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Egads! It’s A Spad! Part 7

Posted on December 13, 2015 by civilwarrose5

The masses have spoken. There will be more pictures. At least, as many as I can get Jay to take. This series of blog posts has become rather popular so I will defer to those who have asked for more … Continue reading →

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Egads! It’s a Spad! Part 6

Posted on November 23, 2015 by civilwarrose5

The overhead door people have been scheduled to install a giant door in our basement, so we can continue building this airplane. So far we have taken a look at the length of one wing. Actually, this is half of … Continue reading →

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Egads! It’s A Spad! Part 5

Posted on November 13, 2015 by civilwarrose5

When we last saw the A-1 Skyraider we had just seen the tail come together. Plus we had installed some push rods. Not to mention we had watched a LOT of football and drank a lot of beer. Phew! We … Continue reading →

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Egads! It’s A Spad! Part 4

Posted on November 6, 2015 by civilwarrose5

After one week of working on the Spad, this is what it looks like. This thing is going to be huge. (That’s what she said.) I really do think that we will have to buy a trailer just to haul … Continue reading →

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Egads! It’s a Spad! Part 3

Posted on November 2, 2015 by civilwarrose5

Is it a bit drafty in here, or is it just me?? Oh, that’s right… we’re still working on sheeting. There is a LOT to sheet on this plane. Well, we better sheet or get off the pot…     … Continue reading →

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Egads! It’s a Spad! Part 2

Posted on October 27, 2015 by civilwarrose5

This is how we left the Spad yesterday. We had just finished striping the entire thing. My thought was that we could just leave it like this and get a few birds, but for some reason Jay wanted to keep … Continue reading →

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Egads! It’s a Spad! Part 1

Posted on October 25, 2015 by civilwarrose5

This past spring Jay purchased a balsa kit in order to build the Ziroli A-1 Skyraider, or “Spad” as it is also known. Since he had finished the A-4 and was mostly done with the Panther, he went ahead and … Continue reading →

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