Fuselage

[Chuck in Indiana]

With the Engine mount finished it's time to build a seat.  Today I dusted off the seat aluminum and using a technique posted by someone on the forum (Chuck ?) I scored it with a dull (too lazy to change the blade) box cuttuer.  After four passes I was able to cleanly break it off on the edge of the bench.  I cut the sheet down to 48".  the length I'll make the strips, to start with.

Not me, I have a shear.. seen in the back. I made the strips longer, too, after reading of people feeling they were not settling back into the seat. While I have your attention.. I did what Les and others did, and used a compression spring and skateboard wheel to save the weight of a conventional spring, fork, and wheel. I was proud of myself for saving all that weight, but came out nose heavy and had to eventually add a couple of pounds of lead in the tail.   
You have now reached a major milestone. Shortly, you'll be able to sit in it and make airplane noises. This is what they sound like..  
https://youtu.be/JSEjqPidpJo?si=7yl639NBxbmu2y47