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Bill explains our Nieuport to Ivan.
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Ivan explains the effects of
airframe rigging.
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"And if it's not rigged right . .
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Cowls and prototype roundels.
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Prop rack. I don't remember what
the small one is from.
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Yet another prototype instrument
panel layout.
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Some wheelbarrow is missing a
handle.
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Fuselages being prepared for
covering.
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This fuselage has been covered and
had silver applied.
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The fabric crew has been keeping up
with the rest of the builders.
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Preparing the lower wing for fabric
covering. If you look close you can see that Ron is using a hammer.
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Installing the PK screws that
attach the fabric to the rib.
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A bunch of lower wings after the
Polycoat has been applied.
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Trimming the fabric.
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A forest of fuselages.
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Sending a fuselage off to the paint
shop.
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Number one back from the paint
shop. We used some free paint and the color is just not what we
intended.
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The photo doesn't do justice to the
paint. The color is even worse in person.
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These lower wings were also painted
with the free paint.
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Using the access holes to adjust
the control cables.
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Another view of the hangar full of
fuselages.
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With the fuselage stored on the
firewall this dolly makes moving it around easy.
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Yet another view of the forest.
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Installing the drag link to keep
the brake backing plate from rotating.
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Checking the rudder.
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The Upper wings are the last major
fabrication of the project.
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The panel on the engine test stand.
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The hobbs meter on the first engine
to run now resisters 1.6 hours. We plan to run each engine on the stand
before installing it on an airframe.
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Yet another view of the fuselages.
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Wanda Van Hoomisen made this nice
Indian Head tile mosaic in a stepping stone.
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It doesn't always rain in Western
Oregon in October. We had a great Indian Summer and we thank Ron. our
Native American brother.
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