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Tailplane frame |
Bare instrument board |
Seat mounting frame |
Forward elevator
bellcrank |
Bellcrank close-up |
Rear elevator bellcrank |
Tailplane with lower skin |
Rudder pedals |
Control column and grip |
Instrument board install |
Back of instrument board
rough wiring / plumbing |
Switch and breaker panel |
Instrument board and control
column |
Firewall in position |
Instrument board fitting |
Side view of fuselage |
Tailplane initial fitting |
Seat installation left side |
Seat installation right
side |
Future Pilot, left side |
Future Pilot, right side |
Sheet Panel, Right side,
ready for UC Selector |
Throttle Quadrant
Installed |
Right view of windscreen &
sheet metal |
Left rear view of
windscreen |
Left view of windscreen,
door (both new), old canopy & rear
window in place |
Rear window frame |
Initial fitting of
headrest frame |
Frame 7 |
Detail of upper brace |
Headrest frame ready for
fitting of canopy and rails |
Rear view of headrest
frame & rear window forward frame |
Rudder trim wheel |
Rudder and elevator trim
wheels in place |
working side of the trim
wheels. They operate "electric linear
actuators" by micro switches instead of
the cable/pully method |
Side view of
windscreen/canopy/door installation |
Left rear view of canopy
installation |
Right side view of the
windscreen and canopy fitting and
install |
Fuselage delivered to the hanger |
Spitfire Aircraft
Company, stop and visit |
Ready to be "buttoned up" |
Engine ready to be offloaded
into hanger |
First layer of ply
completed on left side |
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Balsa layer added from
radio deck to fin |
Becker remote control units in panel. |
Inner, rear spar ready for mating to outer
section. |
Radio deck showing Becker transponder,
transceiver with encoder and ELT ready
to be covered. |
Spitfire exhaust fitted
the Allison engine |
Spitfire exhaust fitted the
Allison engine |
Center elevator hinge
with the electric linear actuator and
trim bellcrank assembly |
Actuator, mounting to
elevator spar and bellcrank trim
assembly. "Actuator is mounted along and
near the centerline of the elevator
hinge to facilitate easier balancing of
the control surface". |
Tab with ribs and bellcrank
filler |
Close up of solid filler
for bellcrank mounting |
Initial fitting of tab to
elevator |
Radio door being fitted |
Radio door (duplicated
from original drawings) |
One completed tab the
other ready for trailing edge filler and
top skins |
End view of finished tab |
landing gear retract
selector, chassis "up" |
landing gear retract
selector chassis "down" |
flap lever showing it in
the "up" position |
flap lever showing it in the "down"
position |
micro switches that will
supply power to the flaps |
Stainless "fishmouth" exhaust stacks
custom made for the Allison engine, made
from an original Merlin stack |
2nd "fishmouth" exhaust
stacks view |
Note that when one
installs these stacks on the engine, it
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appears to be doing 250 kts just sitting
there |
Side view |
Bottom showing the drain fitting, fuel
pump mounting flange,
cuttouts for rudder pedals and fuel
spill overboard drain |
Top showing the filler, vent connection
into the tank, overboard drain pickup
and fuel gauge sending unit. Capacity of
tank is 100 US gallons+ |
Rudder and hinges fitting to the fin.
10/24/05 |
Close-up of hinge alignment.
10/24/05 |
 Everything aligned and holes drilled for the
bolts.
10/24/05
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Tailplane skins with two to go to finish.
10/24/05 |
Scarf in skin ready for joining skin.
10/24/05
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Last skin in place, scarf joint complete.
10/24/05
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Butt rib showing
laminations of leading edge, shop dog in
background.
12/28/05 |
Tail plane sanded and ready
for final coat of sanding primer.
12/28/05 |
Final coat
of primer and next pictures will have color and a
finished component.
12/28/05
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Updates will be more forthcoming in the
future to show steady progress on the
prototype.
For details on any part of the
assembly, please
email with request. |
