From the Maplewoods workshop: Steve's RV7 project: Flap actuator, elevator bell crank, tank attach bracket and more...

The Mission:

I am building an airplane. I really can't tell you how weird it sounds to me to hear those words in my head as I type. I am keeping this blog as an adjunct to my written log, which is required to comply with FAA requirements for Experimental Aircraft construction. My son Doug is my partner in this project. There are two goals: to build the best, safest, and yes, COOLEST, airplane we can, and to allow Doug to acquire some truly awesome experiences, not to mention building skills. Thanks for viewing.

How to use this blog

The most current post is displayed on this opening page. To access the older posts, click on the "Blog Archive" on the right hand side. The drop down menu is arranged by the month and lists the posts, by title and by date posted, in reverse chronological order.

I will arrange the hypertext links to other websites I find interesting better some day, but they are at the bottom.

If you navigate to my first post, there is a link to my luthiery pages. I miss working with wood. Aluminum is nice, but it's boring. Give me a highly figured maple any day!

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Flap actuator, elevator bell crank, tank attach bracket and more...

I have been busier doing than photographing, but here are a few of the recently completed tasks. Unfortunately, I have entered the phase of building where an awful lot of work done doesn't translate to obvious progress, at least as far as a photo blog goes. Trust me, there is a lot of effort in each one of these pictures. Tomorrow I'll finish the right wing fuel tank attach bracket, then start on the rudder pedals inside the fuse.