Many thanks to Ronny Gosselin for all of the videos documenting the construction of his project!
Description | Length | |
1 Flitzer intro fin-rudder jig | Design of jig, wood strips | 0:01:05 |
2 Flitzer steaming for lamination | Steaming system for strips | 0:01:10 |
3 Flitzer pre bending of rudder-fin laminations | Clamping strips to jig to dry before gluing | 0:03:50 |
3.5 Flitzer gluing lamination | Gluing up strips and clamping them in the fin/rudder jig | 0:07:23 |
3.8 Flitzer jointing cutting lamination | Using jointer to clean up fin/rudder lamination and ripping to width with a table saw | 0:06:42 |
4 Flitzer rudder lamination | Fin and rudder laminations glued up and clamped to jig. | 0:01:26 |
5 rudder flitzer .AVI | Fin and rudder lamination result. | 0:00:51 |
6 flitzer lam and pieces done for rudder | Details bits and pieces for fin and rudder ribs, diagonals, etc. | 0:02:32 |
7 flitzer rudder prep for glue | Placing spacer for hinge hardware, etc. in prep for gluing | 0:04:24 |
8 flitzer rudder glue part1 | Details cam clamps, initial gluing for stirrup blocks | 0:04:55 |
9 Flitzer answers from designer rudder-fin | Ron reviews various questions he had sent to Lynn and relates his answers | 0:08:42 |
11 Flitzer rudder ribs | Laying out and fabricating built-up rudder ribs | 0:06:24 |
12 Flitzer rudder ribs gluing | Assembling and gluing up rudder ribs | 0:07:24 |
13 Flitzer rudder questions | Using a router to trim off excess plywood web length, poses question (answered in Yahoo group) | 0:05:32 |
14 Flitzer answers rudder | Reviews emailed answers | 0:04:42 |
15 flitzer rudder ribs gluing | Preparing rudder ribs for assembly to spar | 0:04:16 |
16 Flitzer gluing rudder ribs | Ron reviews the emailed answers from Video 13, gluing rudder ribs to spar | 0:06:33 |
17 flitzer rudder base thickness | Discussion about and lamination of blocking to widen the rudder bow at the spar | 0:01:22 |
18 flitzer questions rudder | Ron poses more questions about corners blocks, etc. for the rudder | 0:01:22 |
19 Flitzer rudder gluing the lamination | Prepping for and gluing up the rudder lamination | 0:07:22 |
20 Flitzer rudder off the jig | The fin-rudder assembly is off the jig with very minor damage, additional blocking is added | 0:01:38 |
>21 Flitzer sanding the rudder | Tips and tricks including masking tapes, large format sanding block | 0:12:19 |
21.5 Flitzer sitka grading | Reviews prepared examples of spruce and its characteristics/flaws | 0:05:04 |
22 Flitzer orbital sanding of rudder | Demonstrates hand and orbital sanding of fin/rudder outines while masking the ribs/spars to protect them | 0:03:20 |
22.5 Flitzer sitka samples | Representative samples with grain, slope, etc. demonstrated | 0:06:31 |
48 Flitzer Hstab sanding hinge | Adding ply cap strips, sanding/filing leading edge, mounting hinge hardware | 0:02:27 |
49 Flitzer Staple remover and visual timer for epoxy | Using a BBQ fork for removing staples, big face timer for epoxy work | 0:01:47 |
50 Flitzer round of corner of Hstab | Rounding the inboard trailing edges of the elevator | 0:00:15 |
50.5 Flitzer fuse assembly table | Self-explanatory | 0:00:19 |
51 Flitzer fuselage side | Building table with fixed and cam blocking, fitting/cutting, etc. | 0:02:24 |
52 Flitzer gusset fuselage | Cutting gussets on a table saw, tips for layout | 0:01:22 |
53 Flitzer fuselage sides | Additional layout, set-up and then glue up of crosss pieces and gussets; also shows glue test pieces | 0:05:22 |
53.5 Flitzer - clamp storage | Milk crate-style storage bins for all those clamps | 0:00:18 |
54 Flitzer destructive testing of fuse gussets | Testing glue strength | 0:00:19 |
55 Flitzer color codes storage | Color coding of drawings, assemblies | 0:02:09 |
56 Flitzer fuse repair | Adding in a forgotten doubler by cutting the structure apart, etc. | 0:00:56 |
57 Flitzer cutting wood at Pierre and humidity | Reviews humidity testing, sawing and planing rough stock down to usable bits | 0:01:25 |
58 Flitzer wheels from Ian Wasey | Wheels, brakes, etc. from Ian | 0:01:15 |
59 Flitzer sanding fuse sides | Cleaning up a fuselage side prior to removing it from the table with filing, scraping, sanding | 0:06:00 |
60 Flitzer organizing plans | Ron's organization system, color coding, etc. | 0:03:01 |
61 Flitzer ply gusset on fuse | Prep, layout and gluing of fuselage gussets | 0:02:18 |
62 Flitzer epoxy T 88 info | Discusses issues with popsickle stick test glue-ups, West Systems | 0:02:19 |
63 Flitzer firewall etc | Gluing up the firewall | 0:02:51 |
64 Flitzer floor | Gluing up the cockpit floor | 0:01:16 |
65 Flitzer engine turning-bouchonnage | Engine turning aluminum sheet with valve grinding compound and a cork in a drill press | 0:01:13 |
66 Flitzer forward floor assembly | Forward cockpit floor assembly | 0:03:10 |
66.5 Flitzer tank support and floor | Making and gluing support bits from spruce and plywood | 0:03:25 |
67 Flitzer engine turning tool bouchonnage | Using a cork in a drill press with a rigged foot pedal | 0:00:56 |
68 Flitzer fuse side inspection hole | Gluing up and fly cutting the inspection port framing | 0:02:03 |
69 Flitzer firewall take 2 | Forming upper curve lamination, gluing it to internal structure | 0:02:49 |
70 Flitzer curved member STA 2 | Station 2 lamination | 0:01:33 |
71 Flitzer remake of side fuse ply | Clean up then gluing new ply | 0:00:57 |
72 Flitzer inspection hole update gaz tank holder engine turning | Gluing in inspection port ring, tank support structure, engine turning | 0:00:39 |
73 Flitzer hints | Sanding on the table saw platform, using weight bags, router tricks | 0:01:33 |
74 Flitzer firewall part deux | Skinning the firewall | 0:02:27 |
76 Flitzer fuse doubler | Fitting and gluing double pieces | 0:01:24 |
77 Flitzer firewall patch | Correcting a building error by patching in blocks | 0:01:21 |
78 Flitzer floor pedals brake | Fitting up brake pedals | 0:01:44 |
79 Flitzer carry trough part 1 | Squaring up the sides to fit the spar carry through, optical guide for center punching holes | 0:03:54 |
80 Flitzer fuse parts | Firewall revisited, more brake pedal stuff | 0:00:47 |
81 Flitzer pedal modification | Self-explanatory | 0:00:54 |
82 Flitzer fuse going 3D + air stapler | Fitting up the fuselages sides, various clamp types, pneumatic pin nailer | 0:03:31 |
83 Flitzer cockpit area | Fitting miscellaneous cross pieces, doublers, corner blocks | 0:03:19 |
84 Flitzer bending with hot pipe and lamination | Prebending strips to laminate them for forward decking support | 0:02:41 |
85 Flitzer Veritas test | Testing glue strength/bond | 0:01:32 |
87 Flitzer gas tank | Fitting up sheet metal, cradle to support assembly | 0:03:23 |
88 Flitzer water cut fittings and powder paint | Water jet cut metal fittings, prep | 0:02:58 |
89 Flitzer Thanks Giorgio and Octavian for computer rib drawing | CAD drawing of main rib | 0:00:53 |
90 Flitzer 4130 metal preparing dressing metalprep | Sand blasting, Scotchbrite treatment, tumbling then treating with metal prep solution | 0:02:31 |
91 Flitzer underbelly cover Paul Daudin | Metal forming of fuselage belly fairing | 0:23:26 |
91.1 Flitzer top wing gussets | Cutting ply gussets for top wing ribs (mass production) | 0:03:39 |
91.2 Flitzer top wing rib making | Prebending the upper strips, cutting additional bits, jig details | 0:08:57 |
91.3Flitzer pre shaping cap strip | Using a Conair steamer for rib cap strips | 0:00:20 |
91.4 Flitzer finishing ribs | Cleaning up glued ribs, trimming to length, adding opposite side gussets | 0:01:28 |
91.5 Flitzer compression ribs | Fabricating compression ribs | 0:02:35 |
91.6 Flitzer ply covered ribs | Temporarily attaching strips across upper and lower chord to permit plywood covering of proper shape | 0:05:12 |
91.7 Flitzer leading edge finishing | Shaping and slotting the leading edge ribs/false ribs | 0:01:38 |
91.7 Flitzer false ribs | Making the false ribs in a router table | 0:01:26 |
91.8 Flitzer Wing tip ribs | Making the smaller tip ribs | 0:00:10 |
92 Flitzer windshield | Design and fabrication of windshield framing, riveting lexan, leather/cord grommet for base | 0:04:13 |
93 Flitzer gas cap | Fitting vent tubes, etc. | 0:01:09 |
94a Flitzer cowling part 1 | Wireframe layout of cowling, English wheel metal forming, fluting, shrinking, etc. | 0:06:06 |
94b flitzer cowling part 2 | More cowl forming | 0:10:47 |
94c Flitzer cowling part 3 | Even more cowl forming | 0:07:28 |
94e Flitzer cowling buck fabrication | Fabricating the cowl forming buck | 0:04:01 |
94d Flitzer cowling aluminum part 4 and final | Yet more cowl forming | 0:17:59 |
94f Flitzer annealing alumimun | Annealing the cowl sheet metal | 0:01:30 |
95 Flitzer gas strap part 2 aircraft construction building wood avion bois biplane aviation | Forming the strap for the gas tank, part 2 | 0:01:46 |
95c Flitzer gas strap | Forming gas tank strap | 0:04:57 |
95.1 Flitzer joystick support | Forming metal control stick supports | 0:01:40 |
95.2 flitzer aileron control | Forming aileron control strap prior to welding | 0:03:11 |
95.4 Flitzer drag wires attach | Using a press to form drag wire attach straps | 0:00:55 |
96 Flitzer wooden tailskid | Gluing up the tailskid, bending the spoon, assembling | 0:06:05 |
97 Flitzer carry trough part 2 | Spar carry through revisited with metal straps being fitted | 0:04:28 |
98 Flitzer powder coating part 1 | Spraying in cardboard booth, baking the parts | 0:03:32 |
99 Flitzer carry trough part 3 | Spar carry throughs assembled to the fuselage | 0:03:33 |
99 Flitzer hints part 2 | Tips for marking, clamping | 0:02:22 |
100 Flitzer bending waist belt fitting | Bending welded seatbelt fitting in a vise with rawhide hammer | 0:00:31 |
101 Flitzer carry trough part 4 and final | Fitting upper steel strap to spar carry through | 0:04:45 |
102 Flitzer closing tail part 1 | Joining the aft end of the fuselage, clamping blocks, plumb bob | 0:00:57 |
103 Flitzer closing tail part 2 | Adding additional aft fuselage bits | 0:02:49 |
104 Flitzer elevator horn install | Self-explanatory | 0:00:56 |
105 Flitzer old way of straitening piano wires | Using a bent copper tube and a drill | 0:01:21 |
106 Flitzer powder coating part 2 | Parts prepped, primed and powder coated | 0:00:27 |
107 Flitzer welding straps | Welding washers to straps, stress relief | 0:01:07 |
108 Flitzer joystick assembly part 1 | Fitting various steel fittings/straps to control stick | 0:03:38 |
109 Flitzer rudder horn stopper | Fitting packing block at horn location | 0:00:55 |
110 Flitzer adding parts to the rear fuse | Planning and adding additional gussets | 0:01:36 |
111 Flitzer joystick part 2 | More details of fitting up the control stick base | 0:05:20 |
112 Flitzer lower engine supports | Shaping and installing engine support blocks | 0:01:02 |
113 Flitzer varnishing sanding drain holes | Sanding drain holes and varnishing various parts | 0:01:43 |
114 Flitzer Hstab adjusting | Trimming the gap for the stabilizer lead edge and mounting rear block | 0:00:55 |
115 Flitzer bending metal into existing area | Demonstrates bending and adding bent support bracket | 0:01:33 |
116 Flitzer rear bagage and top seat support | Fitting up supports, blocks and plywood | 0:03:57 |
117 Flitzer Hstab support platform | Adding spruce fill at aft fuselage to support tailplane | 0:00:56 |
118 Flitzer STA 4 pulley support | Installing pre-assembled truss then adding diagonals, blocking, ply gussets | 0:02:12 |
119 Flitzer seat rear support | Adding the angled seat back uprights and their associated supporting structure | 0:04:16 |
120 Flitzer gusset cutting with POST IT | Laying up PostIt squares to make a template | 0:01:05 |
121 Flitzer metal bending for Hstab | Demonstrates bending strap for tailplane mounting | 0:01:22 |
121 Flitzer upper engine mount fitting | Bending the fitting for installation | 0:02:02 |
122 Flitzer flying wire fitting | Fitting, bending and welding flying wire fitting | 0:01:26 |
123 Flitzer pulley holder turnbuckle 180 degree bending | Bending a fitting over a shop-made die | 0:02:50 |
124 Flitzerbending pulley holders | Self-explanatory | 0:01:56 |
128 Flitzer Tailpost | Adding the prebeveled tailpost, then some of the tailplane support structure | 0:03:30 |
129 Flitzer skeg part 1 | Assembling skeg bits | 0:05:44 |
131 Flitzer H stab attaching | Fitting and mounting the horizontal stabilizer to the fuselage | 0:02:21 |
132 Flitzer Fin attaching | Fitting fin, crafting mounting bracket | 0:02:52 |
133 Flitzer belt attaching | Seatbelt fittings | 0:00:46 |
134 Flitzer skeg part 2 | Assembly and fitting of skeg | 0:02:15 |
137 Flitzer joystick cover underbelly part 2 | Part 2 discussing stick set up and cover | 0:00:31 |
140 Flitzer exit holes for rear fuse | Planning for cable exits at rear fusealge | 0:01:15 |
142 Flitzer small metal bits | Crafting small metal bits | 0:01:05 |
143 Flitzer fuselage rotisserie | Rotisserie to permit rotation of framed fuselage | 0:01:59 |
144 Flitzer turtledeck laminations | Laminating turtledeck formers | 0:01:38 |
145 Flitzer underside of fuse and scarfing | Layout, scarfing and cutouts for fuselage bottom | 0:01:28 |
146 Flitzer insp hole varnish compression rib | Cutting inspection hole with fly cutter/drill, compression rib fittings and details | 0:01:45 |
147 Flitzer under cabane fitting | Crafting backup fitting for cabane attachment | 0:01:27 |
148 Flitzer headrest bulkhead | Making the bulkhead fitting | 0:00:38 |
400 Flitzer Cabane part 1 | Bending and fitting cabane attachment brackets, followed by sandblasting | 0:04:25 |
402 Flitzer cabane part 2 | Setting up the welding fixture and fitting the struts | 0:03:20 |
403 Flitzer cabane part 3 | Cutting tubing, welding, bending support straps | 0:04:40 |
404 Flitzer foward gear attachment fitting | Bending fittings, using a flexible-shaft drill extension, fixing a drilling error with a dowel | 0:04:41 |
405 Flitzer cabane part 4 | Cutting the central support tube away and adding bushings | 0:01:21 |
406 Flitzer foward landing gear attachment( landing gear part 1) | Flattening and slotting tubing to accept the reinforcing insert prior to welding | 0:03:29 |
407 Flitzer removing powder coat from joystick | Removing powder coating from supported end of control stick axial pivot | 0:01:06 |
408 Flitzer landing gear part 2 | Fitting up tubing, etc. | 0:05:28 |
409 Flitzer foward gear attachment part 2 | Internal and external fitting hardware | 0:01:03 |
410 Flitzer Landing gear part 3 and brake | Fitting up the struts and brakes | 0:02:03 |
411 Flitzer remaking Z 205 1 | Predrilled component holes did not line up, so he remanufactured the simpler bracket. | 0:03:37 |
412 Flitzer cabane adjustment | Minor adjustment to fuselage to improve cabane fit | 0:00:21 |
413 Flitzer engine mount | Details jig, weldments and production of engine mount | 0:02:19 |
801 Flitzer wing assembly 1 | Cutting spar tapers, spar mounting plates, etc | 0:07:32 |
Flitzer joystick parts Ian Wasey | Parts and a peak in the cockpit at an assembled control stick | 0:02:56 |
Flitzer bending metal with Ian Wassey | Forming steel fittings with hydralic press | 0:16:46 |
Flitzer top wing center section | Making a clamping form from a large block of wood, then laminating up the center section after segment | 0:01:32 |
Flitzer wing tip bow | Making the form, then bending and laminating strips for the curved tip bows | 0:02:28 |
Flitzer wood storage | Utilizing existing under table space to hold smaller wood strips | 0:00:48 |
Flitzer olive making | Making a wooden form block for metal work out of hardwood | 0:01:33 |
Flitzer Vic Long take off | Self-explanatory | 0:00:48 |
SK 35 Lynn William design | Discussion with Lynn about his design, with model | 0:03:33 |
Flitzer ply storage | Rack to vertically store plywood sheets | 0:00:44 |
Flitzer prototype Z 1 D 692 | Brief walk around with instrument, engine and landing gear details | 0:01:14 |
Flitzer Laird construction Lynn Williams | Drawings, tail and fuselage structure in progress | 0:21:51 |
Flitzer Z 2 Walk around with Simon | Walk around of very complete but open structure | 0:36:22 |
Flitzer Z 2 tailwheel | Wheel, bearing and assembly details | 0:03:08 |
Flitzer prototype full walk around part1 | Self-explanatory | 0:14:03 |
Flitzer prototype full walk around part2 | Self-explanatory | 0:24:38 |
Flitzer prototype full walk around part3 | Self-explanatory | 0:11:43 |
Vic Long talking Flitzerwith better background | Walk around and discussion with Vic about G-ECVZ | 0:16:32 |
Flitzer Vic Long talks about flying his aircraft | Vic discusses flight ops | 0:16:32 |
Flitzer Vic Long Cowling | Ronny is loud and clear, Vic is a bit harder to hear | 0:01:31 |
Flitzer How it began Lynn Williams | Sitting in Lynn's sunroom for a chat | 0:05:53 |
D 692 Flitzer story | More with Lynn in his sunroom | 0:03:03 |
Flitzer Manu walk around part 1 | Flitzer project (I could not find additional parts) | 0:04:34 |
Notes on new content:
02-Mar-19: Added video 145.
21-Feb-19: Added videos 113, 143 and 144.
13-Feb-19: Added videos 132, 140 and 142.
15-Aug-20: Added multiple missing videos.
20-Sep-20: Added additional missing videos. I think it's current as of today!