08-01-2020 Empennage Riveted
I’d picked up the empennage, slats, and flaps — a whole crate of parts — in a kamikaze run to San Antonio April 1st. Governor Abbott had declared a statewide… Read more »
Tag: corvair
07-10-2020 Stabilizer and Elevator
I had a lot of fun working on the stabilizer and finishing it out. I did the rudder first, but this is the first part I did after a kamikaze… Read more »
07-02-2020 Aircraft Wiring
During a brief vacation in late June I had opportunity to focus on the “learn” part of the EAA motto “Learn, Build, Fly”. I was at a spot in my… Read more »
06-27-2020 3.0L Cylinder Painting / Materials Acquisition
Painted 3.0L Corvair cylinders: Fabricated cylinder painting blocks from 4″ PVC drain pipe (ala Billy Kerchner). Cut two sections about six to eight long, then squared up on the oscillating… Read more »
06-26-2020 Trim Tab, Cylinder Cleaning
Morning Trim tab hole cleaned up. Tested fitting of the servo control arm with the hinge piece that attaches to the trim tab. Made sure it moved 40 degrees down… Read more »
04-09-2020 Stabilizer Top Skin
Stabilizer work on tips and some skin layout.
04-06-2020 Stabilizer Ribs
Put stabilizer ribs into place: Ribs
04-04-2020 Horizontal Stabilizer Work
More work on the stabilizer skeleton: Stabilizer
04-01-2020 Horizontal Stabilizer Skeleton
After unpacking and inventorying the parts I picked up from Estes I laid out the horizontal stabilizer skeleton. Pictures and other info here: Stabilizer Skeleton Layout
02-29-2020 CH750 STOL Rudder Done
Back on January 14th I ordered the CH750 Rudder Kit from Zenith. I’d bought the plans for the plane in November. I studied those for a while, thinking about scratch… Read more »