RVbySDI
Well Known Member
Since June 2005 slow build 9A #90446 has been gestating in the backyard shop. Every day this new baby continued to grow. Sometimes the growth was fun, sometimes not so fun. After 4 1/2 long years of labor in the shop a brand new baby 9A bird was born January 16, 2010.
This was the day this new baby was moved from the womb to the crib! She will spend the remainder of her infancy in her new home in the hangar at the airport. It really feels great to have the airplane in a hangar knowing that the next time she leaves the hangar it will be to take her first baby taxi steps to the runway and eventually to take off into the sky.
Here is the plane loaded up ready for the trip.
And here it is nestled into its new home.
It was such a momentous occasion I could not contain myself. I found myself two days later putting the wings on. It took my friend Clark and I about 2-3 hours total to get them on and temporary hardware bolts installed.
Here she is with wings installed. Wow! She really may fly after all!
Oh, and you may have noticed the 172 (yes that is a 172 tailwheel airplane) next to the new 9A. Just in case someone might be interested, it looks like there may be a very nice 172 tailwheel airplane for sale soon. If anyone is interested give me a call!
This was the day this new baby was moved from the womb to the crib! She will spend the remainder of her infancy in her new home in the hangar at the airport. It really feels great to have the airplane in a hangar knowing that the next time she leaves the hangar it will be to take her first baby taxi steps to the runway and eventually to take off into the sky.
Here is the plane loaded up ready for the trip.
And here it is nestled into its new home.
It was such a momentous occasion I could not contain myself. I found myself two days later putting the wings on. It took my friend Clark and I about 2-3 hours total to get them on and temporary hardware bolts installed.
Here she is with wings installed. Wow! She really may fly after all!
Oh, and you may have noticed the 172 (yes that is a 172 tailwheel airplane) next to the new 9A. Just in case someone might be interested, it looks like there may be a very nice 172 tailwheel airplane for sale soon. If anyone is interested give me a call!