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Project Log
Aircraft Construction - Pitts 14 Prototype
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Curtis Visits to Continue the Design, Wing Construction Begins
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Pitts 14 Prototype
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12/10/2003
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Updated:
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05/10/2004
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Article by Mike Whaley
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Curtis visited us after Oshkosh to continue working through the details of the design. He was tickled to see the progress and the fuselage sitting on the gear.
The wing construction was started. Began producing CNC rib jigs and built a number of ribs.
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August 15: Curtis with the prototype fuselage, just after Oshkosh... a proud papa if we ever saw one!
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The the seat backs and floorboards are temporary to get a feel for seat geometeries and ergonometrics.
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The mount for the removable vertical fin. Different, interchangeable profiles of the vertical and horizontal surfaces will be offered in the future, to suit different applications and aesthetics.
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Other entries in this series:
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Construction Begins
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May
2003
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Fuselage Basic Structure
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June
2003
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Fuselage Basic Structure Completed, Engine Arrives, Steve Culp Helps Out
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July
2003
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Pitts Model 14 Introduced at Oshkosh
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4th week of
July
2003
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» Curtis Visits to Continue the Design, Wing Construction Begins
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August
2003
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Wing Construction Underway
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September
2003
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Lower Wing Basic Construction
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October
2003
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Lower Wing Details and First Fuselage Formers
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November
2003
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Fuselage Formers, Skin and Wing Details
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December
2003
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Fuselage Side Panels and Upper Wing Construction
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January
2004
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Wing-Root Fairings, Fuselage Skin Panels, and Upper Wing
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February
2004
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Fuselage Side Panels, Wing Rigging, Engine Arrives
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March
2004
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Sun N 'Fun 2004
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April
2004
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Summer 2004 Status Update
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May
2004
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Aluminum Turtledeck
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1st week of
June
2004
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Sheet Metal Work, AirVenture
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4th week of
June
2004
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Adjustable Seats, Part 1
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August
2004
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Adjustable Seats, Part 2
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December
2004
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Wings
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December
2004
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Throttle Quadrant
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December
2004
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Spring 2005
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March
2005
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