Today I am going to start working on the rudder. This component comes pre-assembled, that is it looks likes complete however it’s temporarily held together with pop rivets in every 4th or 5th hole. The rudder will be fabric covered when complete, which is why it isn’t fully covered by aluminum skin. Eventually for the final assembly […]
Stewart 51 – Landing Gear Retract Components
Another part shipment showed up on my doorstep today containing many landing gear retract components. These parts came from an S-51 builder out of Utah who has pretty much completely redesigned the entire Stewart 51 landing gear retraction system. The original parts supplied with the kits were pretty inferior. Included in this parts shipment are […]
Main Wing Spar – The Beginning
The beginning of the main wing spar for this Stewart S-51 started out with a few 4 x 12 foot sheets of aluminum. After some time doing the layout the pieces were cut and bent as required. As I work for a major airline I was lucky enough to be able to take advantage of the […]
Stewart 51 Throttle Quadrant
Another quick post today in that I’m wanting to share my latest Stewart 51 acquisition – the Throttle Quadrant. As always, the S-51 parts are all top notch and of beautiful design. Throttle Quadrant – The Pieces Parts Assembled Again, as you can see, the Stewart 51 engine control assembly is very close in resemblance to […]