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Part 1 Fall, 1983 through February, 1995 Updated June 27, 2004 Click on small image or underlined text for a full size image. After viewing full size image select "Back" on your browser. These photos incorporate some deviations from the plans. Use of this information for Your aircraft is obviously AT YOUR OWN RISK. |
 Family's first homebuilt "PedalExpress" 1987 (56 KB) |
 First Metal Cut October 21, 1983 (40 KB) |
 Spars complete November 29, 1983 Approx. 150 hours (28 KB) |
 Center section parts January, 1984 (29 KB) |
 Outer wing spar assembly 1984 (24 KB) |
 Center section structure assembled January, 1985 (24 KB) |
At this point "a short break" from the project was taken...
(A second child and job changes took priority)
 Kit back from St. Croix September, 1990 (30 KB) |
 Control Tubes June, 1991 (165 KB) |
 Control Assembly Fall, 1991 (138 KB) |
 Station 114.75 Bulkhead March, 1993 (116 KB) |
 Center Section - vertical Summer, 1993 (150 KB) |
 Center section - horizontal October, 1993 (26 KB) |
 Center Section - front October, 1993 (27 KB) |
 Forward Fuselage December, 1993 (29 KB) |
 Forward Fuselage December, 1993 (174 KB) |
 Flap skins January, 1994 (101 KB) |
 Flap clamped for drilling January, 1994 (128 KB) |
 Rudder Pedals March, 1994 (179 KB) |
 Cockpit March, 1994 (107 KB) |
 Tailcone belly skins May, 1994 (25 KB) |
 Tailcone Bulkheads June, 1994 (29 KB) |
 Tailcone side skins July, 1994 (27 KB) |
 Elevator Parts July, 1994 (26 KB) |
 Elevator Interior July, 1994 (91 KB) |
 On Landing Gear February, 1995 (196 KB) |
The project history photos after February, 1995 can be found in
Part Two