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G'day Everyone !

Finally took 541R to our hangar last week.........and stuck it together....YAY ! :-)

BUT.........it'll probably still be several months until it's ready to fly...(got LOTS of "little fiddley
things" left to do .

I scanned a pic' of it on the weighing scales in 75 DPI so I hope it appears on this e-mail
as an attachment you can have a quick sticky at.

She came out at 963 lbs ,..which I'm quite happy about as:
1) We replaced all the undercarriage legs with chrome moly
2) We have used two big compression coil springs instead of bungee
3) We have aluminium fairings on the gear legs and aerodynamic wood ones on ALL struts etc
4) It's got THREE wheel pants
5) Carpet throughout
6) Pretty good panel (2 Icom radios, Skyforce GPS, Transponder, full "six pack" and more)
7) Dorsal fin (our own design

An 0-235 full of oil, with a Warp Drive prop, oil cooler and a variable ratio cowl flap
9) Crossover exhaust (homemade from .048" stainless steel...(normal SS is .035")

All in all , a pleasing result......SO FAR....(fingers crossed)

Rick & Wendy Harper
16 Tor rd, Dee Why,
N.S.W. 2099
Australia
rjwh@ozemail.com.au (rjwh@ozemail.com.au)
rjwh56@hotmail.com (rjwh56@hotmail.com)
Ph : 02 9971 7889
Mbl : 0416 041 007
O'seas Ph : 612 9971 7889

Hi Rick,
Sounds like your getting wonderfully close! Soon you too will be able to
say Keep At It IT's Worth It!!
And now a couple of reminders. Don't rush the last little bit.(I knew you
wouldn't)
Do the stuff your instructor taught you. You know, stick over, aileron
up, sort of stuff. Have those who know help you look it over. The more eyes
the better.
Didn't mean to sound like your parent, but somtimes the obvious is easiest
to forget.
We'll all be waiting for the first flight report. Now I'm off to
Brampton, Ontario for the builders meeting. It's about a 2.5 hr flight
including a stop for customs. Curt N97MR (Michigan)

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In a message dated 3/18/01 4:48:48 AM Central Standard Time,
rjwh@ozemail.com.au writes:

Finally took 541R to our hangar last week.........and stuck it together

Rick&Wendy
Congrats on you're progress! Nice looking Rebel.
Phil&Lisa Smith N414D

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Rick and Wendy,
Nice looking plane! Congratulations. You must be getting excited for its
first flight. I will be looking forward to hearing about it on the forum.
Bruce G




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