Angles for Cabin Frame (Longerons, supports, etc.).
Cabin Side Skins (these took a few hours to measure and cut):
Pilot Cabin Side Cleco'd together!
More to follow!
About The Project:
The airplane is a home-built, scratch-built Zenith CH 750 STOL. Building from plans/blueprints is a challenging way to build an airplane, since most of the parts you use to build it are not prefabricated. I chose the Zenith CH 750 STOL for its rugged design, its STOL (Short Take-Off and Landing) characteristics and its aluminum construction. Zenith Aircraft Company has designed this airplane so that it can be built from scratch or from a kit by the average person. They provide excellent technical support for both kit and scratch builders. In addition, I'll be installing a 1965 Chevrolet Corvair 164 cid horizontally opposed, air cooled, 6-cylinder engine, with special conversion parts to make it suitable for airplane duty. This is what the airplane will look like when I'm done, although I'll have a different paint scheme:
Follow my progress below!
The airplane is a home-built, scratch-built Zenith CH 750 STOL. Building from plans/blueprints is a challenging way to build an airplane, since most of the parts you use to build it are not prefabricated. I chose the Zenith CH 750 STOL for its rugged design, its STOL (Short Take-Off and Landing) characteristics and its aluminum construction. Zenith Aircraft Company has designed this airplane so that it can be built from scratch or from a kit by the average person. They provide excellent technical support for both kit and scratch builders. In addition, I'll be installing a 1965 Chevrolet Corvair 164 cid horizontally opposed, air cooled, 6-cylinder engine, with special conversion parts to make it suitable for airplane duty. This is what the airplane will look like when I'm done, although I'll have a different paint scheme:
Follow my progress below!
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
The cabin is starting to take shape!
Well, I was hard at work yesterday for most of the day. Got the cabin side skins cut, and decided to start match-drilling the skins to the support angles. I previously made all the 3/4" x 3/4" x .125" support angles that make up the skeleton of the cabin side. The plans call for this angle to be .093" thick, but that size is a custom extrusion for Zenith Aircraft, and is very expensive. The alternative is to use the commonly available .125" thick angle. There is a 2-3 lb. weight penalty by using this thicker material, but it is stronger and way cheaper.
Angles for Cabin Frame (Longerons, supports, etc.).
More to follow!
Angles for Cabin Frame (Longerons, supports, etc.).
More to follow!
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