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Jeroen Glazener Kit 615 PH-GLZ

Building since 2006, inspired by "A Plane is Born"- see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGuql9wpamY&list=PLlCESc-HXshlhPOOz9NHzNEEp-S3cK-Qj

I am not trying to repeat the blow by blow verbal and pictorial accounts of others, but to concentrate on things which I have found interesting, useful, baffling or frustrating. Hopefully that can help fellow propheads, but also make it readable for others. Above all I want to show that it is simply great fun and very satisfying to do!
Suggestions or comments welcome: j.glazener-at-planet.nl

I have arranged the album by Manual Chapter, with the odd interlude in between. However, that is also roughly the chronological order, so if you want to see me getting greyer, this is the way to do it.

LATEST NEWS
Jan '10. After setback with installing the main landing gear, all the ribs are now in. Next step- installing the legs and wheels.
February. The plane is now standing on its own feet! See Chapter 29
March. Back to the rudder system (Chapter 22). Put it aside for a while to concentrate on the wheels, but now need to finish it up,
April. Rudder system done. Now working on another piece of unfinished business- the elevator trim system (Chapter 19).
May. Got the fuselage top out of storage and started work on it (Chapter 23). Survived scare with twisted tail. Now working on Mod 64B- Hi Top modification.
December. Just to do something different, worked on door latches (Ch 34)
2011 January. Back to Tailplanes for Mod 73. Apparently they fall off if you don't do this.
2011 Summer. Done bu.... all. Every builder gets these periods :-(
2011 December. Making an honest stab at sorting everything that needs doing before the next step - bonding on the top
2012 May. The top is on! Really feels like a watershed- great motivator.
2012 September. Moving on to tail and rudder (Chapter 32).
2012 December. Fitting doors, fighting dud doorlugs (Chapter 35)
2013 February. Fitting steel firewall. Band-aids to the rescue! (Chapter 31)
2016 After the loss of Margrethe getting life back on track. Get assistance to put in wiring.
2016 November. Engine arrives and is installed

Date: 09/01/2009
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 41 items (536 items total)
 
In the Beginning...
 

In the Beginning...

...there was this mad idea of building an airplane

Date: 09/02/2009
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 17 items
Views: 15362
 
Picking up the first kit
 

Picking up the first kit

October 2005. It's for real now. We go to Yorkshire to pick up kit #1

Date: 09/02/2009
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 9 items
Views: 3892
 
Chapter 1  Getting Sorted
 

Chapter 1 Getting Sorted

Coming to grips with the new hobby.

Date: 09/02/2009
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 15 items
Views: 4659
 
Chapter 2  The Rudder
 

Chapter 2 The Rudder

The first big lay-up.

Date: 09/02/2009
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 12 items
Views: 7148
 
Chapter 3 Tailplanes
 

Chapter 3 Tailplanes

After honing my skills on the rudder, it is time to move on to bigger things.

Date: 09/02/2009
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 6 items
Views: 3780
 
Chapter 4 Trim Tabs
 

Chapter 4 Trim Tabs

Date: 09/03/2009
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 3 items
Views: 3434
 
Chapter 6 Flaps
 

Chapter 6 Flaps

Date: 09/03/2009
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 3 items
Views: 3283
 
Chapter 8 Wings
 

Chapter 8 Wings

May 2007. Having proven to myself that I can actually do this, AND am still enjoying it, it's back to Yorkshire for the next installment- wings.

Date: 09/03/2009
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 9 items
Views: 4114
 
Chapter 9 Fitting Flaps and Ailerons
 

Chapter 9 Fitting Flaps and Ailerons

The first oh sh.. moment of the build, all turns out well in the end.

Date: 09/06/2009
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 11 items
Views: 11891
 
Chapter 11 Preparing Mouldings
 

Chapter 11 Preparing Mouldings

Date: 09/03/2009
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 4 items
Views: 82747
 
Chapter 13 Flying Controls
 

Chapter 13 Flying Controls

Date: 09/13/2009
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 9 items
Views: 4009
 
Chapter 14 Aileron Quick Connect
 

Chapter 14 Aileron Quick Connect

The first step in insuring the wings will fit properly. Wouter comes to help.

Date: 10/06/2009
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 9 items
Views: 4352
 
Mod 60  Fuel Gauge
 

Mod 60 Fuel Gauge

The standard Europa fuel gauge is a plastic tube next to your feet. Not exactly high tech. I decide to invest in a real one with an indicator thingy.

Date: 10/07/2009
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 4 items
Views: 3252
 
Chapter 16 Fuel Tank
 

Chapter 16 Fuel Tank

One of those jobs I keep putting off because I can't quite get my head around the method, it turns out to be surprisingly easy.

Date: 10/07/2009
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 10 items
Views: 5192
 
Mod 65 Finger Brakes
 

Mod 65 Finger Brakes

The Europa is steered on the ground by finger brakes, connected to the main wheels. Like a tank, you simply brake on the side of the direction you want to go in.

Date: 09/10/2009
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 10 items
Views: 3847
 
October '08. Picking up the fuselage kit
 

October '08. Picking up the fuselage kit

Third trip to Yorkshire. All airframe kits now in-house

Date: 09/07/2009
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 13 items
Views: 4574
 
Chapter 17 Bonding in the Cockpit Module
 

Chapter 17 Bonding in the Cockpit Module

By the time you reach this stage the cockpit module is fully "stuffed" with all control and fuel systems. Bonding it in is therefore a big step forwards.

Date: 10/07/2009
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 15 items
Views: 5914
 
Chapter 18 Tailplane Torque Tube
 

Chapter 18 Tailplane Torque Tube

Making and installing the rear bulkhead, and installing the tail plane torque tube.

Date: 10/18/2009
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 9 items
Views: 6285
 
Chapter 19 Pitch Trim System
 

Chapter 19 Pitch Trim System

The first real moving part!

Date: 10/18/2009
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 4 items
Views: 3210
 
Chapter 20 Mass Balance
 

Chapter 20 Mass Balance

The Europa has all-moving tailplanes. These need to be balanced with great lumps of iron. These in turn need a containment structure.

Date: 10/18/2009
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 17 items
Views: 13417
 
Chapter 21T Nose Gear Mounting Frame
 

Chapter 21T Nose Gear Mounting Frame

The mounting frame is an important piece of kit. It is used to fix both the nose landing gear and the engine to the aircraft. Not the sort of thing you want to have doubts about later.

Date: 10/18/2009
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 14 items
Views: 5370
 
Chapter 22  Rudder System
 

Chapter 22 Rudder System

Staring defeet in deface

Date: 10/29/2009
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 18 items
Views: 6350
 
Chapter 29 Landing Gear - The Axles of Evil
 

Chapter 29 Landing Gear - The Axles of Evil

Building a plane is not just about breaking the bank, it is also about breaking your back. This is where it happens.

Date: 10/12/2009
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 37 items
Views: 667987
 
Chapter 23 Bonding on Fuselage Top
 

Chapter 23 Bonding on Fuselage Top

There are people and things that shouldn't go around topless. The Europa is one of these.

Date: 05/15/2010
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 47 items
Views: 76480
The dream goes on..

The dream goes on..

Even when building you need to keep dreaming. Wouldn't it be wonderful to recreate great journeys like this? The sad realisation is that after 80 yrs of "progress" most of these places are now unreachable through war, revolution, closed borders, blockades and pariah regimes.

Date: 02/06/2010
Views: 40890
 
Chapter 25  Electrical System
 

Chapter 25 Electrical System

Date: 08/11/2010
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 5 items
Views: 3113
 
Control Column
 

Control Column

The Joy of building Joysticks

Date: 08/25/2013
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 7 items
Views: 3113
 
Chapter 31 Firewall
 

Chapter 31 Firewall

Bloody he..!

Date: 02/11/2013
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 14 items
Views: 5391
 
Chapter 32 Sternpost and Rudder
 

Chapter 32 Sternpost and Rudder

Date: 08/21/2012
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 14 items
Views: 140790
 
Chapter 24 Instrument Panel
 

Chapter 24 Instrument Panel

Date: 05/26/2013
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 15 items
Views: 6590
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Chapte 27 Wing to Fuselage Assy

Date: 10/06/2013
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Views: 2049
The Path Not Yet Travelled

The Path Not Yet Travelled

This hangs in my workshop to remind me of what I still have to do. On the other hand I now have more items crossed off than not. Am I getting there? Making each cross is very satisfying!

Date: 01/01/2011
Views: 8286
 
Chapter 34 Door Latches
 

Chapter 34 Door Latches

Date: 12/16/2010
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 18 items
Views: 4757
 
Really Useful Stuff
 

Really Useful Stuff

The Manual suggests you need only the tools you have lying around. Nah. There are some things that are very useful or just plain indispensible. Here my grab bag of some of these.

Date: 01/02/2011
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 10 items
Views: 4371
 
Mod 73
 

Mod 73

Apparently it is not only possible to lose the tailplanes in flight, it has actually happened. They Who Know About These Things have mandated a mod. It involves making a reinforcement on the bottom like on the top. It ain´t easy and that´s an understatement.

Date: 02/03/2011
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 10 items
Views: 4417
 
Chapter 35 Fitting Doors
 

Chapter 35 Fitting Doors

The ongoing search for fundamental farces.

Date: 05/17/2012
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 30 items
Views: 21856
 
Chapter 37  Finishing
 

Chapter 37 Finishing

Not even war and football generate as much heated debate as the subject of finishing. Everybody has their own method and is convinced all the others are wrong. By definition they must therefore ALL be wrong.
I'm not really bothered. I am building a plane to learn about structures, electronics and engines. I have no ambition whatsoever to become a plasterer.
Finishing therefore goes straight to the subcontracting department.

Date: 08/12/2013
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 3 items
Views: 2637
 
Speed Kit
 

Speed Kit

What is the use of a speed kit for a plane that has yet to move more than 3 metres, and that only very slowly? Dunno, but it takes my mind off the more difficult things I still have to do.

Date: 12/13/2013
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 9 items
Views: 2774
 
Engine Installation and Firewall Forward
 

Engine Installation and Firewall Forward

Date: 02/05/2017
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 51 items
Views: 6615
New Balls Please!

New Balls Please!

I manage to crack my ankle bone on the bracket for the speed kit. Pool of blood on the floor, pair of shoes binned and 5 stitches. This is the way to make sure it never happens again.

Date: 04/23/2017
Views: 3432
 
Upholstery
 

Upholstery

Fifty Shades of Grey

Date: 02/19/2018
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 4 items
Views: 1523
 
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