Each cover consists of four plywood segments of different thicknesses and fibre directions, all attached to each other by scarf joints. To make things a

The nose landing gear is installed in the fuselage. It took an eternity until I had drilled the last hole, tightened the last nut, installed

Persistance pays out. It was the consistent effort of numerous enthusiasts, namely Robert Stadler, Peter Dätwyler, Mark Küpfer above all the owner Peter Hemmig that

The  layout of the control cables for the rudder compensation tab kept bugging me for too long. The way the cables are led through the

What is the purpose of a bench test?Right, to make sure that there won’t be any unpleasant surprises. With the last parts completed and installed

The new desing of the nose landing gear retraction mechanics requires the installation of  a lock to keep it in the up position. Looking around

The main components of the nose landing gear and the retraction mechanism are assembled. After having the parts heat  treated for stress relief it was

Another welding job done. It connects to the  rotating shaft at the main support at the top with the Vampire gear assembly at the bottom.

Right on time for Christmas, the welding job for the nose landing gear main support is complete! Of course it didn’t work without building a

The construction of the front wheel components is in full swing. The first part, the upper gear leg section, required a welding jig to be