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Something for UnderneathTheRadar to get all excited about..... ![Thumb](https://www.pprune.org/images/smilies/thumbs.gif)
![](http://i849.photobucket.com/albums/ab58/jaba430/IMG_1067.jpg)
Now the tricky question, where? And for those few of you who know exactly where I am hush up a bit would ya
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![](http://i849.photobucket.com/albums/ab58/jaba430/IMG_1067.jpg)
Now the tricky question, where? And for those few of you who know exactly where I am hush up a bit would ya
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Trent, you have outsmarted yourself completely this time ![Bad teeth](https://www.pprune.org/images/smilies/badteeth.gif)
Pilotete..... yes indeed, but UTR is a newcomer to the beast so I was thinking of him. You are an old hand by now surely
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Pilotete..... yes indeed, but UTR is a newcomer to the beast so I was thinking of him. You are an old hand by now surely
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Wot's happnin' with the Bonza?
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Grandpa Aerotart
I have a new set of wings - well new to me - they're off a 1978 A36 that had 7200TT (EZU has 7150ishTT) that was force landed wheels down in a farmers field. The nose wheel collapsed and stove in the nose bowl (zero other damage) and the insurance company wrote it off - it must have been severely UNDERinsured. I bought the wings, and some other bits, from a fella who purchased the aircraft as is, where is, from the insurance company.
A good mate who is an A&P in Georgia flew his V35B up to Ohio, checked out the wings, took pics and pronounced the wings perfect.
Jay. I just sent him the $ and he organised EVERYTHING else - its good to have mates.
![](http://www.fototime.com/{1B7DD5B9-75A6-43DF-B400-352ACB88BBDE}/origpict/SN150732.JPG)
Interior behind spar
![](http://www.fototime.com/{22EEF9AC-35B2-486F-A993-09BBB4304BF0}/origpict/wing%2520interior%25202.JPG)
Inside leading edge
![](http://www.fototime.com/{8B068F9A-0945-4797-AAB1-E5374D02259E}/origpict/wing%2520interior.JPG)
Wheel well - note the wings came with gear and brakes - brakes near zero time.
![](http://www.fototime.com/{2F33E184-6CD5-491D-9C77-14FEEE401073}/origpict/wheel%2520well.JPG)
Wings stored awaiting a buyer - ME!!
![](http://www.fototime.com/{2D0463F3-860B-422B-BB1A-CC935774C0DF}/origpict/SN150718.JPG)
The wings also came with the flaps, ailerons and gear doors.
![](http://www.fototime.com/{A6D17FA5-796A-46E2-8FC0-22134AB82103}/origpict/SN150720.JPG)
As soon as I had paid for them the VERY strange fella I bought em off insisted they be removed from his hangar - so we stored em in another hangar for a few days until the truck came and picked them up.
![](http://www.fototime.com/{373C8590-8A08-43EE-BABA-5367179B8D24}/origpict/SN150723.JPG)
They arrive in BNE 29th July. After parting out my old wings I figure these wings will have cost me 1/4...maybe even 1/5th, of the cost of restoring EZU's old wings - not to mention getting it done years earlier.
We have a bit to do to finish off the fuselage then it wiring/panel/interior/paint.
But soon I will have a complete Bonanza again - if not all in one piece at least all the pieces will be in perfect condition and complete in and of themselves.
A good mate who is an A&P in Georgia flew his V35B up to Ohio, checked out the wings, took pics and pronounced the wings perfect.
Jay. I just sent him the $ and he organised EVERYTHING else - its good to have mates.
Interior behind spar
Inside leading edge
Wheel well - note the wings came with gear and brakes - brakes near zero time.
Wings stored awaiting a buyer - ME!!
The wings also came with the flaps, ailerons and gear doors.
As soon as I had paid for them the VERY strange fella I bought em off insisted they be removed from his hangar - so we stored em in another hangar for a few days until the truck came and picked them up.
They arrive in BNE 29th July. After parting out my old wings I figure these wings will have cost me 1/4...maybe even 1/5th, of the cost of restoring EZU's old wings - not to mention getting it done years earlier.
We have a bit to do to finish off the fuselage then it wiring/panel/interior/paint.
But soon I will have a complete Bonanza again - if not all in one piece at least all the pieces will be in perfect condition and complete in and of themselves.
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But soon I will have a complete Bonanza again - if not all in one piece at least all the pieces will be in perfect condition and complete in and of themselves
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Hey CC, show us some WIP on the rest of the airframe.
Impressed with the new wing's and cost outcome, sounds like a lot of co-ordinating done there. I think you were lucky to get the opportunity.
What is the plan with the panel, same as or upgrade ?
Impressed with the new wing's and cost outcome, sounds like a lot of co-ordinating done there. I think you were lucky to get the opportunity.
What is the plan with the panel, same as or upgrade ?
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Chuck,
I'm impressed by your Bonza work. A nicely done up aircraft is sometimes better than a new one, and I'd say that'll be the case with yours by the sounds of it.
Maybe if I come and annoy Jaba again, I'll have to try and see this machine,
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Couple from recent times.
![](http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo84/morno_photos/c9b9638a.jpg)
A holding pattern well known to a lot of us these days!
![](http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo84/morno_photos/47d21cac.jpg)
morno
I'm impressed by your Bonza work. A nicely done up aircraft is sometimes better than a new one, and I'd say that'll be the case with yours by the sounds of it.
Maybe if I come and annoy Jaba again, I'll have to try and see this machine,
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Couple from recent times.
![](http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo84/morno_photos/c9b9638a.jpg)
A holding pattern well known to a lot of us these days!
![](http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo84/morno_photos/47d21cac.jpg)
morno
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Morno:
Great photos! What brand of EFIS is this please?
Great photos! What brand of EFIS is this please?
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Collins Proline 21 Dora
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Thanks indeed Morno.
Just dreaming along the lines of me, Doreen-9 and the two muttlies disembarking from a King Air, Jaba.....in my current ride I had enough troubles squeezing in an Aera 500! You're not missing anything here wearther-wise, btw.
Just dreaming along the lines of me, Doreen-9 and the two muttlies disembarking from a King Air, Jaba.....in my current ride I had enough troubles squeezing in an Aera 500! You're not missing anything here wearther-wise, btw.
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Grandpa Aerotart
Nothing much to report fuselage wise - it hasn't progressed in the last 2 years for a variety of reasons - mostly me being 3000nm away/work getting in the way and low priority from the engineers POV. I suspect that the wings arriving has re affirmed to them that I am serious about finishing this project so they're promising to get the fuselage progressing again.
Panel wise I am just gonna take the old one out, make it beautiful and put it back in again - with a Aspen EFIS.
Horizontal stab - both of those were finished years ago. Vertical too.
![](http://www.fototime.com/{ECC8211B-95A0-4F4A-B4F2-F88E58C1E4BB}/origpict/Left%2520Horizontal%2520Stab.jpg)
Fuselage is about 75% finished...and about 60% to go![Wink](https://www.pprune.org/images/smilies/wink2.gif)
All the riveting in this pic I actually did![Thumb](https://www.pprune.org/images/smilies/thumbs.gif)
![](http://www.fototime.com/{218E812A-30DB-4D28-B4BB-22FD2DE72A49}/origpict/PC310180.jpg)
![](http://www.fototime.com/{C9589B1C-8077-49F1-9CB2-943D09B69B1C}/origpict/EZU%2520inside%2520fuselage.JPG)
![](http://www.fototime.com/{6D82FD37-24BC-4D91-83A5-B7E85DE149E1}/origpict/Yard%2520002.jpg)
Firewall fwd was finished ages ago and I put in extra cooling gills as well as replacing the 'sharks gill' type with louver type.
![](http://www.fototime.com/{7FE0F7B8-D7B2-49D9-9ADA-27EE9CEE1F90}/origpict/engine%2520bay.jpg)
![](http://www.fototime.com/{F25216F1-3877-47DD-AD07-36C4936A61D5}/origpict/PC090181.jpg)
This is (still) where we are up to fuselage wise - FWD STBD side and FWD belly to go, and the small skin between the windscreen and firewall, and the fuselage will be finished, structurally speaking.
![](http://www.fototime.com/{A52342A8-2C80-4D35-B60F-F5F2C21BAD2B}/origpict/EZU%2520STBD%2520fwd%2520fuselage.jpg)
![](http://www.fototime.com/{27A9C368-E486-4992-A95E-9040A93AEBEF}/origpict/P6020316.JPG)
But the light at the end of the tunnel is more well defined and doesn't appear to be an oncoming train.![Hmmm](https://www.pprune.org/images/smilies/yeees.gif)
Edit: skywagon1915 the wings were a HUGE win. Best guess was to do to my old wings what I have done with the fuselage would have been 50-60k. The new wings cost me 19.5k + shipping etc. If I can part out my old wings/flaps/ailerons/etc for 10k - and the spars are good so that should be doable - I will be streets ahead....not to mention the time factor. I woulda been 80 by the time we finished my old wings
Panel wise I am just gonna take the old one out, make it beautiful and put it back in again - with a Aspen EFIS.
Horizontal stab - both of those were finished years ago. Vertical too.
![](http://www.fototime.com/{ECC8211B-95A0-4F4A-B4F2-F88E58C1E4BB}/origpict/Left%2520Horizontal%2520Stab.jpg)
Fuselage is about 75% finished...and about 60% to go
![Wink](https://www.pprune.org/images/smilies/wink2.gif)
All the riveting in this pic I actually did
![Thumb](https://www.pprune.org/images/smilies/thumbs.gif)
![](http://www.fototime.com/{218E812A-30DB-4D28-B4BB-22FD2DE72A49}/origpict/PC310180.jpg)
![](http://www.fototime.com/{6D82FD37-24BC-4D91-83A5-B7E85DE149E1}/origpict/Yard%2520002.jpg)
Firewall fwd was finished ages ago and I put in extra cooling gills as well as replacing the 'sharks gill' type with louver type.
![](http://www.fototime.com/{7FE0F7B8-D7B2-49D9-9ADA-27EE9CEE1F90}/origpict/engine%2520bay.jpg)
![](http://www.fototime.com/{F25216F1-3877-47DD-AD07-36C4936A61D5}/origpict/PC090181.jpg)
This is (still) where we are up to fuselage wise - FWD STBD side and FWD belly to go, and the small skin between the windscreen and firewall, and the fuselage will be finished, structurally speaking.
![](http://www.fototime.com/{A52342A8-2C80-4D35-B60F-F5F2C21BAD2B}/origpict/EZU%2520STBD%2520fwd%2520fuselage.jpg)
But the light at the end of the tunnel is more well defined and doesn't appear to be an oncoming train.
![Hmmm](https://www.pprune.org/images/smilies/yeees.gif)
Edit: skywagon1915 the wings were a HUGE win. Best guess was to do to my old wings what I have done with the fuselage would have been 50-60k. The new wings cost me 19.5k + shipping etc. If I can part out my old wings/flaps/ailerons/etc for 10k - and the spars are good so that should be doable - I will be streets ahead....not to mention the time factor. I woulda been 80 by the time we finished my old wings
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I woulda been 80 by the time we finished my old wings
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