11-13-20 Slats
Worked on my slats. The parts supplied are different than the drawings. In particular the slat support piece which is shaped differently, and the skin has two slots instead of… Read more »
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Golden Age
I Imagine a golden age when you can fly on your own wings, soaring in all the seasons and at your whim into the deepest blue sky. Just so: In… Read more »
09-17-20 Corvair Piston and Cylinders I
I spent a fair bit of time reviewing the SPA Corvair Engine Assembly Manual before setting to work on assembling the pistons / rods / rings / cylinders. I reread… Read more »
09-09-20 Finished Inventory of CH 750 Hardware
I quickly realized I had no idea how to sort through the hundreds of bolts, nuts, washers, and other pieces that are part of the hardware holding a CH 750… Read more »
2020-19-08 Visit to Zenith
Sunday I started the 13 hour drive up to Mexico Missouri from Seguin. It was a trip long in the making, at least since 2005 when I first found out… Read more »
08-09-2020 Corvair Engine Wrangling 101
I puzzled over it. I looked at the way the chain hooked onto the two eye bolts screwed into the top of the engine cover. How it looped through the… Read more »
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 »
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 »
06-28-2020 Aircraft Electrical / SPA Corvair Engine Manual
Read chapter 2 of Aircraft Electrical and am zeroing in on how I want to connect my Ray Allen servo motor electric trim tab controller to the lead wires that… Read more »