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Zenith 750 STOL, Made two more brake radius shoes
Added by David Nordahl on September 7, 2026 at 7:00am — No Comments
Zenith 750 STOL, Drafted part blank cut templates and finished last tail shaping form
Added by David Nordahl on September 6, 2026 at 11:05pm — No Comments
Zenith 750 STOL, Drafted part blank cut templates and finished last tail shaping form
Added by David Nordahl on September 6, 2026 at 11:00pm — No Comments
Zenith 750 STOL, Horizontal tail shaping forms mostly complete
Added by David Nordahl on September 5, 2026 at 10:50pm — No Comments
Zenith 750 STOL, Horizontal tail shaping forms mostly complete
Added by David Nordahl on September 5, 2026 at 10:45pm — No Comments
Zenith 750 STOL, Finished forming rudder ribs
Finished forming the remaining two rudder ribs, though still need to debur edges. Also formed an elevator rear rib. Built a rigid clamp base for my 48" brake so I'll resume testing…
ContinueAdded by David Nordahl on September 4, 2026 at 11:55pm — No Comments
Zenith 750 STOL, Cut part blanks for the remaining rudder ribs
Drafted blank cutting templates then cut out the part blanks for the remaining rudder ribs.
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ContinueAdded by David Nordahl on September 4, 2026 at 12:30am — No Comments
Zenith 750 STOL, Formed two straight sided rudder ribs
Added by David Nordahl on August 31, 2026 at 7:00am — No Comments
Zenith 750 STOL, Close attempt at first straight rib
Added by David Nordahl on August 29, 2026 at 7:00am — No Comments
Zenith 750 STOL, Tail section rib form shaping
Trimmed the horizontal tail section curved rib shaping forms flush to the patterns, rounded over edges, and angled the straight tail section rib forms to have spring back…
ContinueAdded by David Nordahl on August 29, 2026 at 12:35am — No Comments
Zenith 750 STOL, Shaped first curved rib
+2 more
Drafted and cut the part blank for the rudder nose rib. Then deburred the edges and…
ContinueAdded by David Nordahl on August 28, 2026 at 5:36pm — No Comments
Latest Blog Posts
- Zenith 750 STOL, Made two more brake radius shoes
- Zenith 750 STOL, Drafted part blank cut templates and finished last tail shaping form
- Zenith 750 STOL, Drafted part blank cut templates and finished last tail shaping form
- Zenith 750 STOL, Horizontal tail shaping forms mostly complete
- Zenith 750 STOL, Horizontal tail shaping forms mostly complete
- Zenith 750 STOL, Finished forming rudder ribs
- Zenith 750 STOL, Cut part blanks for the remaining rudder ribs
Most Popular Blog Posts
- Zenith 750 STOL, Made two more brake radius shoes
- Zenith 750 STOL, Formed two straight sided rudder ribs
- Zenith 750 STOL, Horizontal tail shaping forms mostly complete
- Zenith 750 STOL, Tail section rib form shaping
- Zenith 750 STOL, Horizontal tail shaping forms mostly complete
- Zenith 750 STOL, Close attempt at first straight rib
- Zenith 750 STOL, Cut part blanks for the remaining rudder ribs
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