The Noon Patrol Builders Report

November and December 2000.

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Almost complete lower wing on the jig.
Here's an almost completed turtledeck.
13 turtledecks assembled and almost ready.
Attaching elevators to the horizontal stabilizer.
Checking the horizontal stabilizer strut.
The mounting point on the bottom of the fuselage for the horizontal stabilizer strut
Lower wing spar with mouting brackets. Wood plug is to add stiffness to keep the spar from crushing where bolts are through it.
Front gear leg mounted to the lower longeron with a stainless steel strap.
Firewall mounted to the front of the upper longeron. The engine mount is not yet in place on the back of the firewall.
Stick and rudder installed in the cockpit.
Stick and rudder detail.
Parts for fuel tank have been laser cut from CAD plans.
Two baffles in fuel tank.
Fuel tank top added.
The welded up fuel tank.
Engine test stand. It's ready for a complete firewall forward engine installation.
A bunch of upper wing spars with the ends pressed flat.
We're building a booth for fabric work.
The prototype engine mount on the back of the firewall. The final ones may not be quite this pretty.

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