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Plane
Construction Updates
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| Body's
life size schematic Dec 06 |
13
foot Wing and body actual size scaled drawing.
Jan
3 2007 - click photo for larger image |
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Leveling
40 wing strut sections for curved gluing.
Feb
19 2007 - click photo for larger image |
Cutting
wing strut sections.
Feb
19 2007 - click photo for larger image
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Cutting
40 sections...ready to glue up to shape...
Feb
19 2007 - click photo for larger image |
First
2 curved struts...beautiful !!
Feb
19 2007 - click photo for larger image
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Wing
strut sections...carved/sanded to shape...
April
4 2007 - click photo for larger image |
Matched
curved struts...
April
4 2007 - click photo for larger image
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7
foot main strut......
May
21 2007 - click photo for larger image |
Struts
stained & varnished...
May
27 2007 - click photo for larger image
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Struts
stained & varnished...
May
27 2007 - click photo for larger image
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Tail
section components...
May
28 2007 - click photo for larger image
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Staining
tail section ...
May
29 2007 - click photo for larger image
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Varnishing
tail section ...
May
29 2007 - click photo for larger image
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Completed
tail section 5 feet long...
May
29 2007 - click photo for larger image
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Rough
cut wing pivot blocks......
May
27 2007 - click photo for larger image
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Blocks
antiqued with marker and shading...
May
31 2007 - click photo for larger image
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Clamping
body plaate sections...
May
31 2007 - click photo for larger image
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Assembly
of body plate...
May
31 2007 - click photo for larger image
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Glued
up body section...
May
31 2007 - click photo for larger image
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Body
plate cut to shape...
May
31 2007 - click photo for larger image
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Antique
staining of bodysection ...
May
31 2007 - click photo for larger image
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Body
plate varnishing & shading...
May
31 2007 - click photo for larger image
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Model
components ...
June
21 2007 - click photo for larger image
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Oak
pulley blocks made for various cables
July
25 07
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Oak
pulley blocks- underside
July
25 07
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Carving
slot in rounded front spar for main body attachment
August
22 07
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Main
body positioned, end caps made for side
supports
and pulleys etc....click
photo for larger image
August
26 2007
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First
layout of wing components on 7 x 13 foot tabletop
Dec
16 2007
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Leather
cosmetic covering of wired and glued dowel
joints
for maximum strength...
Feb
20 2008
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Side
main pulley assembly, all glued dowels
Feb
15 2008 |
Bottom
view of complete body assembly
Feb
23 2008
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Long
view with some pulleys attached....
March
2 2008 |
Pulleys
and cable attachments in place....
March
2 2008
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Pulleys
and cable attachments made, in place and ready for wing support
tension cables later....
March
2 2008 |
Posts
in place for leather body harness...
March
2 2008
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Cable
eyelets and cable tighteners painted brown,
later
to be covered in leather camoflage...
March
2 2008 |
Tracing
of original wing wall graphic on paper for transfer to tabletop
giving accurate second wing assembly guide.
April
8 2008
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| Merging
wing connections.. April 17 2008
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Wing
assembly, joints doweled and wired for safety
before
camoflaging leather binding. April 17 2008
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| First
time wing assembly of all components
April
17 2008
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First
self standing wing assembly completed...
6
feet wide x 12 feet long
April
17 2008
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Main
body/tail assembly completed.
June
2008 |
First
hanging of body and tail, 10 feet long
July
2008
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Wing
pivot assembly....July 2008
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First
wing test attaching to body/tail pivot assembly.
July
2008
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Hand
cut leather lace to cover all wing joints etc.
July
2008
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Close
up of joints...
July
2008
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Hanging
test assembly with wings in place.
August
2008
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Back
view of wing assembly position tests..
August
2008
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"
First solo flight "
Hanging
alone, assembled and all main elements attached....10 x 20 feet
- August 2 2008 |
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Wing
connections to pedals
August
2008
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