After forming the fuselage frames, there is still quite a bit of prep work to ready the fuselage frame segments for heat treatment. I've been dreading this, but the time has come! In this episode, I take you through the final verification of our frame segments in preparation for heat treating and assembly.
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S01E12 Hawker Typhoon Aileron Pully B...
In this episode I work on the disassembly, measurement and recording of details for the Typhoon's aileron pulley bracket. Without complete drawings, this is an area in the cockpit that we must rely on surviving parts to either reuse or reverse engineer. Fortunately we have two fair condition asse...
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S1E13 Solution Heat Treating Explaine...
In this episode I was delighted to work with the team at Pyrotek Aerospace Ltd. in Abbotsford British Columbia to run through the process of taking our Typhoon forward monocoque frame segments from "O" condition through to T42. Solution heat treating is a very important part of the process to ret...
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Episode 15 Hawker Typhoon- Fitting Fu...
In this episode, I run through the procedure for trimming, fitting and finishing the fuselage frame segments, getting them ready for the production and installation of splice plates.
