Build Update April 4th 2020: Tail feathers Part 1

While I was waiting on my last few parts to arrive before starting the engine, I did some spring cleaning on the garage. I blew all the dust out and in preparation for working on the tail, rearranged some of the stuff to allow for the extra length the stab adds. While the plane was out on the lawn, I was able to get some killer pictures.

I don't really have enough work done to do a proper write up but I did at least get the horizontal stabilizer bolted on.

The first engine start got pushed back because I was waiting on parts in the mail. Now everything has come together and I'm ready for first the engine start but I'm going to keep working on the tail in the meantime. So I will be livestreaming the start up Tuesday afternoon April 7th. I will post a link to my account on a website called twitch. It is super easy to use all you have to do is click it. No account, no log in, no download. You can watch on your computer or mobile device. If you can't make the live stream I will be posting the highlights in the next blogpost and on YouTube.

Again; this Tuesday after lunch, I'll be cranking my engine for the first time. Hope to see you there!

Plane Painted

When I flew my plane to OSH23, I saw an artist painting a small depiction of an airplane. She was painting a very small photorealistic scene from a phone image. I could not believe how detailed she was able to make it! She let me watch over he shoulder as she worked. I was so impressed that I commisisoned a similar painting of my sonex. Id like to share that painting with you all. Her name is Rhonda DeGarmo. She has a lot of other work. If you're interested in getting in touch with her please reach out to me and I will pass along her information.

Build Update April 5 2018: Dissasembling the Aerovee

The engine I bought was already built, and had not been run. My dad and I planned to take it all apart to give me a better understanding of the engine, as well as to identify any problems before they got bad. The Arovee engine was heavy and awkward to move. at the time it was sitting on the workbench with everything installed. Going into this I had only enough sense to tell you which cylinder is the #1, 2, 3, and 4, and I knew some of the terminology, such as crackshaft. I frequently asked my dad "what do you call that part?" we began unbolting stuff in roughly reverse order from the manual (if you're familiar with sonex plans, you're used to backwards) In under an hour we had stripped many of the external parts off and the engine had lost at least 20 pounds! A box was designated as the hardware box, so it'll be like legos trying to find the right bolts and nuts again when I reassemble it. the important part is that they're all together and no

Isaac Shultz's Sonex Project

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