Pitts S1-SS Construction Gallery » 2006 » January 2006

Very rough tool to help bend the stabilizer leading edge.	Very rough tool to help bend the stabilizer leading edge.	Lining up the cabanes in a jib on the fuselage.	Lining up the cabanes in a jib on the fuselage.	Lining up the cabanes in a jib on the fuselage.
Lining up the cabanes in a jib on the fuselage.	Lining up the cabanes in a jib on the fuselage.	Lining up the cabanes in a jib on the fuselage.	Lining up the cabanes in a jib on the fuselage.	Lining up the cabanes in a jib on the fuselage.
Lining up the cabanes in a jib on the fuselage.	Lining up the cabanes in a jib on the fuselage.	Lining up the cabanes in a jib on the fuselage. Tricky to...	Lining up the cabanes in a jib on the fuselage. Tricky to...	Lining up the cabanes in a jib on the fuselage.
Lining up the cabanes in a jib on the fuselage. VERY...	Lining up the cabanes in a jib on the fuselage.	Welding the cabanes into place.	Welding the cabanes into place.	Welding the cabanes into place.
Welding the cabanes into place.	Welding the cabanes into place. Artwork by Dean.	Welding the cabanes into place.	Welding the cabanes into place.	Welding the cabanes into place.
Welding the cabanes into place.	Welding the cabanes into place.	Welding the cabanes into place.	Welding the cabanes into place.	Welding the cabanes into place.
Welding the cabanes into place.	Cabanes finish welded.	Fuselage progress shot.	Fuselage progress shot.	Ribs ribs and more ribs folded and ready to trim to size.
Fuselage progress shot.	Spring gear arrives from Grove!	Wheel axles.	Wheel axles.	Close up of spring gear.
Laser cut horns. Rudder horn and elevator horns.	Welding the Rudder.	Welding the Rudder.	To add strength to the sharp kink.	Bottom of trailing edge welded to the rudder.
Rudder rib weld.	Rudder rib weld.	Rudder rib weld.	Fitting the rudder.	Rudder test fitting.
Welding up the elevators.	Test fitting the elevators.	Elevators and rudder all welded up!	Fitting the rudder.	Rosette welds.

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