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A wide angle view of the
Independence Airplane Factory - formerly known as EAA Chapter 292 World Headquarters. |
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After annealing the end of the tubes can be pressed together into a taper. |
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"Are you sure this is the way that Graham Lee said to do it?" |
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Closeup of the end of the spars where the tube has been annealed and pressed to a taper. |
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Closeup of firewall stainless steel. |
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The completed firewall. |
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Rear view of firewall. The can is for the starter which protudes through to the rear. |
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Constructing a fuselage jig. |
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Fuselage number 2 in the jig. Number 1 is in the background. |
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Checking the fit of the landing gear legs to the fuselage. |
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Fastening the gear to the fuselage. |
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Closeup of the bracket that attaches the gear leg to the fuselage tube. |
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The Noon Patrol Handy Dandy tube notcher is still working fine after a few thousand cuts |
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The instrument panel mockup. We decided to forgo the HUD gunsight. |
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Pieces laid out for the first lower wing. |
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The first lower wing and the jig are taking shape. |
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It looks like a wing. |