A variety of items were being worked this last week on our Nieuport 24 aircraft. Here are some of the items, a seat support, wood formers, metal template, and some cross tubes. The original Nieuport 24 had a tail skid; we are installing a tail wheel. Since we are […]
This week we had the students cut wood for jigs on the fuselage build table. After completing that task we started cutting metal for the fuselage jigs!!!! We have also been in contact with our wood supplier and they are working on our order. All […]
Spent Friday cutting more tubing. With the side tubing laid out you can see how big this aircraft is going to be. Have two certified TIG welders on staff, so welding should begin by next work day. The wings are progressing, but still in the […]
Our metal vendor has finally gotten thier act together and shipped the remainder of our order!! The fuselage work should speed up now that we have the various sizes of tubing that we require. We did figure out, based on the paperwork that came with […]
I guess most of us recall the movie “The Money Pit”. Well, our wood delivery is coming from the same contractor that was rebuilding their house in the movie. Just kidding Mark! Latest promise is Monday/Tuesday. Mark just phoned me (SAT 1PM) from BC to tell […]
The hangers that secured the top section of the fuselage have been removed. Now you can clearly see the tubular fuselage. Our oil tank is getting some attention by some of our students this week. The rudder for our Neiuport 24 is starting to take shape. [note: This post contained links to […]
Enough materails are in to start the build. Josh davidson is the lead builder and has been putting in long hours to get us to this stage. [note: There was an image here but has since been lost to the internet]
Cut the first metal today,Airframe outline is blocked and ready for more tubing. Should start to look like a frame soon.
The longerons, crossmembers and rudder post (tail post) are all in place and now the fuselage of the Nieuport 24 aircraft is taking shape. In the construction of the fuselage the top and bottom were completed first, and then at this point we will arrange the vertical members to […]