Nieuport Build

[Piet Fil]

Bozz,

 

Sorry for the delay in replying, under 95.55 Sect 1.2(e) the only inspection required is the builders pre-flight final inspection which is witnessed by an L-4 inspector. Note the inspector is only signing to say he witnessed the builder conduct the checks, the builder remains responsible for the airworthiness of the build. Having said that, its is hgihly recommended that a pre-covering inspection is done by an L-2 or higher to inspect worksmanship, fittings, construction etc. This is covered in the RAA Tech Manual Sect 3.3.1, also in a couple of docs I can PM you if you want (I scanned them but they are to big to post here).

 

Phil

 

 

[Bozz50]

Thanks Phil . . . nice & clear.

 

 

[Pilot Pete]

A couple of picies of the firewall, tailwheel, and the seat, which i will be removing and replacing with a ply base and back. The plastic one flexes too much for my liking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Pilot Pete]

New seat in ply with a contoured foam backing. Solid. Will be good with a piece of foam on the seat. If im smart enough I shoud be able to use the excess hieght as a bulkhead

 

 

[Piet Fil]

i thought you could have contoured the top of the seat back to fit neatly under the front hoop for the turtledeck. A nice close fit and it would look dead sexy!

 

Phil

 

 

[Pilot Pete]

This is the Pete Austin designed Nieuport where all surfaces are flat, no curves. Just wait till I do the front deck. It should look like a toolbox with wings when I'm finished.

 

 

[Pilot Pete]

a few more pics of where i'm up to

 

 

[Pilot Pete]

Didnt upload sorry. will try again soon

 

 

[Pilot Pete]

I always seam to have trouble getting photos to upload. I'm not very computer savvy.

 

 

[Pilot Pete]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[JimG]

Good idea with the rudder pedals Pete, the rudder bar in the other NP, whilst authentic, just feels awful.

 

Was that an option in the plans or something you came up with..?

 

JG

 

 

[Pilot Pete]

The rudder peddles were part of the package I bought off Andy. I think it is a Robert Baslee set up as it also had the control stick, aileron linkages, pushrods and push/pull tubes for the elevators.I just need to chase up some aileron belcranks for the top wing.

 

 

[Pilot Pete]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Pilot Pete]

Vw prop driver has arrived from Great Plains in the states. Gotta admit its a beautifull piece of machining. Only took a couple of weeks from ordering to delivery.

 

 

[planedriver]

It's looking great Pete, Good onya!

 

When its finished you'll need the vintage leatherbound goggles that have been sitting in my spare drawer for years

 

 

[Guest Escadrille]

Pete it s all loooking good! I recognise some of those parts!

 

Andy

 

 

[Pilot Pete]

You should recognise them Andy........You made them.

 

 

[Pilot Pete]

Ok...........Top wing joined and sitting on cabane struts. Why is it that even when you measure, calculate. and then cut the parts when you go to set it all up it still doesnt go right ? Everything was set upto have a 2deg incedence but I still need to cut more out of the rear cabanes to get it lower. Not happy with the rear wing mount either so I will make another. No worries......just a few more hours on to the build time.

 

 

 

 

[Pilot Pete]

LH bottom wing now in place. I was setting up incidence, dihedral and sweep tonight and was trying to figure out how to set the sweep when the fuselage is bowed in the mounting area. :puzzled:Dopey me.............the top wing has a 5deg sweep and the spars mount up in line with each other. Just drop a weighted string line down from the top spar and line up the bottom one. All it took was an hour of head scratching. Now I'll spend half the night pulling splinters out of my fingers.

 

I will endevour to post some pics tomorrow.

 

 

[Pilot Pete]

 

 

 

[Pilot Pete]

Wing struts and lift cables in place on the left side.

 

 

 

[Piet Fil]

Pete,

 

Its starting to look exceptionally plane like, she's coming along nicely

 

Phil