on 02/08/2009

Search Tool Added to Site
2/6/09
I added a Google search feature to my website.  It is located both on this page, on the left, and on my Skybolt Construction page.  Now you can search the whole website by just typing in key words.  Try it!  I seems to work well.

Restored Stearman Flies Today!
11/21/08
After working for 18 months restoring this Boeing PT-17 Stearman all of us at Bipe, Inc. were watching like proud papas as the test pilot put the maiden flight on the 66 year old classic.

Brought back from the dead as a retired crop duster, this museum quality aircraft hadn't flown since 1973.  It originally served as a primary trainer in the Army Air Corps during 1942.  Click on the picture to see more pictures of the Stearman.

What's New!!

1/19/09- Lower longeron sheet metal brackets.

1/12/09- Firewall fab and installation.

1/12/09- Belly and side formers fab and installation.

1/02/09- Finished the fuel tank installation.

1/02/09- Finished the smoke tank installation.

1/02/09- Started the firewall installation.

11/22/08- The tank sump is riveted and tack welded to the top compartment.

11/20/08- Fuel tank baffles and vents installed.

11/2/08-  All the fuel tank panels are formed and fitted.

10/22/08- Started work on the fuel tank.

10/12/08-  Pressure tested the smoke tank.

10/11/08- Welded the smoke tank seams, bungs, and filler neck.

10/4/08- Mocked up the smoke tank.

10/2/08- Created a Skybolt Master Index page with a button link on the Skybolt page.