More Photo'sJim Robinson, Dennis Dyer and the Pegasus Club members will be
assisting each other in updating and re-skinning the club plane. Brian
DeWitte will rebuild the engine and rewire the entire airplane. The
doors will be rebuilt and a new instrument panel will be built. It
had been 10 years since the last new skin was applied. In the 10 years
the number of hours is in the thousands.
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A new paint job will give Peggy a new look.
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All skin finally removed. Checking for loose rivets and breaks. |
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Old nose removed, awaiting new fiberglass one. |
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Top tail section tube pushes against cross bar. |
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Front side of cross bar. New crossbars have larger sheetmetal area. |
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Aileron control arm (for whatever reason) was drilled with a new center hole. |
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JR made some cosmetic braces for the engine compartment. |
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Dennis Dyer & Neil Reith spent the first few days tearing down. |
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This happens when the tail comes down too hard. |
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This Challenger was built October 1984 and was owned by the late Chuck
Hamilton. It is number 104. Has been used as a trainer for the last 10
years so it has had a lot of use.
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