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| The engine mount, station one, is finished and ready to be welded to the fuselage. Credit goes to John Bolding for the idea of building this on the table, then attaching it. Can't imagine how hard it would have been to weld all those angles with it attached to the fuselage. |
| Fuselage is mounted in a "rotisserie" for ease of welding. Shure helps avoid standing on your head to weld. The lawn chair webbing was my first seat, just to get a feel for what it would be like. I plan to add a horizontal tube to the station 3 verticals. The seat will go behind that tube and form a fixed seat rather than a sling. That will give me a lot more leg room. To test it, I just slid a tube over the seat and behind station 3 and sat down. It works. |
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| A man and his variable speed drill... builds a rotisserie very quickly. And, a rotisserie is a good thing. The fuselage rotates easily with one hand. (Oh yes, tubing rusts quickly in the Houston humidity!) |
| Being left to my own imagination regarding the junction of all the tubes overhead, this is what I came up with for the rear wing mount. Yes, that is a 3/4" tube overhead, but certianly didn't need to be. The vertical is 1/2" and a 5/8" will be slipped over it after it is welded. Then a couple rosette welds... yes I added weight. |
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| At left is is a posed picture. I do wear gloves and some protective clothing when welding. That is a full face shield that's tilted up with my left hand. This is the way my LEU looked all summer (2001) while I was distracted with many other summertime activities such as Oshkosh, vacations, and work. Besides, it was too hot to work in the garage. The finish welding is done with the exception of the fittings for the wings/gear and the tail post plate for the tail wheel spring attachment... and the rudder pedal tabs, and windshield and floor board tabs... sounds like I've got a way to go yet. |
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| 12/2001 - Threaded rods help with alignment for welding the fittings. These are the front ones in the foreground with the fuselage turned upside down in the rotisserie. Click "Next" for welded view. |
| Photos and text by Paul L. Loghry. All rights reserved. Please e-mail a request if you would like a copy of a photo or other content. |
| My Legal Eagle Ultralight Updated 2/15/2002 |
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| 2/15/2002 - I finished the rudder pedals. The small parts at left are 1.25" and 1" in length, .040 X 5/8". I didn't see a dimension on the plans, just that it is 3/4" from the mounting bolt center to the center of the lower tube. These came out just fine when welded. Score one for eyeball engineering. |