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Re: Sonex Build Status and Completion Photos

Postby fastj22 » Tue Dec 24, 2013 12:04 am

:o Doncha just love working with that stainless steel? :?

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Re: Sonex Build Status and Completion Photos

Postby Bryan Cotton » Tue Dec 24, 2013 12:59 am

I can't wait to be working with stainless. Just started the fuselage today, got a ways to go. Looks great Robbie, you will have to fly up here in the spring.
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Poplar Grove, IL C77
Waiex 191 N191YX
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Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
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Sonex Build Status and Completion Photos

Postby Sonex1517 » Thu Dec 26, 2013 7:02 pm

Few more shots of progress on Sonex 1517

Working on the spar tunnel. Lots of countersinking and dimpling to do!

Blue skies and happy holidays
Robbie Culver
Sonex 1517
Working on the fuselage

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Postby Sonex1517 » Sun Jan 19, 2014 9:47 pm

An update on Sonex 1517. Finished updrilling the forward fuselage and disassembled it for deburring thanks to some help from my good friend Jim.

Now on to the boring task of deburring. But it is the last big deburring task I have!

These photos are from yesterday as I completed updrilling and began disassembly. Thanks to Tony Sabos for keeping me company and shooting some of the photos.

Robbie Culver
Sonex 1517
Wings and tail done, fuselage in progress
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Re: Sonex Build Status and Completion Photos

Postby jmattson » Sun Jan 19, 2014 10:13 pm

Wow! Looking great Robbie, keep up the excellent work!
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Re: Sonex Build Status and Completion Photos

Postby Rynoth » Sun Jan 19, 2014 10:40 pm

Tony has a great eye for photography and is making you look good! Your workmanship helps too =) Nice progress!
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Sonex Build Status and Completion Photos

Postby Sonex1517 » Sat Feb 15, 2014 8:47 pm

Building is a series of small tasks and accomplishments. Some times there are mistakes and setbacks, other times we reach milestones.

Today was a big milestone for me.

I started building my fuselage in May 2013. Even with matched holes, my work schedule kept me from getting as much done as I wanted to. But today I sat in my airplane for the first time and made the required propeller noises....

A few photos attached...

I am reasonably certain we would have exceeded gross weight in one of them....

For those of you still building or just getting started, keep at it!
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Re: Sonex Build Status and Completion Photos

Postby Bryan Cotton » Sat Feb 15, 2014 9:15 pm

Awesome! What else is there to say?
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Re: Sonex Build Status and Completion Photos

Postby Sonex1462 » Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:58 pm

Looks Great!
Being able to actually sit in your plane is a great feeling! Enjoy!

John Stewart
Sonex 1462
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Re: Sonex Build Status and Completion Photos

Postby MichaelFarley56 » Sun Feb 16, 2014 2:26 am

Looking GREAT Robbie! Great job and thank you for sharing!!
Mike Farley
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