Uncategorized – Pitts S1C

I’ve managed to do a little bit of work on the project but it’s been slow. I didn’t quite finish the baffles because I decided that it might not make sense right now because of the questionable condition of the engine. If I have to go a different direction on the engine then all of this work on the baffles could be wasted.

I pulled the engine and put it on a stand and started doing some research on how to proceed with that project.

I also pulled the firewall so that I could do a little work on it. Because of the changes that I plan to make on the engine some of the penetrations in the firewall are probably going to move. I also decided that while I have the firewall off I’d put nutplates and screws in this bungee cover so that I can get to those more easily in the future.

So here are some pictures of the project. It took most of a day to go through the hangar and retrieve all of the airplane parts. It seems that it’s mostly complete right down to the brake pads.

2015-11-23 18.31.26 — The fuselage is complete and covered. The tires even hold air. The engine has seen better days.

2015-11-23 18.31.51 — The wings were all covered in bed sheets. This is the top wing.

2015-11-23 18.31.44 — These are the bottom wings. The ailerons have already been installed. Those push/pull tubes look perfect on the inside and terrible on the outside. It shows that the covering did wonders for keeping these wings in good shape over the years.

2015-11-23 18.32.00 — These are the wheel pants and some of the covers.

2015-11-23 18.31.37 — There were boxes and boxes of parts.

2015-11-23 18.32.35 — A beautiful wooden propeller made right down the road in Brookshire. Lovingly wrapped in panty hose.