WWI Student Project

The fuel tank pictured here is held together by clamps and tape. We are verifying the fit before we weld it together. Also we made one from cardboard for a mock-up to place in the aircraft to get a good visual of the fuel tank in the location where it will be installed. This will help us to make any necessary adjustments before the final product is completed. In the second picture we have Anna Brown and Amanda Light looking at a tool they are going to use. Being they are both in our Aviation Maintenance Technician Program they are learning about many new tools. Volunteering their time to work on the Nieuport 24 gives them an opportunity to work with these tools and hone their skills. In the last picture Anna is busy finishing a metal template we will be using to help cut out openings for the wood ribs. Please enlarge the pictures by clicking on them, thank you.

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 In our last blog we mentioned that our students learn how to make aircraft flight control cables and were applying this knowledge in helping to build our Nieuport 24 aircraft. As many students work on this aircraft they are taking their newly acquired knowledge and utilizing it now, this is what Anna Brown is also doing. She has taken a class called Fluid Lines and Fittings which teaches students how to make hoses and ridged lines and now she is making flexible hoses for the Nieuport 24, as you can see in the picture top left.

In our bottom row of pictures we have Joseph “Blake” Barnett cutting out more metal material this week, Ryan Palmen and Daniel Baker who is holding the crimper are still busy working on cables. The last picture shows Amanda Light using the band saw to cut out some wood for our aircraft.

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 The first picture shows Ryan Palmen engaged in making a cable for the Nieuport 24 aircraft. Making cables is part of the learning experience in our Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) program. Since Ryan has had this class already he knows exactly what to do. The next picture shows Anna Brown assisting Ryan with the installation of the cable. The last picture in the top row has Joseph “Blake” Barnett busy cutting some sheetmetal we need for the aircraft. The bottom row of pictures will give you an idea of where the new elevator cables are located in the fuselage, routed and connected. Please click on all pictures to get a bigger detailed image. Thank you.

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