DreamBuildFly

Brady practicing his TIG skills

We made this!

Hey Everyone. I know it's been 10 months since our last update. Just wanted to let everyone know that we're still plugging away! We're a few rivets away from finishing the final spar, and we've been "grinding away" at making all the steel tabs & plates for the Aileron & Flap mounts & control brackets that mount inside the wing. Will try to start posting some more pictures in the near future.

After this morning's work session, the left rear spar is done. Now we just need to finish the other three spars, weld up a few dozen internal wing parts, attach the ribs, skin the wings, build the fuselage, strap a fan to the front and it's practically ready to fly. Ok, we have a ways to go, but we're one step closer.

Brady bucking the first "real" rivets of the airplane. Note the practice piece in the foreground.

Caleb is not allowed to install the prop on our airplane. He's 0 for 1.

Brady setting the pneumatic squeezer in preparation for the first spar rivet!

Rivets, meet spar.

First center rib with riveted rib stiffeners. Progress!

Rivet #1. This might actually fly one day.