Build start DEC 1 2011
Today is DEC 1 2016

Five years building

The first 4 months of this fifth year of the build was finishing off the wings. I had ailerons to make and all the associated hardware to connect. Pic 1 shows them stowed on a shelf I made, after the shot they were covered in black plastic to protect them from UV and for now they are out of the picture.

Pic 2 shows I spent a lot of time making the front seat side consoles and the curved seat cover that has storage underneath a hinged lid. I also got the stick controls up and running. Then not to mention a lot of time profiling the canard with West system filler.

I made covers for the electric nose lift that I might now replace, I had a nose wheel cover, yeap ditched that too and made another one which is in place.

I spent a lot of time finally glassing the nose area and then making large access hatches that are secured by long pins. The fuselage was flipped and I did the nose gear doors. It seems a year of fiddly stuff that needed doing but took a long time.

This coming year will have to be the ‘Year of the Strakes’ and getting closer to finishing all the big airframe parts. Wow…

Wings done for now

Front seat area

Nose gear doors