Waiex Day 2

Didn't want to start without DV, so just migrated the nascent project into the hangar and recreated the on-pallet condition. Will put the wrapper back on so Don can still open his present.
Whole activity took less than an hour all told, of which only 20 minutes was touch time with the boxes. We also dragged out Gober (the compressor) and filled the tires on the station wagon.

Quandary

With the launch of a second aircraft project, it may be time to spin off the MNI Aircraft Works into a separate blog, and return Swamptooth to its original raison d'etre, music.  Hmm.

Waiex - Day 1

Yes, we have been making so much Bearhawk progress that we need a second project just to keep ourselves from overheating. The tail surface kit arrived today. Since it's Don's birthday present, better wait for him to open it. I'll give him 'til tomorrow.

Phase 2 of MNI Heavy Aircraft Industries

http://www.sonexaircraft.com/aircraft/waiex.html.

To my complete surprise and delight, Bill informed me today that he ordered the tail kit for my birthday!

Other major events today:

1) Kent, who was the first person on scene when the Bearhawk arrived, and who has been great fun to hang out with over the past year, took a large part of his day to walk us through the puzzling array of tools we received. I'm not sure that I've seen anyone in a field possess such an in-depth knowledge of almost every item in a tool kit.

2) The Great BatmobileTM vs Airplane Of Our Choosing Race was formalized after a contentious battle over terms. The opposing party, dressed in a red jacket of questionable pedigree (possibly stolen from a waiter or the recently deceased Michael Jackson) is now in a heated wager with the keepers of this blog. Stay tuned for details.

3) Discussion of the formation of MNI Party Barge, LLC, a Nevada Corporation, was entered into. This would complete our domination of air, land and sea. Not to mention sound. The discussion was tabled for a later date.

Parts from floor to ceiling

In order to claim actual physical progress, we sorted through all of the loose parts that came with the extra wings. Bill is going to begin the cataloging progress. We also have the third-most-complete wing hanging up on the north side of the rear part of the hangar. The presence of a fully functional B-17 was a bit of a weekend distraction. Hopefully this weekend will find the airport free of awesome classic airplanes.

Still Some Standing Water

Front area had dried out (except carpet), but ther was still a puddle along the wall shown here. Swept it out and adjusted the fan locations.

Hangar Flooding

Rainwater flowing along the northern edge of the hangar. Big roll of sheet aluminum standing on edge in a puddle. Moved a bunch of furniture and the drums, pulled back the carpet, swept out the standing water, and put the big shop fans along the main flow paths. Still recovering from pneumonia, so ran out of steam. I'll check back tomorrow.