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leaving Otterburn.jpg
First Takeoff G-VIVO.jpg
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Roger P's aircraft july 07.jpg
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Menestrel Site -- Members
Peter Berkin
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The start of Peter Berkin's Project
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First Fuselage Side - May 05
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Wing mount July 05
Ash_rear_wing_mount.jpg
Ash_wing_mount_from_below.jpg
Applying plywood
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Glue_like_jam_on_toast.JPG
Ply_stapled_into_palce.JPG
First side out of jig
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May-July 06
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Rebuilding Jig round first side June 06 r.jpg
Second side dropped into new jig r.jpg
clamping the lower front longeron to achieve curve r.jpg
Completed sides Aug 06 r.jpg
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Former B Sept 06 r.jpg
Former C Sept 06 r.jpg
February 07
workshop insulation.jpg
July 07
trying former b for fit.jpg
Former b second piece ply being glued.jpg
Former C arranging bits SQ.jpg
building spar jig.jpg
October 07
former A initial frame.jpg
former A top laminates.jpg
Former A frame glued ready for ply.jpg
ply face glued ready to apply to frame.jpg
ply stapled to frame.jpg
Balsa set into former a.jpg
December 07
Fuselage sides clamped onto formers A, B and C.jpg
front end clamped view from side.jpg
Front end clamped together.jpg
February 08
Plotting wing ribs 005 one.jpg
Plotting wing ribs 004 two.jpg
October 08
Spar wood arrives.jpg
October 2009
subframe assembly fuselage floor.jpg
fitting subframe into fuselage floor.jpg
First two laminations ready to clamp.jpg
first two laminations clamped.jpg
floor laminations glued and first couple of layers of top.jpg
All spar laminations glued.jpg
Steve Chilcott
Pictures 22nd March 05
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Rudder_and_tailplane_ribs.JPG
Tailplane_ribs.JPG
Picture January 2010
Fuselage Jan 2010.jpg
Bill Dobinson
Fuselage Summer 2006
Mark Bodger
Pictures March 05
Aircrafr assembled uncovered 1.jpg
Aircraft assembled uncovered 2.jpg
Controls.jpg
Undercarriage Leg.jpg
Engine Mount
Bob Tavener
Roger Partington
Pictures to March 05
Pictures July 05
Pictures November 05
Engine Cowling1.jpg
Wing November1.jpg
Pictures May 06
assembled_nose_on_with_lab.JPG
assembled_tail_view.JPG
She Flies!
The strip late 2006
Joe McCollum
Radio antenna
Menestrel internal fuselage radio antenna.jpg
Brian Gowland
Picture Fuselage Sides
Fuselage_sides.jpg
Fuselage Oct 05
menestrel_Capot_001.jpg
Update March 2006
Inset_trimtab_on_elevator.JPG
Canopy_catch.JPG
Engine_on_engine_mount.JPG
control_panel_frame.JPG
Control_panel_with_removable_panels.JPG
Update August 06
Brian's workshop summer 06 resized.jpg
Brian's Mainspar Summer 06 resized.jpg
Brian's mainspar jig 06 resized.jpg
Update August 07
Brian and his aircraft July 07.jpg
Brian's aircraft July 07.jpg
Wing tip positioning lights
Menestrel wing tip positioning lights BG.jpg
Menestrel wing tip positioning lights bg2.jpg
Ready for covering Nov 08
BGa1.jpg
BG1.jpg
BG2.jpg
Terry Williams
Pictures August 2006
Completed_fuselage.JPG
completed_wing.JPG
tail_end.JPG
Picture August 2007
Taxi trials G-CDZR.jpg
First Flight Nov 07
1,Cockpit.jpg
3,Backtrack 04.jpg
4,Wheels off for the first time.jpg
5,UP.jpg
6,And up.jpg
7,And away.jpg
8,She flies.jpg
Geoff Whittaker
dry run of wing ribs Geoff W.jpg
Pictures March 2006
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Turtle_deck.JPG
Forward_fuselage.JPG
Back_of_cockpit.JPG
Pictures August 2006
Rudder.JPG
More_fuselage.JPG
GW Pictures Sept 07
Fin GW sept 07.jpg
Tailplane GW sept 07.jpg
cockpit canopy frame GW sept 07.jpg
Pictures Nov 08
043.jpg
my plane 25 sept 2008 007.jpg
my plane 25 sept 2008 015.jpg
Update August 09
January 2010
Ribs and rear spar glued 1.jpg
Ribs and rear spar glued 2.jpg
David Fanshaw
Barry Enoch
Pictures Wing May 06
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Wing_Closeup_May06.JPG
Barry Enock's project April 07
Barry Enock's Menestrel April 2007.jpg
G-CCVW Nov 07
G-CCVW9.jpg
G-CCVW Feb 08
Cockpit Feb 08.jpg
G-CCVW9 ready for inspection.jpg
First flight of G-CCVW
Take off.jpg
Geraint Jones
Dave Tucker
First flight G-VIVO
George Brown
Picture of G-CCCJ
Seatbelt Anchorage details
seatbelt_anchorpoints.JPG
seatbelt_detail.JPG
seatbelt_detail2.JPG
Sam Godbold
Mike Blyth
Ply Seat
Wing June 08
Myke Blythe and wing May08.jpg
Myke Blythe aileron detail May08.jpg
Under the seat May08.jpg
Graham Hall
Pictures January 2010
Graham Hall January 2010 fuselage front.jpg
Graham Hall January 2010 fuselage tail.jpg
News and Events
Pictures from Morpeth
Morpeth_trip_002.jpg
Morpeth_trip_004.jpg
Morpeth_trip_007.jpg
Ridley_Kendles_aircraft.jpg
Kemble2005
Pictures from France 2005
Pictures from Kemble 2006
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Christoph_Binns_aircraft.JPG
Another_French_Menestrel_I_at_Kemble_06.JPG
Pictures from North Wales
The group in Wales r.jpg
On the cliftop sloap soaring r.jpg
Pictures from France Feb 08
Bernard C1.jpg
Bernard C2.jpg
Bernard C3.jpg
Engine Bernard's aircraft.jpg
Builder's Notes
Cutting Lists
Scarfing Plywood
scarfing_sander_jig.JPG
Scarfing_sander_on_completed_piece.JPG
close up scarf over wing.jpg
Joining Wing to Fuselage
Laminating wood
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Radio Antenna
Menestrel internal fuselage 002s.jpg
Menestrel internal fuselage 003.jpg
Spar Laminations
Steel Tube Size Conversion
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Discussion Board
Links
Plans, Contacts and Suppliers
Aircraft Details
Map of this Website
Contact Us
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Peter Berkin
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Last updated: 17th February 2010.
