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  1. steveair2

    LEXLD94SE

    Today we finish welded the floor board and windshield mounting tabs. Jim filled the back sides of the tabs with epoxy and micro balloons.
  2. steveair2

    LEXLD94SE

    Today we installed nine floor board mounting tabs. Jim made progress on the honeycomb composite instrument pod.
  3. steveair2

    LEXLD94SE

    Yesterday we tack welded in four windshield attachment tabs, and two firewall tabs.
  4. steveair2

    LEXLD94SE

    Today we tack welded on firewall mounting tabs. Jim made progress on a honeycomb composite instrument pod.
  5. steveair2

    LEXLD94SE

    Today we trimmed and fit the windshield.
  6. steveair2

    LEXLD94SE

    Today we installed the remaining twenty eight windshield tabs.
  7. steveair2

    LEXLD94SE

    Today we cut and fit the windshield and started installing mounting tabs.
  8. steveair2

    LEXLD94SE

    Today we finished bending the two windshield bows and welded them to the fuselage.
  9. steveair2

    LEXLD94SE

    Yesterday we fit and glued the last remaining piece of plywood to the center section. We started bending windshield bows but blew a O ring on our torch and were unable to anneal the work hardened tubing. Jim poured some automatic transmission fluid into the frame.
  10. steveair2

    LEXLD94SE

    Today we skinned the center section with 3/32” light plywood.
  11. steveair2

    LEXLD94SE

    Today we cut fit and glued in the remaining cross bracing into the center section. Our reject plywood ribs made a good clamping device.
  12. steveair2

    LEXLD94SE

    Today we cut fit and glued in lower cross bracing into the center section.
  13. steveair2

    LEXLD94SE

    Today we glued together the new center section ribs.
  14. steveair2

    LEXLD94SE

    Today we decided on a lighter design for the center section. We also scavenged some instruments from our collection.
  15. steveair2

    LEXLD94SE

    Yesterday we cut and fit horizontal bracing into the center section.
  16. steveair2

    LEXLD94SE

    Yesterday we cut and glued stiffeners on the center section ribs and did some notching.
  17. steveair2

    LEXLD94SE

    Today we started on the wing center section.
  18. steveair2

    999cc V Twin

  19. steveair2

    Hello everyone, I'm new here !

    Welcome Tim, Before you commit to redesigning the Affordaplane, please take a look at all your other options first. There are many. You will save yourself much time and effort building from a proven set of plans. The Legal Eagle or Hummel Ultracruiser are two good options. I personally...
  20. steveair2

    Metal Model Airplanes

    I've been building model airplanes for many years. But nothing like these. http://www.rojasbazan.com/home/index.html
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