    Today I spent most of the day working on the frame fitting and hinges. I started out by clecoeing the skin to the frame and forward fuselage. I’m using a strap to tighten everything down. Once I got everything lined up, I tightened the strap and some clamps to get the skins to line up.…

  • Canopy frame

    Yesterday I spent a few hours working on the canopy frame components. I started by cutting the plastic bushing blocks for the canopy frame hinges. I then fit the blocks into the sub panel. Then installed the top skin I then got the canopy frame out and prepped it by drawing a line down the…

  • Hung the Engine!

    Yesterday I hit a huge milestone. After many weeks of prep for this moment, I have officially installed my first airplane engine! It was more difficult than I thought, but everything lined up great once I figured out the technique.  First a huge thank you to my uncle for helping me out, definitely needed his…

  • Engine work

    Today I spent a few hours cleaning the shop and installing some fittings on the engine. My goal is to hang the engine next weekend.  I started by rotating the prop governor and installed the cable bracket.  I cut the safety wire on the six screws holding the governor so that I could rotate the…

  • Vent lines

    Today I made the vent lines for the fuel tanks. I installed the vent elbows in the sides of the fuselage and then began measuring the length for the tubes.  Here you can see the AN818 fitting. Mirrored on the right side. This will attach to the fuel tank in the wings.  Here is the…

  • Center console

    Today I spent the day working on the center console and fuel pump and covers. I started by installing the heater baffle to the center floor cover.  You can see the baffle installed here in the center of the image. It will guide hot air into the cabin and out the vents on the right. …

  • Front deck

    This weekend I spent nearly 20 hours working on the project. It was extremely satisfying to get quality time on it.  I spent the time working on the panel, subpanel and forward ribs and forward top skin. Here’s the center sub panel with the forward channel.  Here’s the subpanel installed with the top skin fitted.…