Motor Mount View
The picture shows the unsymmetric construction of the mount to withstand the turning forces of the motor.
Test Fitting Motor Mount
Our motor mount was produced by a small company in Germany. We had luck that the Rebel is such a great plane. It is so great that there is a …
Doors Finalized
This picture shows the finalized right door. As you can see we decided to go for a full Lexan door. The view will be great from inside.
Slot in door frame
This is the slot in the upper door frame, where the upper door lever fits in. I deliberately did it asymmetrical. Thus when closing the lever the window is tightly …
Door Mechanism
We built the door exactly as noted in the manual. Although I got several recommendations from some other builders, I decided to stay to the original design. In the end …
Door Lock
This simple lock is installed inside the left window. The lever on the back holds the window.
Upper Door Lever
Finalized upper door lever. This lever is closed from inside and fixes the window. I used a simple black knob from the hardware store (1 Euro) as handle point. Works …
Door Latch
This is the finalized door latch. It is cool to fabricate all this from scratch. Nevertheless it is a lot of work, measurement and filing, before everything fits as desireed. …
Door Skin
Our door will be fully skinned with lexan. We like the improved visibility, especially when doing sightseeing and looking down to earth. The lexan provided with the kit was sufficient …
Right Door Frame
The picture shows the fitting of the right door frame. The stainless steel hinge at the front is already installed at the door post.
Center Console Installed
The center console is installed. We are happy with the outcome. It protects all the cables and gives space for some instruments. The trim switch is installed just in front …
Parts for center console
I constructed and fabricated the aluminum parts for the center console. We are using a quadrant from Baxter Quadrants. A lot of rivnuts are necessary to make it easy …
Elevator Tip Reinforcements
Other rebel builders on the builder list reported on cracks at the elevator outboard rib. After having test fitted the elevator tip with a relatively heavy counterweight, it is …
Test Fitting Windshield
I couldn’t resist to do a test fitting of the windshield. It fits well and will only need some minor trimming. The windshield is still protected with a foil, …
Flap Handle Bolt
These pictures show the simple mechanism Murphy uses to fix the flap positions. Just an AN4 bolt which fits into a hole. Just pull the handle towards the pilot …
Flap Rib Gussets
Some gussets to reinforce the connection of the flap rib.
Teleflex Cable Routing
It took me some time to find out the best way to route the teleflex cable. I wanted to make sure that my head has enough clearance at the …
Teleflex Cable Retainer
Picture shows the teleflex retainer at the flap rib, self fabricated from 0.125 Aluminum. You can also see the flap handle with the AN4 bolt for fixing.
Flap Handle Design
The picture shows the flap handle design. I decided to go for a slightly modified standard flap handle . The handle has a modified “hockey stick” design, to keep it …
Elevator P/P Fairings
These fairings are also from 0.020 and protect the exit of the elevator P/P tubes.
Rudder Cable Fairings
These fairings protect the rudder cable exit holes in the fuselage. I fabricated them from 0.020.
Elevator Cables
Elevator cables are installed. I used BB-128 (ACS) pulleys at the front.
Design proposal
With the help of a fellow builder Nik, we sketched our first design proposal. We plan the Rebel mostly in silver with red stripes.
Center Console Ergonomics
With the posterboard model of the console we checked the ergonomics. A simple throttle quadrant model was installed as well, so the tests could start. We are very …
Modelling Center Console
We decided to build a center console for the Rebel. Thus we can install a throttle quadrant for the motor. The pictures show the model, built from paperboard.
Rudder Pulley
I decided to install pulleys at the front and back of the forward fuselage. The angle of the cable is changed by more than 3 degrees, so I prefer …
Hanger Finally Fixed
The hanger is finally fixed. The tubes will be installed later, just before the wings are installed. Other than the instructions in the manual I fixed the hanger with …
Bell Crank Brace Cutout
The space between the tube (CC-50 to the mixer) was not enough. When pulling the mixer arm in the highest possible position, the tube touched the bell crank brace. …
Bell Crank P/P connection
I didn’t like the suggested method in the manual how to connect the tube coming from the control column to the bell crank. The manual suggested to leave off …
Inside Control Column
This is a detailed view of the connection of the two control sticks. This looks very easy but it is a very tedious job to put the spacers inside …