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5/19/04. Guy sends me a couple pictures of the new fuselage, ready to head to the powder coaters. | |
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The rear seat area is huge when compared to even the larger S model. This has been the biggest complaint about the Tornado. With that covered, sales should jump immensely once the official model is introduced. | |
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Here's a picture of a standard S model fuselage next to the SS at the Titan factory. The new SS is taller and longer, especially in the rear seat area. | |
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The front end of both fuselages are very close to the same. | |
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7/9/04. The first public displaying of the Titan SS fuselage at ANUG in David City, NE. | |
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7/25/04. Work on the fuselage is progressing nicely. I have all the pedals and controls in, and got to turn the fuselage on its gear for the installation of the tail boom. | |
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It was such a nice day, I rolled the plane outside and couldn't resist throwing in the seat to see how everything fit. I mocked up the back seat earlier, and am really pleased how much room there is. I can actually swing my feet out first and just stand up to exit the plane. That in itself is the biggest improvement overall. | |
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It just blows me away how big and roomy this plane is. I have at least 3" of headroom. The tail is taller than I am, mostly from the longer gear legs.. Hopefully that will keep me from landing on the tail wheel. | |
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8/4/04. Just for kicks, I decided to mock up the rear seat with the FRONT seat. It fits! | |
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This would be way more comfortable than the stock rear seat. | |
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Having identical seats front and rear would cut down on production costs by being able to just weld in another seat frame, or make it removable, which is the way I'd have to go, since the frame is already powder-coated. | |
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Rather than fool around extending the Kevlar panels, I decided to make my own out of aluminum. Most of it is pretty easy, once I figured out where to make the seams. | |
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Here's the hard part. The panel has to make a 90 degree bend at the boom tube. Clamping a board to the panel lets me know how much I need to trim. This part took over an hour to get right. | |
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Almost have it trimmed enough to reach the vertical support. This is one area I'll probably fill with uralene epoxy to keep things from cracking. | |
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The last week of August, Guy and his family visit us as part of their vacation. Here Guy is welding up my rear seat. This project took all 3 days. If we had been at the factory, it would have taken just a few hours. Notice the strap holding on the welding goggles. Yep, that's a bungee cord! Guy's strap fell apart and he needed something for a replacement. | |
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Having run out of things to do in fabulous Nebraska, Nadya helps out with some wiring runs. | |
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