John Raison Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 Hi all back from holidays and back into building ,things have a bit slow of late but the rain has let me spend time in the shed and not in the yard. finished skinning the bottom and the 2 sides today and will start on the rear deck tomorrow. Will post some pics. shortly, Will be buying a small lightweight battery drill tomorrow to use to debure as my existing 24 volt one weighs to much especially when you have drill and debure so many holes,,,, Cheers John
DPW Posted January 13, 2011 Posted January 13, 2011 Hi John, How are those pictures coming along. Also, did you make a final decision on the Viking engine? Will Jan be making and engine mount/colwing for you, or would it be something you'd have to fabricate yourself? Cheers Damian
John Raison Posted January 14, 2011 Author Posted January 14, 2011 [ATTACH]12876.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]12877.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]12878.vB[/ATTACH]Hi Damian here are some pics of where i'm at things will be a bit slow for awhile as i've been called in to do flood repairs.Engine mount and cowling will be from Viking hope to go to the States and see the motor in person sometime this year.Cheers John
DPW Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 John, looks like it's coming along nicely. I've been following Viking Engines for a few months now and will be interested to see how the first few installations go. Cheers Damian
Sloper Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 l am going to stick with Gary's cowl and engine mount with my Viking insterlation. regards Bruce
kgwilson Posted January 16, 2011 Posted January 16, 2011 The Viking website says the Jab 3300 & the Viking HF-110 weigh the same (178 lbs).
John Raison Posted January 16, 2011 Author Posted January 16, 2011 Hi guys the viking and the jab3.3 are both quoted at 178lbs all the info can be found at vikingaircraftengines and go to the technical link Cheers John
John Raison Posted January 30, 2011 Author Posted January 30, 2011 [ATTACH]13017.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]13016.vB[/ATTACH]Hi all just finished fitting the rear deck bugger of a job doing it by yourself but happy with the end result ,will start on elevators next and finish the elevator controls before riviting the deck in place Cheers John
Spin Posted January 30, 2011 Posted January 30, 2011 Looking good, it's at that stage when you can sit in the cockpit and make "Brrrrrrm, takka-takka" noises:oh yeah:. Must say I fancy your shed too!
DPW Posted January 30, 2011 Posted January 30, 2011 Looks great John! I'm still tossing up whether to build the Sierra and the Zenith CH650, but I do like the idea of supporting Australian businesses.
John Raison Posted January 31, 2011 Author Posted January 31, 2011 Hi all,yes i have the colour scheme picked out bit hard to explain but the base colour is pearl with a purple {holden commadore colour} tail and wing tips with a gold flash down the fuse.meeting with the upholsterer {our club elpresendente} next week.The 650 was on my list but glad i went with the Seirra easy to build and being able to talk direct to Gary to ask any questions is a godsend..... Cheers John
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