Build session 27 January – 2 February 2020
We’ve scheduled one of our “Akaflieg” Build Sessions the last week of January. We’ve got a large-ish cabin this time with room for up to 9 participants. On the agenda […]
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Video: Shop practices I
The first in a planned series of videos. This one covers personal safety and bonding operations with epoxy paste.
HP-24 Rudder Kit Special: $250!
For the remainder of 2017 we are offering rudder kits at a special price of only $250! This is a great way to get a head start on your HP-24 […]
Tanks a lot!
Right now the big thing we’ve got going at the shop is ballast tanks for 24-06. Brad didn’t put any ballast into 24-01, his Tetra-15. And for 24-03 we installed […]
First flights for 24-03
Video collage of the first flights at Air Sailing, courtesy Lee Edling: Flying this glider for the first time was remarkable largely for how unremarkable it was. We made sure […]
First Flight for Tetra-15
Brad Hill’s HP-24, registered as the “Tetra-15,” made its first flight on 27 January 2012. The Tetra-15 is the first sailplane built from the HP-24 project development and tooling. […]
Wing static test
Around 4 October, making the airbrake and flap levers. A typical see’n’saw project; I printed out the outline, pasted it to plywood, and sawed and sanded to the outline. Then […]
Laboring daily (1 of 2)
Yes, it’s been a long time since the last Update! Fortunately, we have been making lots of great progress, and taking care of a lot of big things that need […]
Drilling with iron (2 of 2)
Here we are on 10 October, integrating the drilling head into the iron bird. On 23 October, making a set of wing main pins for the first assembly. My 9×20 […]
Akaflieg Douglas Flat 12–Closure Achieved!
We convened a very successful Akaflieg Douglas Flat 6 March through 15 March 2010. Brad came down from Monroe (near Seattle), and Doug came over from Reno. We assembled and […]
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