Part One — Crankcase, Camshaft, 5th Bearing, Safety Shaft, Propeller Studs The following pictures show how a short block Corvair flight motor is built. It starts from freshly disassembled (after… Read more »
I once watched a comedy film in which there was a scene where two people climb into a convertible sports car. An utterly cavalier man with a ridiculous thin-line mustache… Read more »
Building even a simple airplane is a tremendously daunting challenge. Just contemplating such an endeavor the builder can imagine a host of his friends and family raising their eyebrows in… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »