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Beginning the process of attaching
ribs to a lower wing.
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Closeup of the lower wing jig. This
is about the fourth version of the jig, and worked well.
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A bunch of completed lower wings.
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Rudder control cables attach to the
rudder bar.
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Elevator control cables attach to
the stick.
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Elevator control cables. The two
elevators are not physically connected, but one cable from the stick
splits to a cable for each elevator. The designer and other Nieuport
builders assure us that this works fine.
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Our tool to press the ends of the
spar after the tubing has been annealed.
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Pressing the spar.
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The spar tube is flattened.
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Checking the mounting
point on a lower wing.
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Cutting aluminum channel for engine
mounts. We saved a few bucks by making the channel from square tubing.
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Working on the first upper wing.
Note the open copy of the plans on the table.
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When there's a question about the
plans we can pick up a phone and call the designer. Thanks Graham.
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Checking a tentative shoulder
harness location.
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Tall pilot - tiny cockpit. Note the
knee position. This is before we moved the rudder bar forward.
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The rudder bar has been moved as
far forward as possible.
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