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The work
the work in 2004
......the job has begun......
Oktober 2003 we started the restoration. We made drawings
of all damaged frames.

The fuselage has been positioned upside down on a trestle.
The photo opposite shows Jan Forster levelling out the
fuselage.

In January 2004 the first repairjob started when the team
built some new fuselage frames for the nose section.
Frames nr 1 and 2 are in a further stage of completion and
the mainframe has been repaired.

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The used materials
For the stringers and longerons we use spruce. This type
of wood was also used for the original manufacturer.
Further, we have used aircraft quality of birch plywood
in three and five layers with thicknessen of 3.0 mm,
2.50 mm, 2.0 mm, 1.50 mm and 1.0 mm. For the keel
we use ash wood.
The glue we have used is AERODUX, one of the few
certified glue types in the Netherlands.
Every wednesday evening the repairteam has been busy
rebuilding and repairing.
The original damaged parts have been carefully measured
and drawings have been made. The raw material has been
cut to the proper size and at the end of each evening the
prepared parts have been test fitted and glued together,
fitting the parts with differtent types of glueing clamps.

At this moment, february 12, frames nrs one, two and three
and the mainframe have almost been completed and are
ready to be put into their proper positions in the fuselage.

Attached photo's give an impression of the work done so
far. The work has been keeping up momentum and we are
on schedule
April
All renewed and repaired frames and stringers are fitted into
position.
The nose section has been getting its shape back again
14 may 2004: the complete basic structure is repaired
and glued together. Work has progressed so far that we
can assemble and fix the wing fittings.
After they are installed the skin panels can be glued
into position.
July
During June more structure parts have been added:
the keel, the mid-console and the nose stringers.
On the photo's it can be seen that the fuselage nose is
getting more and more its final form.
All metal parts have been inspected, repaired and
newly coated with a glossy color RAL 7044.
September: Martijn and Jan F. have been to England
to search for wingparts, and have found a wingtip to
fit on the damaged left wing. This job will be kept
for next winter.
Oktober: Work has been progressing at a satisfactory
rate. Re-skinning of the sides of the fuselage has been
finished. The fuselage has been turned on its feet
again. The next repair job will be the top- part of the
fuselage behind the cockpit, and fitting the canopy.
December 2004:
Our social work evenings during the last month of the
year was somewhat disturbed by other festivities, but we
have succeeded to stay on schedule.The nose is almost
ready now, and the fittings and controls are fixed and
installed.

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