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Here's the official Noon Patrol jacket front. |
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And back. |
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Some of the members took a field trip to see the new Van's Aircrtaft facility. Tom Green, General Manger shows a sheet of aluminum to demonstrate the pre-punched holes. We have been purchasing aluminum sheet -- without holes -- from Vans. |
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Tom Green -- behind canopy --
watches nervously as we examine the new RV-7.
It was only a rumor that the new Van's RV-7 would be a WWI fighter kit. |
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These are the spacers that will be between the firewall and the Diehl accessory case. They move the engine far enough forward for the rear exhaust pipes to clear. |
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The different length spacers cant of the engine to offset the tremendous P-factor that our 55 hp Volkswagens engine will deliver. |
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Final assembly of the firewall. The stainless steel is held to the plywood by a zillion little screws -- and each screw is sealed with high temp silicon. |
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These pieces are channel are to be engine mounts. |
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Testing the fit of the engine mount to the front of the longerons. The engine mount will be on the rear of the firewall. |
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The upper right wing is almost ready for the aileron. |
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Upper right wing detail. |
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Ailerons are being built here. |
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Upper right wing with aileron in place. |
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The upper left wing is layed out. |
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Another look at the upper right wing with aileron. |
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And from the bottom. |
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Checking the dihedral of the lower wing. |
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All four wings in place for the first time. The wooden V-strut is temporary. |
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Head on shot with four wings temporarily installed to check the angles. |
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Taking a look at the wings. |
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An overhead view when we had four wings mounted for the first time. |
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Your Noon Patrol webmaster risked his life on a 10 foot stepladder to get this photo. |
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Attaching the cable fittings to the rudder bar. |
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Using some of our 100 gallons of Poly-Brush. |
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The newly covered rudder is installed |
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The fuselage is upside down so that all four tail struts can be installed. |
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Checking to see how the fabric will look on the turtledeck. |
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Yet another group of visitors gets the grand tour. Alas, they too failed to bring chocolate chip cookies. So far we're only 1 for 750 in the visitors bringing cookies department. |