Tire Mounted
Today we did the (hopefully) final mounting of the landing gear. It looks great. Tomorrow the next tire and then the Rebel is ready for the first excurstion outside …
Inspection holes in fuselage bottom
After some consideration, I decided to put inspection holes into the fuselage bottom. Thus the AN5 bolts in the carrythroughs may be accessed from outside. Just in case I …
Tire on rim
Today I mounted the tires on the rims. This was one of the sometimes occuring tasks that take much longer than expected. The Dico tire of my kit did …
Right Gear
With the experience from the left side, the right gear was a straightforward task. Drilling the axle with the stainless steel drills was easy this time.
Tailwheel done
All parts for the tailwheel installation are done. One final thing is to tighten all bolts. The bolts where missing. I need to order the bolts and have to …
Swivel Tail wheel
The tail wheel delivered with my kit is permanently connected, there is no handle to disconnect it from rudder during moving the fuselage. To overcome this I plan to …
Tail wheel Fibreglass spring
My kit 433R is equipped with a fibreglass spring. Some of the builders love this, some do not recommend it. I decided to give it a try and installed …
Gear Installation
First part of landing gear installed. Thats all I can do for now. I have to wait for some parts to be delivered from Aircraft Spruce. It’s hard to …