Lower Wing Aft Support Bracket – Team Chesapeake [Photos] The Aviation Institute of Maintenance – Team Chesapeake is working on the lower wing aft support bracket. Once they get this support done and get over their learning curve they will be set for the right wing. They are making progress […]
The Aviation Institute of Maintenance – Team Chesapeake is working on the mounting and installation of the cabane struts and aligning up the lower and upper wing on the left side of our Nieuport 24 World War One Aircraft. In the following pictures please see our […]
Welding and Cables In Place – Team Chesapeake The Aviation Institute of Maintenance in – Team Chesapeake is very busy because students are building a World War 1 aircraft called a Nieuport 24. Every week we are getting various tasks done. This past week we […]
Welding Cabanes on the Nieuport 24 Aircraft – Aviation Institute of Maintenance – Team Chesapeake [Photos] The Aviation Institute of Maintenance – Team Chesapeake is working on the Cabane struts for the upper wing. In the following pictures you will see the forward and the aft struts with […]
Team Chesapeake Metal Prep to Weld Struts in Place [Photos] Aviation Institute of Maintenance – Team Chesapeake is moving forward with the upper wing installation. Students, Chaez and Karl are prepping the metal for welding. We should have the cabane struts positioned for a complete weld very […]
Cabane Struts In Place – Team Chesapeake Chesapeake, Virginia – Aviation Institute of Maintenance – Team Chesapeake has leveled and squared up the upper wing. We have the Cabane struts in place and ready to get welded to the fuselage. Please click on pictures to […]
Team Chesapeake Raises Upper Wing Our Nieuport 24 aircraft is staring to look like a real flying machine. As you can see the leading edge of the upper wing has wood installed now and we have hoisted the wing up. Next we will be leveling […]
Team Chesapeake – Upper Wing Coming Together The Nieuport 24 upper wing is coming together here at AIM in Chesapeake, Virginia. Our last blog we had a very successful taxi check of the aircraft and now we are in the process of fitting the lower […]
A huge milestone was met by the Aviation Institute of Maintenance located in Chesapeake, Virginia Friday January 17, 2014. Our Nieuport 24 went for it’s first taxi check! This is the direct result of many current and past students building this aircraft for many years. […]
AIM Chesapeake Virginia Still Coming Together and Working On Their WW1 Nieuport 24 Replica Our Nieuport 24 is getting closer every month to becoming a great WW1 replica aircraft. Many students throughout the year have done some amazing work and volunteered their time after school […]