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   Dave Orme Page 2 More building

Sonex

Dave Dreams of having one.

Don Berridge lends a hand with building the Sonex.

Sept. 17 The first aileron, which has the first size of cleckoes on it.

It is ready for the next (larger) size hole to be drilled if all measures out correctly.

Sept. 24 Hildred keeps reminding Dave that he likes all of his fingers just the way they are, without holes

Brian, Roger, and Don talking over the best way to bend aluminum channel.

Richard Kosi, who just finished his own Sonex, attended the club meeting and then stayed over to offer tips and encouragement to the crew.

Wayne and Ron stopped in to see what was going on- Dave's showing them one of the first ailerons.

Now where did that mark go? I know it was there a minute ago....

 

The first two months seemed to produce more visible results with two ailerons, two flaps, and both the vertical and horizontal stabilizers being made. Now that the wings have been started, there are many assemblies being worked on that won't become finished parts for quite a while.
 
These should be the following:
Picture 1 is the skeleton of the horizontal stabilizer
Picture 2 Dave holding the vertical stabilizer
Picture 3 we have to eat and work!
Picture 4 it took all three pilots to bend this piece of aluminum
Picture 5 we told Dave he still couldn't fly even if he wore the horizontal stabilizer
Picture 6 Closing the skin of the horizontal stabilizer
Picture 7 this stack of wing spars took three people three days to fit with gussets

 

 

 
 
 
   

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