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Parts Acquisition

October 6, 2023 by Mike Leave a Comment

Over the summer of 2023 I had been going back and forth with another S-51 builder from Australia who had some spare (used) S-51 parts. Long story short, he had a bunch of stuff that I needed so we agreed to meet up at the Reno Air Races, as a centralized place to meet, which […]

Rudder final assembly

March 11, 2023 by admin Leave a Comment

It’s finally time to wrap up this rudder project. It feels like it has been dragging on for such a long time now. I really want to get this part finished and hung up on the wall so I can clear off the workbench and make room to get back onto the F1 Rocket wings. […]

Rudder assembly – part 10 – Fairings

February 3, 2023 by Mike Leave a Comment

A big day today as I’m finally nearing the end of this rudder build. Today I’m planning to get the fairings located and fitted. Mostly this is for the lower rudder fairing, as the top one already fits pretty well. To begin, when I got my rudder from High Performance Aircraft International (HPAI) in the […]

Rudder assembly – part 9 – Access panel

January 18, 2023 by Mike Leave a Comment

The build session for today is focused on getting the rudder trim tab control access panel made. In the picture below, and in the mess of all the lines is the center of the rib flanges identified. This is what I want to use to help locate the screw holes. As you can see I […]

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