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Egads! It’s a Spad! – Part 11

Jay has been commissioned to work on other projects, so poor Chad had been neglected for a while. Then this past weekend Jay decided that he was going to work on the next steps of preparing Chad for flight. Except… … Continue reading

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Egads! It’s A Spad – Part 10.5

I didn’t know if I could truly refer to this as an entire post all by itself, so that’s why it’s only 10.5 instead of 11. There hasn’t been a whole lot done, but I wanted to give you an … Continue reading

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Egads! It’s a Spad! Part 10

Chad was despairing. “Oh, woe is me! When will I get some more attention?!” Poor Chad! He felt like he had been neglected. But as you can see, he’s had a bit of attention paid to him. The leading edges … Continue reading

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Egads! It’s a Spad! Part 9

Chad, the Spad, was rather sad. It had been a while since Jay had really done much playing. The problem? Jay was to the point where he needed to work on the landing gear mounts, etc… but his mean ol’ … Continue reading

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Egads! It’s A Spad! Part 8

Chad, the Spad, was feeling pretty weighted down. He wanted to get some things off his chest. Or else he wanted to lift some weights. He wasn’t sure what to do. Instead, he decided to show off his flaps.   … Continue reading

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Egads! It’s A Spad! Part 7

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

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

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

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

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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