Lawrence Bird's Likes

April 2016

Whirlwind 70" 350IS gen 3

photo Whirlwind 70" 350IS gen 3 2 Likes So Easy To Fly That...

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March 2016

Long Cross Country puts Corvair to the Test

Flew nearly 1000 miles from Delaware to North and South Carolina and back last week in my 3000cc Corvair powered 601XL and came away with a renewed confidence and appreciation for the combo.…

Blog Long Cross Country puts Corvair to the Test 23 Likes fuel system (5)

photo fuel system (5) 3 Likes FrntTopSkinNew1

photo FrntTopSkinNew1 2 Likes 750 panel

photo 750 panel 4 Likes N5499

photo N5499 4 Likes left inboard fuel tank (1)

photo left inboard fuel tank (1) 1 Like tank in wing

photo tank in wing 1 Like Elevator control cable swage

photo Elevator control cable swage 2 Likes

February 2016

Final rudder trim 2

photo Final rudder trim 2 2 Likes STOL CH 701 on snow skis

photo STOL CH 701 on snow skis 1 Like CH701SP Rear fuselage almost done !

photo CH701SP Rear fuselage almost done ! 2 Likes Riveting from the back to the front

photo Riveting from the back to the front 1 Like N5552V

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January 2016

Rear Fuselage

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photo IMG_20151230_165116 3 Likes Building progress 1: CH-701 / Quito - Ecuador

My first element: RUDDER - finished FEB 6…

Blog Building progress 1: CH-701 / Quito - Ecuador 1 Like Stabilzer 2

photo Stabilzer 2 1 Like Sixteen flights in sixteen different aircraf…

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