B-17G Champaign Lady Restoration

[390BG]

Scaffold in place to construct the vertical fin.

Structure around life raft compartment riveted in place.

[Urbanab17]

All,

Champaign Lady Restoration Live Video Feed on our Home page! It is live 24 hours a day.

Champaign Aviation Museum has a new website. I am trying to add interesting things about the Museum.

Also, on the video page I added a video of Paul Good explaining how he is using a camera on a 20 foot pole to inspect rivets.

www.ChampaignAviationMuseum.org

- Dave Shiffer

[390BG]

Progress as of January


Vertical fin going together


Riveting deck over the radio room


1st horizontal stabilizer

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[cooper9411]

Thanks for the update. Much appreciated.

[UC61K]

Looks great!
keep up the hard work! It will pay off
Jim C.
UC-61K USAAF# 43-14964 / RAF ARGUS III-#HB-690

[390BG]

FEB - 2014 Michael working on outboard engine nacelle.

[390BG]

Champaign Lady on Fox News:

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/03/01/oh ... wii-plane/

[HPDCapt]

I can see its about time for a return visit. Really enjoyed my first two visits. I take it the restoration has been moved since I was last there?

[390BG]

March 2014 Update:

[Pat Carry]

Looking good! thanks for the photos.

[bomberfan]

I see you guys built your own E-11 adapters for the .50s, do you have drawings for them? If so could i get a set? You guys are doing some awesome work!! I can't wait to see her at a show near me!!

[390BG]

We had one original mount and one of our volunteers cloned copies from it.

[bomberfan]

Ok, I have one available to copy I just didn't know if you had an actual set of drawings. Thanks anyway

[390BG]

1st Horizontal upright in jig getting ready for skin. Starting to build up 2nd horizontal.

[390BG]

May - fitting skin on the vertical.