The cockpit was stripped to its base structure
Noting critical fastener orientation before disassembly of components
Main spar fittings removed from spar tubes
Integrating structure attachment points
Dissecting the spar tubes to extract distance block information to aid with reverse engineering.
Aileron pulley brackets
Spar tube distance block
Cockpit material arrival, tubing and main spar fitting wrought blanks for machining.
A closer look at the rounds that will be machined into the main cockpit-spar fittings
Cockpit tubing cut to rough lengths for each strut
Typhoon Legacy's tube squaring machine view through the dies.
The tube squaring machine whilst fitting the reduction gear unit.
CAD models being used as tests for the added material requirements for rough cutting from our 7.5" round blanks.
The main spar tubes that run through the cockpit being prepared for heat treatment.