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 …

Aileron Stop

  To make sure I do not have interference with the rudder cables, I finally painted and installed the aileron controls. One detail of this are the very simple but …

Roomy Fuselage

As you can see in this picture there is plenty of room in the fuselage. Staying overnight should be no problem. It takes a strong will not to make a …

Hanger Gussets

The newest manual requested for gusset on the hanger. I was not sure how to make them, but I’m happy with the result. In addition to the gussets I put …

Moving back

After fabricating the struts and the hanger, it is time to move back. It is a lot more convenient to be able to work in the home garage. This trailer …

Fairing Boxes

After the wings were mounted, I could measure the distance for the fairing boxes. These boxes are fabricated by the builder himself out of 0.020 aluminum.    

Mixer Detail

Mixer mounted on the mixer arm. I decided to mount the mixer after the teleflex cable moun (as stated in the new version of the manual). It gives more clearance …

Torque tube detail

Detailed picture of the torque tube with push-pull tubes connected. I managed to temporarily install all this without removing the wings. Final installation will need wings removed.    

Torque Tube with hanger

Today I partially mounted the torque tube, this is more time consuming than estimated.Working over head leaning backwards is hard, espacially when the temperatures are more than 35 degree Celsius …

Both wings mounted

This is one of the important steps of the building process: Both wings are installed. Struts are mounted and hold the wings by itself. Now you can see, it’s gonna …