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Before the restoration. |
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Wings, tailfeathers and fabric removed. |
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Detail of the rear window, auxiliary fuel tank and fuselage tubing. |
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Stripped down to the frame. |
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Frame has been primed, control column and rudder pedals painted. |
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Wood formers and longerons reinstalled. |
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Instrument panel reinstalled. Note the lever for the McDowell starter below the left glove box. |
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Painted frame with woodwork and headliner installed. |
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Fuselage inverted, beginning the covering process. |
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Fitting the fabric to the fuselage...it's starting to look like a Chief again. |
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Shrinking the fabric to the fuselage. |
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Continuing the shrinking process. |
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Tighter... |
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...and tighter. |
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Covering and doping up the control surfaces. Here you see ailerons, elevators and rudder. |
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Another view of the control surfaces... |
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