Now that the rudder has been disassembled, tonight I’m going start the initial work on the rudder spar. This will include layout for where the brackets, hinges and ribs are located. This is important because it’s so easy to get confused and mis-drill a few holes, or totally miss something else that you should have […]
Stewart 51 – Rudder Disassembly
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 […]