Nice work, really brings back memories when I watched my neighbor build a J3 piper cub in his garage. Are you still able too up the horsepower in planes and label it a experimental aircraft?
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Nice work, really brings back memories when I watched my neighbor build a J3 piper cub in his garage. Are you still able too up the horsepower in planes and label it a experimental aircraft?
WOW!! I liked the other series of pictures you posted a few weeks ago when it was almost done! But these are even better!! Like I said before you do awesome work! I'm sure the pictures don't do the actual plane justice!!
45 ACP because shooting more than once is just silly!!
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very neat project, and by the photo's looks like excellent craftsmanship.
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Super Job, awaiting flight pic's
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JD, you made me go look up the Stewart method. Interesting process.
In case anyone else is interested, here's a link to the Stewart method with tons of pics of the entire process;
http://www.supercubproject.com/afs.aspx
Every flight surface or the entire plane had to have that done to it. It takes a very long time to do.
Here's another link to wikipedia where wing and flight surface covering is discussed in the historical perspective;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_fabric_covering
The planes are back! The nightly air show from air venture comes far enough north for me to see each night. At least the war planes in formation.
JD, if you do make it to next years air venture, I'll make the 10 mile trip down to meet you and take a long, close up look, at the T-craft. I know the limitations of the T-craft. I spent many hours riding in one with my dad in his. He was partners with a fellow worker, they shared the expenses and the hangar rent.
The Canadians sent down a big chunk of their air mass, the temp barely made it to 60 degrees yesterday! Good flying weather for the T-craft. At least those poor suckers at the EAA won't be sweating too much this year!
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You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart.
You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."
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Congratulations !! Job well done. Now all we need/want is a video of her Maiden.
Sweet, JD - Sweet...
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Looks great!
When I think back on all the **** I learned in high school it's a wonder I can think at all ! And then my lack of education hasn't hurt me none I can read the writing on the wall.
A truly beautiful bird!! Brings back memories of the PA-19 in which I learned to fly and in which I did my first solo flight. That was back in the mid-1960's and although I got my Private Pilot's License at that time, I haven't flown since. But I do miss it dearly. Get that bird licensed and then get up there and punch some holes in the sky!!
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Nice plane. the first time I got to fly was a Civil Defense exercise with the Civil Air Patrol. We had a Taylorcraft, a Luscombe, a TriPacer, and an old Stinson L-5, that didn't want to fly that day. The Civil Defense guys never showed up, so we spent the rest of the day planning our own missions, and flying. None of those planes looked as good as yours. Great work!!!!
Put off the book until you go fly a few hours. That looks incredible!!!!!!
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Looking at the uncovered cowling pics and the finished ramp pictures I don't see any bungees. How does a Taylorcraft main suspension work?
Dutch
"The future ain't what it used to be".
-Yogi Berra.
They use bungees--I just didn't post any pictures of that phase of restoration. We have the floor set up for a quick remove to serve as an inspection point for annual inspections as the gear bungees need to be checked.Originally Posted by wallenba
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