Pitts S1-SS Construction Gallery » 2005 » August 2005

The big job of welding the ladders together begins.	The big job of welding the ladders together begins.	The big job of welding the ladders together begins.	All welded up!	The big job of welding the ladders together begins.
The big job of welding the ladders together begins.	The big job of welding the ladders together begins.	The big job of welding the ladders together begins.	The main fuselage structure is complete!	Seat back tubing in a small jig of its own ready for...
Another difficult diagonal goes in.	Another difficult diagonal goes in.	Seat back - laying it out in a jig.	Tail post gets tacked on	Yes the tailpost is square.
Yes the tailpost is square.	Starting the seat back jig.	Side view of the seat jig.	Getting the seat tacked together in 3D now.	Getting the seat tacked together in 3D now.
Welding up the seat structure.	Finding more areas to complete the welding.	The seat structure all welded up and ready for installing...	Seat jig	Seat back jig
First attempt at flattening the tail post to form onto...	Tail post to form onto the thinner leading edge fin.	Leading edge fin fits.	Leading edge fin fits.	The seat clamped into the fuselage ready for tacking.
Welding in the seat.	Welding in the battery box support.	One proud S1 fuselage.	One proud S1 fuselage.	One proud S1 fuselage.
One proud S1 fuselage.	One proud S1 fuselage.	Vroom vroom time again.	Vroom vroom time again.	Vroom vroom time again.
Working out the leading edge fin tube shape.	Leading edge tube in the jig.	First attemnpt at a rib - scrapped.	Cutting out ribs.	Borrowed folder for the ribs.
Borrowed folder for the ribs.	Test fairing	Another scrapped rib.	Stress relieving the clusters.	Stress relieving the clusters.

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