Fuselage : General Arrangement

1995 the wing and bulk head A & B

1996 working with this sometimes is a bit messy. Here is the side fuselage.

1996 ready to take the sky with my neighbor John as my power plant!

center section and cockpit about 1990 in my basement. Notice double row of rivets on vertical seam at bulk- head C. Turned tabs on these vertical bulkheads the wrong way (they are shown both ways on the plans in two different areas); added an extra .040 flange on the back of each side, then made the side cabin sheet longer and added a row of rivets for each row of tabs.

Fitting the canopy and checkin' out the front office.

This is a Colibri.The measures, are very similar at ours T2.The canoppy, is very nice, and perfect for T2.I´ve the E-mail adress, price, and draw with measures.The same model is for the Super Menestrel and others airplanes.Sorry for my English

This aeuropean model in wood, and very similar to T2.You can take details of him, is powered by VW. engines.

This is a Super Menestrel (a Frech airplane).The construcctions is in wood. Your canoppy is one opption for the Teenie 2.The engine is V.W. to.

Another Super Menestrel

Taking form

This is my hand braked lever.I use a hand braked from a quad

From out of use of commercial line.I put new band from a imported Saab car

My progress is further than this at present.This shows the fuel tank cover I have just finished.

The difference in colors is because one is alclad and the others not

Windscreen Template

Transfering the form from template to Aluminium

Ready for cut

Comercial Aluminium.Scuare tube 10x10x2mm

Tube and angle (10x15x1.7 mm)

Plexiglas with protecction plastic

33 countersunks bolts(3mm) with stop nuts and Allen head, are fixing the windscreen

Bobby Thomas forwarded me this sketch from Calvin. It's a classic example of his style.

I did some changes, and this is the definitive form

Fuselage and lower turtle deck.

Next job is building an oven to blow a bubble canopy.

Cockpit view.

The stabiliser looks bent but it is only an illusion!

Here is a picture of my lower chin angle. I used the blue print that Hector Mora put on this site. I think it is a good way of attaching this angle.

Protejo la zona donde voy a trabajar con cinta de papel como la que usan los pintores.Luego compré un block de poliestireno expandido de una densidad de 20kg x m2,como el que se usa en la construcción de las casas y de 5cms X 200cms X 100cms, y lo corté en tiras de 5 cms X 5 cms X 100 cms de largo(2"x2"x40" +o-). Para ajustarlo a la forma del ala le hice cortes donde hacía falta, y lo pegué con cola blanca como la que usan los niños

Con la hoja de una sierra para cortar hierro provista de un mango(se vé sobre el ala) mas un cuter y lijas de grano 60 ó 70 voy dando la forma.Luego uso un trozo de tubo redondo de cartón o de PVC de unos 10cms de diámetro, sobre el que enrrollo las lijas para darle la forma semi-circular

Aquí, se aprecian los cortes hechos con la hoja de sierra, para dar la forma al Poliestireno expandido

Se ven los cortes hechos con la sierra para dar forma al Poliestireno Expandido

Haciendo templates para la simetría de ambos lados

El otro lado.Luego, para tapar las imperfecciones de la superficie, con una espátula coloqué una capa de "Acua Plast"(nombre comercial para el yeso preparado que se usa en las casas para tapar grietas o hacer reparaciones), de muy fácil colocación y sobre todo, fácil lijado.A continuación se pinta con cualquier tipo de pintura para impermeabilizar el yeso.

Mi amigo Pablo(experto en fibras) colocando el agente de desmolde.Alcohol polivinílico coloreado.Se puede usar cualquier desmoldante o cera.

Laminado de dos capas de fibra de vidrio.La primera de Robin bidireccional de 200grms x m2, y la segunda de Sileone bid. de 80grms x m2.Resina epóxica normal de cualquier marca, de secado lento.primero se lamina el borde de fuga, y luego el resto.

La parte mas difícil.Primero, resina epóxica con microbalon,esperar que seque, lijar con 70,luego con 180, pintar con imprimación (color gris en mi caso),con una lámpara mirar por inperfecciones,y de nuevo comenzar, hasta que quede tan perfecta como pueda su tolerancia

Imprimación epóxica e impección final

¡¡¡¡VOILA!!!Muchas horas después de comensar

Mi próximo proyecto

all 245lbs. and 6'2" of me inside cockpit and I'm comfortable

I installed a pitot static system behind the baggage comparment. I used fluse fitting from a glass airplane.

From inside. Small metal clip holds the fitting in place. Plastic fitting screwed into the fitting holds the fitting against the fuselage..

static splint in the middle to give it a balance.

From builder Lance Rademeyer in South Africa, "...notice on this Teenie's fuselage how he has rounded the skins, he says extremely difficult and it took him 3 attempts. This guy's name is Gavin Edwards; owned a Teenie which he did 500 hours in before losing a motor due to electrical problems. This Teenie that he is building is 16% wider than standard he is using the same leaf gear spring arrangement as he had on the last one he says it never gave him a moments trouble. The aircraft is way past the stage of these photos and I would guess 90% complete." Picture posted by Jack D.

This is at present time Rafael Sajardo´s Teenie.His bulkhead "A" (firewall),"B", "C" and "D" are for plans.Not the "E" bulkhead

In this picture you can see the changes in the "E" bulkhead. Straight sides(to match the horizontal stabilizator angles),and 1" more to the top( better angle for the turnbuckles).Note in the fin the taper spar, in same form that mine( he was who suggest me this change), and for me, was a correct decision, if not, the vertical fin take a very odd form.He add a rib in the base of the fin in similar form that Hummel Bird made in his vertical fin.

Look at the 2024 T3 Extruded "T" in the floor.All the extruded angles in his Teenie are 2024 T3.The same weight, and aditional strength, and expensive too.

View from front to back.The adhesive tape in the back holes of the lateral leg of bulkheads are to prevent debris inside the wing.This it is important, because after is very dificult to remove the debris.I know this, for experience. In this picture it is visible the add bend that he made in all his bulkheads.Similar weight and add strength.

His fin have a 9" of inclination in the spar( and "E" bulkhead), and 15" of wide in the base.The plans said 7" respect to the vertical and 11 1/2" in the base.I like this change. Besides he put the lateral triangles reinforcement, to the top of "E" Note the dimpling holes in the fuselage.He´ll put stainless steel flush rivets in all your surfices

1/4 plastic heated and bend. Not sure if it is big enough.

Here, you can see how Rafael Sajardo fix the 2024 T3 "T" to the leading edge of the central wing.He fix the lateral side to the wings, in the same form that mine

From R.Sajardo´s plane

From R.Sajardo´s plane

Rafael Sajardo, and his Teenie.A happy man

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