Restoration of 1934 Beechcraft B17L, NC12592, serial number 12
May 2024, Fairing around fin and stabilizer completed. Sheet metal top of tail cone with tail light completed.
February 2024, Woodwork complete, New gear door built, and some metal parts have white primer.
January 2023, Top stringers installed
December 2022, Progress on fuselage faring
July 2021, Fuselage frame with one seat installed.
April 2021, Test fitting windshield and roll up windows.
Nov 2020, Fuselage on landing gears.
July 2020, Fuselage sandblasted and primed.
After red iron oxide primer, rotisserie movie
Jan 2020, Test fitting the wings
April 2019, Two Lower wing panels ready to hauled to the hangar.
Sept 2017, Lower right wing and aileron under construction. updated 9-10-2017
April 2017, Part ready to build lower wings. updated 4-18-2017
Jan 2017, Two upper wing panels hauled to hangar.
May 2016, New right upper wing finished, left under construction.
Sept 2015, New right upper wing under construction.
July 2015, New right upper wing under construction.
February 2015, Tail test fit to fuselage
November 2014, Tail assembly
October 2014, Horizontal Stabilizer and Fin completed
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