Doubler for Inspection Holes

    Self-fabricated doubler for two inspection holes in the left wing. The two small holes on the right are for electric cable and pitot tube which will run through …

Cleco world

  I love this picture. It shows the wing with many, many clecos. Isn’t this a piece of art :-)

Pitot Tube

  This is the Murphy supplied pitot tube. I mounted it near the inspection holes so that it can be reached and connected from inside.

Pitot tube

  The pitot tube is pointing slightly downwards (approx. 3 degrees) to have a more accurate measuring when flying with a high angle.

Drilling ribs

  To drill the front ribs somebody has to move under the wing and hold the ribs in the correct position. My wife did this tiring job and with a …

Wingstand

Our wingstands. The wings will stay here until final installation. A set of wheels on the bottom allows easy movement in our basement.

Pressure Tester

    This is a simple method to test the tanks. If you have a leak, the glove will soon break down. Unfortunately my tank had a leak the first …

Non invasive surgery

    This is a tool we used to fix a tank leak from inside. Inspection camera (connecting to a laptop), a paint brush with proseal and then doing the …

Right Wing

  Everything ready to close the tanks. Of course I tested the bottom side of the tank with some fuel. These tanks are really big. Putting 20 Liters of gas …

Starting with the wings

      Started constructing the wings. The right wing comes first. It looks good as lying on the construction table. The window in the back is still to small …

First steps

After getting my official permit on August,6 2009 from the german “Luftfahrtbundesamt”, the building process started. The journey begins …   Building starts with the flaperons. 4 of these to …

Rudder ready to close

Last picture before closing rudder (I believe). The blue color is my nano coating, which is applied to all mating parts.

Preparing building location

  Waiting for the official documents (permits) to build, there’s enough time to prepare the building location. Many parts will be built in this room in the basement. Fuselage construction …