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Russ Latta's D-17S Landing At Frazier Lake Airpark
"Swinging The Gear" on Bill Thursby's G-Model Staggerwing
Bob & Jane Hoff's D-17S Visiting Frazier Lake Airpark
Wan & Yon Perras' Immaculate D-17S
The Staggerwing Has More Than 10,000 Parts
Cutting & Welding The Tubular Steel Fuselage
Checking the Fuselage Tubing For Accurate Alignment Repair
Fuselage Formers & Stringers, Cables & Pulleys
Wood Formers & Stringers Make Up The Fuselage "Birdcage"
Finished "Birdcage" With Doors, Tail Wheel & Tail Feathers
Rebuilt Seat Frames With New Rails, Hardware & Cabin Floor
New Right Lower Wing Under Construction
Wing Construction Close Up
Finished Lower Wing and Flap with A Fresh Coat of Varnish
Right Lower Wing's Custom Made Metal Leading Edge
Fitting The New Right Lower Wing to The Fuselage
Fitting The Rebuilt Left Lower Wing to The Fuselage
Fitting The Fuselage's Right Side Sheet Metal & Wing Walk
Fitting The Fuselage's Left Side Sheet Metal & Wing Walk
Assembly of Fuselage, Tail Feathers & Lower Wings
Rigging All 4 Wings With The I Struts & Landing/Flying Wires
Fitting The Metal Fairing Panels Under The Belly Tank
Newly Fabricated I Strut Fairing On Lower Wing
Protective Canvas Tail Wheel Mechanism Cover
Inside View of The Fuselage With Its Poly Fiber Cover On
Poly Fiber with Poly Spray on the Fuselage
Fuselage With AeroThane Polar Gray Polyurethane Paint
Repairing The Engine Cowl Lower Half "Hat Ring" Bracket
Engine Cowl Lower Half With Replacement Center Panel
Rebuilt Dumore Landing Gear Motor by Bob Hayes
Restored & Polished 29 Gal Fuel Tank Under Cabin Floor
Chrome Plated Spinner Ready For The New Prop
Hamilton Standard 2D30-235-6167A-12 Prop From Johnson's
Overhauled R-985 by Aero-Engines in Los Angeles, CA
R-985 Ready To Run On The Aero-Engines Test Stand
Fabricating The Upper & Lower Instrument Panels
Progress On the Instrument Panel & Interior Upholstery
A Few More Controls to Attach & The Panel Will Be Done
Cabin Leather, Carpet & Wool Headliner Taking Shape
The R-985 Almost Ready for Air, Oil, Spark & Gas
The Hamilton Standard 2D30 Propeller All Polished Up
A Couple More Months and She Should Be Ready To FLY
First Engine Run on December 30, 2010
In The Paint Shop For The Fuselage "Bird" Stripes
Out of The Paint Shop & Ready For The Last Few Details!
Colors are Polar Gray, Diana Creme and Tennessee Red
Now Flying From Frazier Lake Airpark (1C9), Hollister, CA
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