ANOTHER VIEW OF THE NEW INSTRUMENT PANEL.		MADE A INSTRUMENT PANEL AND INSTALLED IT
WHILE THE CRASH DAMAGE WAS BEING REPAIRED I ALSO INSTALLED SOME SEATS		REPAIRS COMPLETE TO THE WING RIB AT THE FUSELAGE.
SOME DAMAGE DONE TO THE FUSE AS WELL.		REPAIR COMPLETE, READY TO REDO THE COVERING.
DAMAGE TO THE TRAILING EDGE, IN THIS PICTURE A NEW PIECE HAS BEEN GLUED IN IN TO REPLACE THE CRUSHED SECTION.		JUST AFTER TAKEOFF I TOOK MY EYES OF THE PLANE FOR A SECOND TO GLANCE AT THE THROTTLE SETTING. WHEN I LOOKED BACK IT WAS IN THE GROUND.

THE WHARF IS ALL FINISHED SO OFF TO THE POND FOR A PHOTO SHOOT

A CLOSE UP OF ALL THE JEWELRY THAT MAKES IT LOOK AUTHENTIC . . FIRE EXTINGUISHER, HAMMER, SCREWDRIVER, WRENCH, AND A COPY OF QUIET FLYER.

CONSTRUCTION A NEW 2:1 GEAR BOX FOR THE AXI MOTOR FOR INSTALLATION IN THE 1/4 SCALE TAYLORCRAFT

THE COMPLETED GEAR BOX INSTALLED IN THE TAYLORCRAFT. NOT ATTACHED IS THE PROPELLER - I MADE A 18 X 7 PROP TO GO ALONG WITH THE NEW GEAR BOX.		ANOTHER VIEW OF THE GEAR BOX.
THE GEAR BOX ASSEMBLED AND THE AXI 4120/18 MOTOR INSTALLED.		ALL THE PIECES THAT MAKE UP THE GEAR BOX READY FOR ASSEMBLY.
THE SPUR GEAR IS A 70 TOOTH 32 PITCH "KIMBROUGH" GEAR - THE PINION GEAR IS A 34 TOOTH GEAR WHICH I CUT FROM ALUMINUM.		THE GEAR BOX FRAME WAS MADE FROM A PIECE OF 2" X 3" EXTRUDED ALUMINUM BOX. HERE IT IS THE MILLING MACHINE GETTING SOME LIGHTENING HOLES DRILLED IN THE SIDES.

A STAGED PHOTOGRAPH OF PINUS RADIATA BESIDE HIS PLANE. ADVERTISING TOURS OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC ISLANDS OF SAMOA,		IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO PINUS WILL MOVE OUT TO MY OTHER DAUGHTER'S PLACE TO GET SOME COLOUR PUT IN HIS FACE, AND A PAIR OF SHOES.
ONCE FINISHED HE MOVED OUT TO MY DAUGHTER DIANE'S PLACE TO GET OUTFITTED WITH A HAT AND SOME FANCY CLOTHES.		WHEN HE GOT OUTFITTED HE MOVED BACK HOME AND MADE SEVERAL SITTINGS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF HIS LAWN CHAIR.
IT TOOK SEVERAL WEEKS OF PART TIME WORK TO GET PINUS TO THIS STAGE. THERE WAS A LOT OF TRIAL AND ERROR IN MAKING THE JOINTS WORK RIGHT AND TO GET THE AXIAL ROTATION SO THAT HE COULD CROSS HIS LEGS AND ARMS.		I STARTED WITH SEVERAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF MYSELF. SIDE VIEWS, FRONT VIEWS ETC. THEN USING AUTOCAD I DREW UP PLANS FOR "PINUS RADIATA " (He is made of pine)

TAYLORCRAFT CONSTRUCTION - PICTURES 20 AUGUST 2004

		IT WAS A LITTLE SLOW GETTING OFF THE WATER BUT IT IS GREAT IN THE AIR.
20AUG04 7:30 am THE FLOATS ARE PAINTED AND IT IS READY FOR ANOTHER FLIGHT.		IVAN FLYING WHILE I TAKE THE PHOTO'S. IT WAS ANOTHER CALM MORNING, JUST GREAT FOR FLYING OFF THE POND.

MY FLYING BUDDY, IVAN, ARRIVED AND I ASKED HIM TO DO THE FIRST FLIGHT, AFTER A FEW TAXI TRIALS AND SOME ENGINE ADJUSTMENTS INTO THE AIR IT WENT. LOOKED AND FLEW GREAT ! !		EVERYTHING SEEMS GOOD, THE BALANCE WAS OK AND IT SAT IN THE WATER LOOKING LIKE A REAL TAYLORCRAFT.
11AUG04 7:30am, AT THE POND READY FOR THE MAIDEN FLIGHT WITH THE NEW FLOATS. I COULDN'T WAIT, I JUST HAD TO SEE IF IT WOULD FLY EVEN THOUGH THE FLOATS WERE NOT PAINTED.		THE STARBOARD FLOAT SITTING IN THE JIG. FOAM SUPPORTS WERE MADE TO THE SHAPE OF THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOATS.

10AUG04 THE FLOATS HAVE BEEN FIBERGLASSED AND ARE BEING FITTED TO THE FUSELAGE. THE FUSELAGE WAS SUPPORTED ON FOAM BLOCKS IN THE CORRECT POSITION.		A JIG WAS MADE UP FOR THE FLOATS TO SIT IN AND TO HOLD THEM IN THE CORRECT ALIGNMENT WHILE BEING FITTED TO THE FUSE.
A START ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FLOATS FOR MY TAYLORCRAFT. 20JUL04		THESE FLOATS ARE 48" LONG AND 6 1/2" BEAM. LARGER THAN A LOT OF AIRPLANES THAT I BUILD.

MY TAYLORCRAFT SITTING ON THE RUNWAY AT OUR FLYING FIELD. "SAMOA SCENIC TOURS" A NAME I BORROWED FROM A TOUR COMPANY IN SAMOA.
ON THE LEFT MY TAYLORCRAFT ON A SET UP TABLE AT THE FLYING FIELD. ON THE RIGHT, DOING A SLOW PASS DOWN THE RUNWAY. THIS IS MY KIND OF PLANE, SLOW AND GENTLE, NO BAD HABITS.
ON THE LEFT, JUST AFTER TAKE-OFF. AND ON THE RIGHT, ON FINAL APPROACH.

A TRIAL FITTING OF THE COWL - ALL LOOKS OK - I AM ALWAYS WORRIED THAT AFTER ALL THAT WORK THE COWL WON'T FIT PROPERLY OR THERE WILL BE INTERFERENCE SOMEWHERE.
ALL THE PIECES - THE COWL JUST OUT OF THE MOLD, THE MOLD, THE PLUG.

AFTER FIBER GLASSING THE PLUG TO FORM THE MOLD, THE PLUG WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE MOLD. AFTER SOME INGENUITY WITH WOOD SCREW THE PLUG FINALLY BROKE LOOSE. EITHER I HAD NOT APPLIED ENOUGH WAX TO FORM A GOOD PARTING AGENT OR THE PAINT REACTED WITH THE RESIN. ANYWAY THE MOLD WAS A WRITE-OFF, FORTUNATELY THE PLUG WAS OK AFTER SOME SANDING . . . TRY AGAIN !
NOW THAT I FOUND OUT THE TAYLORCRAFT WOULD REALLY FLY I STARTED MAKING THE COWL. FIRST MAKE THE PLUG NEXT THE MOLD AND FINALLY THE FIBERGLASS COWL . IN THE FIRST PICTURE THE PLUG IS BEING PAINTED.
THE BIG DAY HAS ARRIVED, 16 APRIL 2004. THAT IS ME WITH THE BIG SMILE AT THE FIELD JUST PRIOR TO THE MAIDEN FLIGHT. AND FLY IT DID, I WAS EXTREMELY PLEASED WITH THE WAY IT HANDLED AND LANDED. HOWEVER I AM SAD TO SAY THAT ON THE 3rd FLIGHT THAT DAY THE ENGINE QUIT JUST AFTER LIFT OFF, IT STALLED AND DID A CARTWHEEL AND DAMAGED THE STARBOARD WING AND WING MOUNT.

THREE VIEWS OF THE TAYLORCRAFT IN THE BACKYARD WITH THE COVERING COMPLETE.
THE BOTTOM AND TOP OF THE WING IS COVERED, READY TO APPLY THE COVERING TO THE WING TIP. THE COVER IS COMPLETE IN THIS REAR VIEW OF THE PLANE
THE BONES OF THE WING COMPLETED. THE STARBOARD WING PARTIALLY COVERED. THIS WAS MY FIRST EXPERIENCE USING A FABRIC COVERING. I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THE WAY IT WENT ON AND THE WAY IT STRETCHES AROUND COMPOUND CURVES.

THE PUSH ROD CONNECTION TO THE AILERON. FRONT OF THE PLANE WITH THE ENGINE TEMPORARILY IN PLACE.
TWO VIEW OF THE AILERON SERVO SHOWING THE SERVO MOUNTING RAILS AND THE PUSH ROD TO THE AILERON.
THE MOUNTING OF THE RUDDER AND ELEVATOR SERVOS AND THE PUSH ROD EXIT AT THE REAR OF THE FUSELAGE. THE FAIRING FOR THE PUSH RODS COVERED PRIOR TO THE MAIN COVERING.

A COUPLE MORE VIEWS OF THE BONES OF THE FUSELAGE
IT WILL BE POWERED BY A SAITO 90, TWIN CYLINDER OPPOSED FOUR STROKE ENGINE. A VIEW OF THE BONES OF THE FUSELAGE WITH THE TAIL FEATHERS COVERED. THE COVERING IS "WORLDTEX FABRIC"
I STARTED CONSTRUCTION OF A 1/4 SCALE TAYLORCRAFT EARLY IN JANUARY 2004. HERE THE FUSELAGE IS ON MY CLUTTERED WORKBENCH

HAL'S HANGAR

PICTURES OF REPAIRS AND MODIFICATION TO TAYLORCRAFT 12 FEB 2007