Flyin' Pine
Wood Aircraft Construction
Instead of posting endless pictures of rib jigs, ribs, other parts of wings and things ad infinitim, I will post highlights of the beginnings of the construction of the Fisher Horizon 1.
Initially, I was going to build with Douglas Fir because it was readily available, but after using it for the tail surfaces, decided I hated working with it.
Instead, I used local spruce, and Sitka spruce for the most important parts, like the wing spars. I have many, many pictures logging the build and if you need help with a particular phase of your construction, please feel free to email me.
These are some examples of what the Horizon 1 is supposed to look like. The body is a bit chunky, and the tail is a little 70's-ish, but it is a robust design and easy to build.
Fisher Horizon 1 project
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Step 1.
Buy wood
Step 2.
Make ribs
Step 3.
Build tail feathers
Step 4.
Build wings
Step 5.
Build fuselage
Step 6.
Assemble
Well, one thing leads to another....at least for me. In the excitement of finishing my new Fisher 303, I got started on the Horizon 1, and got all the ribs completed and the tail surfaces done between Feb and March of 2006....
Then there was a long pause... life... 7 years later...