November 2009 - Vertical Fin.

Challenging to get this bracket right.

October-November 2009 - Tail Rotor Slider

Nice to work with aluminium again.

February-Mar 2009 - Leg Fairings.

Long, slow process to get these to work.

January 2009 - Cockpit Storage Boxes.

January 2009

Under-floor storage boxes - pilot and passenger sides.

2007 - Like the Energizer battery - it just keeps going and going and going!

Shaping the radiator shrouds to fit the body - 1/8" at a time, panel on, panel off.

Laser alignment of the body join - nothing but the best here!

Then there was the very carefully made fibreglass panel to seal around the muffler hangers.  But when I installed the leg spats... I found that I couldn't remove and install the panels because of the tight fit around the hangers!  Days of work were undone in seconds with a Dremel diamond bit.

Fuel tank sender hole.

Fuel tank heat blankets.  Looks like it's been designed by a committee!

An easier solution?

One day!

My Mum and Dad visited and helped build the ECU box and the ignitor pack and MAP sensor panels.

Swiss cheese.

Sublime -> rediculous;  Elizabeth's multi-purpose heart of gold Diahatsu to the rescue.

VH-XAA & E's legs.

Proud owner!

When the RotorWay grows up...

2008 - another new home.

2006 - will it ever finish?

Initial set-up of the cyclic control. 

Belts on.

Nicely ceramic-coated exhaust (thanks Kirk).

Elizabeth using her head.

Can we go flying yet?

2005 - A new home.

Construction Progress 2004.

One day!

RotorWay Helicopter Construction Project