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OWNER/BUILDER: Dale Severs
REGISTRATION: N560V
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The
day of the first flight! All smiles under a sunny sky!
Rick
Hansen's Tizzy Too is in the background. |
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Getting
ready for Oshkosh! Final assembly. |
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Cutting
capstrips for Dad. Absolute concentration is required for this
job.
Also, no loose clothing. |
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OSHKOSH,
'98:
Notice
how while everyone else is watching something to the right, these
Hatz Nutz are in a huddle. It's all in how you set your priorities. |
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OSHKOSH,
'98:
A
beautiful shot of Concord through the wings of the Hatz.
To the dismay of the Concord crew, Dale wouldn't let them park
next to New Vintage. |
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The
New Vintage Crew early in the construction. |
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The
New Vintage Crew toward the end of construction, adjusting wing
dihedral. Note how the airplane has become somehow older. |
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OSHKOSH,
'98:
Detail
of the front hole. The embroidered glovebox cover caught the
judges eye. |
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OSHKOSH,
'98:
A
Rolls-Royce O-200, built under license of Continental. Same engine,
spiffier rocker boxes. |
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No,
it's not documented evidence of child labor in the garment industry.
It's the New Vintage Crew hard at work sewing the covering.
Where the heck is Dad while all this work is going on? |
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Dale
proves that the Hatz is such a fine airplane that you don't even
need all of it for low-level flight! He also shows that his flies
50% hands-off at this stage of construction.
NOTE:
he lightened the seat considerably on the final aircraft. |
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The
women in Dale's life at the end of a successful coup. Wife and
daughter displace Dale from the cockpit of the Hatz. |
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The
New Vintage Crew displays the spinner-thingy ornament that will
adorn the nose of the Hatz. |
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rear.jpg |
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So
many ribs, so little time.
Dale's
daughter clamps down on unruly capstrip and gussets |
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