New Project

[Wyandot Jim]

Well Guys,

First of Jan. Son brought the Mighty Pacer up from Corpus so we could do some modes to it. These will include installing a skylight, left seaplane type door, extending wings with new typ tips, recovering and installing new alum. leading edges on left wing, new eng. cooling baffles, recover flaps and ailerons, new windshield, Vortex Generators plus misc. touch up and fixing stuff.
This is a 1952 Piper Pacer with a 150hp Lycoming. It will make it a great STOL Back Country plane when finished. I hope :wink:


Son ready to go to work with my Ruskie hat on



Type of door to install

Wing spars extended ribs added and new leading edge installed. The old wood bow gives an idea of the old shape.





Top open and parts welded in for skylight

 

[sixshot]

Jim, that is one cool project! Why waste time trout fishing when you can build & fly airplanes? I've done a lot of back country flying in central Idaho, you really have to be on your "A" game to fly that country. Your son will love his new bird.

Dick

 

[stevemb]

The plane and planned mods are cool ! I'm still not ready to call trout fishin' a waste of time though. Am awaiting Penns opener in mid-april and hoping for a thaw to chase steelhead here soon. We're down to ice fishing or dodging HLS at the power plant dis-charge. You would think they could tell the difference between a fishing rod and a RPG, but no, they freak. Hey Jim, I live a mile or so from Titan Aircraft and get to see lots of neat small aircraft. The mini P-51 are slick ! steve