“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” – Edward Everett Hale This will be the fortieth post I have written to put a Spotlight On The EAA Biplane I am helping to build. Several of those posts have been progress reports. This is yet another. Previous postslocated here: Biplane updates. […]
A Labor Of Love – What’s Happening On The EAA Biplane?
To invent an EAA Biplane is nothing. To build one is something. But to fly is everything. -Otto Lilienthal I am building an EAA biplane as a part of an EAA project team. Early this spring, my Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter toured the Go Create facility located on the Wichita State University campus. The tour […]
How To Overcome Biplane Scratch Build Obstacles
Problem-solving is an essential part of the aircraft engineering process. Every day presents a new challenge to overcome. – Unknown A Biplane Scratch Build project comes with built-in obstacles. It is an assumed ingredient, a required staple in the recipe, which includes: Plans/drawings from which a Biplane Scratch Build is formed, Materials consisting of steel […]
How To Install Leading Edges On Biplane Wings
Celebrate your own special spirit fly on the wings of your secret dreams Laurel Burch For several years, a team from my local Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) chapter has been building the wings for an EAA biplane my father began in the late 60s. Currently, we are installing the aluminum leading edges on the wings. […]
Harnessing the Thrill: Powering A Cute Experimental Sporty Biplane
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. Franklin D. Roosevelt The thrill of building an Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) biplane comes and goes. I say “I’m building” in the same way a homebuilder throws money at a house project, while a team does the work. Yet, I am a […]
Significant Fresh Progress On The Improved Sturdy Biplane Wings
The Chapter 88 EAA Biplane Project is entering new territory with biplane wings. The two upper wings are complete minus covering and the upper center section is almost reassembled! Staging is now underway for the two lower wings for which Daddy had the materials but had not yet begun. The ribs are complete, hardware prepped […]
Biplane Building-How Perseverance, Passion, And Perspective Equals Progress
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. – John Quincy In January, we reached a significant milestone on the Chapter 88 Biplane building project. The upper right wing was completed and hung on the shop wall! A video of this moment has been posted on the Chapter’s Facebook […]
What Is Happening With The Cute Biplane Build?
The Biplane Build: To invent an airplane is nothing. To build one is something. But to fly is everything. – Otto Lilienthal Aviation is still considered a man’s world by many. The time to reach young ladies is during their first years of school. Research has shown that although children may change their minds several […]
Exciting First Steps For Biplane Dream Underway!
Exciting First Steps! The beginning is the most important part of the work. -Plato The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. Lao Tzu It has begun! After: the initial transport from my hangar to the EAA workshop last July, collecting of plans, Oshkosh, coordinating work teams, the fall fly-in season and the […]