Putting Pieces Together
Fuselage, wings, wing tips and tail unit were put together at the airport. Now it looks like a true airplane, ready to start off in the air. But a lot …
Wing Transport
Same trailer was used to transport the wings to the airport hangar. It was only possible to carry one wing at once. In any case it was a safe position …
The Rebel’s New Home
This is the new home of the airplane in the hangar at EDRK. The hangar has a rotary ground, so putting it out is easy.
Trailer Ramp
Rolling off at the airport. We build a special ramp and it was an easy job rolling the fuselage down the trailer.
Airport Arrival
We had a safe arrival at the airport Koblenz (EDRK). Fuselage was absolutely stable on the trailer and didn’t move at all.
Airport Transport
An important date today: Fuselage is transported to the airport. We could use a trailer from a member of our aeroclub. The trailer is 9 m long and really good …
Preparing Airport Transport
Trailer is prepared for the transport. It is a big trailer, nevertheless needs some additional installations to put the wheels on. Crane was very helpful to get the fuselage on …
Rotax Service Bulletin
Before the engine even had a single minute on it, I had to do a service bulletin from Rotax. The carburator floaters had to be changed, since there were production …
Unusable Fuel Quantity Test
Again we used the opportunity of the crane to check the amount of unusable fuel in each tank. The Rebel was put into the worst fuel conditions, which means nose …
Fuel Flow Test
Having a crane available in the workshop, I put the Rebel to the expected maximum positive angle of attack. So I put it into 15,5 degree positive angle …