Dream Classic

EAA Chapter 35 Builder's Academy

(As always, click on the images to get a larger picture)

This is the first crew of the New Year

January, 2006

From left, Chris Mittal, Michael Smith, Leonie Versteeg, Christian Richtberg, Jeremy Siegel, and Harley Trent

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Here's the August crew.                August Builder's Academy.jpg (87142 bytes)

 

This is the June group. 

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The first Builder's Academy, 21 May, 2005

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In April, the mentor team began to form.

 

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After review of the project this past Wednesday, 9 March, 2005, it has been decided that the Dream Classic is now ready to move into a new phase of construction. The project is ready to be moved to the San Geronimo Airpark. This will allow Saturday work to proceed under the supervision of chapter members. The project will be located at Lew Mason's hangar.

Warren High School, with sponsorship by Al Almond, has begun construction of their Dream Classic. Instructors Don Copeland and Clarence Smith provide the instruction and inspiration

 

 February, 2004 ---   The empennage is completed and the airframe is coming together.  We'll soon be mounting wheels after which we'll either be shopping for the engine and prop, or working on the wings.  Progress has been slow, but steady thanks to the help of Norris Warner, Lew Mason,  Fred Pennell, John Latour and Louis Viggiano. 
 

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In this picture Natalie and Nick are gauging the fit of the tail post as Lew Mason holds the horizontal stabilizer. Those other two characters are acting like they know what they're doing, supervising, natch.

2004.02 Norris at Warren.JPG (39674 bytes) Norris Warner adjusts student Clayton Keller's position to ensure the

tailpost fitting is just right as the Warren High School project shifts

to the airframe.

We have finally received all the kit, as of last week, and want to arrange to speak of the Chapter at the February meeting to solicit volunteers to work with high school students.  I have the drafting teacher scaling some of the plans to full size, and I have the shop and storage space locked on.  We're ready to go and build Al Almond's airplane (and learn a lot along the way).  I realize the best way to do this is to work together, Warren HS and EAA Chapter 35.

CopesDream.JPG (40571 bytes) Look out, that's Norris Warner and most of his fingers, helping one of Cope's Crew

Here's a photo of the Dream Classic in flight

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