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The Affordaplane Project |
Nov. 2006 |
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| Just another tail end shot. |
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Fitting the instrument panel. |
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| Getting the front end sheet metal work under- way. |
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Rosewood veneer epoxy bonded to the panel you see above. |
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| More Tail |
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High Gloss exterior poly finish applied and instrument panel being riveted in place. |
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| And even more Tail ! |
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Just like covering a "BIG" model airplane wing. |
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| Tail wheel. Math says that with 39 pounds now on the tail wheel we'll need 112 pounds right where the engine goes. We'll see about that later on. |
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Fabric glued to the 1" wide cap strips of each rib. No rib stitching. |
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| The pattern for the windshield is cut and fitted. That's George, our test pilot. We plan a "nice" fiberglass cowling forward of the firewall. |
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These shots give away how we decided to paint the Affordaplane. |
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| George wondering if the slip stream will mess up his hair. |
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Yep---"D-Day" invasion stripes on an OD paint job. |
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