Zandvlei Trust

"Building the bird"called a Cozy – 2002.

Promoting homebuilding in South Africa.

All the photographs are by Chris van Hoof.

2002

 Graham Pick fitting the turtledeck to the fuselarge.   The turtle deck canopy in a jig.

Rego Burger fitting the axles to the bowlegs.         The first time out in the sunlight on its wheels.

Graham fitting the templates for the wings to the foam block. Cutting the wing foam parts from the block.

Graham micro filling the indentations in the foam.     Chris and Graham covering the wings in glass cloth.

Chris with his work in progress at an aircraft             Jean his ever patient wife pointing to the fact, see below.
show in Pretoria.

You need a patient wife or husband if you plan to homebuild.