Restoration of a 1912 Parker Curtis Bi plane

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Last minute touches

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Saturday was the fly in.  The Curtis pusher is almost ready.   Its not going to fly today we still need more wires for control features but ...
Sunday, September 1, 2013

installing the ailerons

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Today we installed the ailerons.  This ended up being a tricky job.  They are suspended by two pins through a bracket on the wing struts.  J...
Saturday, August 24, 2013

painting the ailerons and tieing up loose ends

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Today the pusher crew worked on various item s in the final two weeks before the fly in. i worked under the wing securing nuts and bolts wi...
Monday, August 19, 2013

covering the ailerons

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Last Saturday a large number volunteers showed up to work on the Pusher.  The wings are on and the aileron frames have been built.  The grou...
Friday, August 16, 2013

the wings are on

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Yesterday was August 15th and i went out to the WAAAM to help with the Pusher project.  Last weekend the crew managed to attach the tail , r...
Sunday, August 11, 2013

The Engine arrives

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During the past two weeks I was on a vacation with my wife Peggy so iwas unable to help on the Pusher. During this time a fresh OX -5 engin...
Sunday, July 21, 2013

22nd week wheels on the ground

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Time is starting to close in.  September is only 6 weeks away.  This weekend we focused on getting the landing gear and wheels back on the w...
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