1929 Monosport
Model 2
Built in 1929 by the Mono Aircraft Corp. at Moline, Ill.
The Monosport was a higher powered version of the Monocoupe 113.
In all, 16 Monosports were built,
9 powered by the 110 hp Warner Scarab,
and 7 Model 2 with the 100 hp Kinner K-5.
This is the fourth Monosport, the second Model 2, and
unfortunately the last known Monosport remaining.
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| Brand new at the factory with the first owner |
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| Arrival at the shop | Going into the shop |
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| Wing is off | Tail is off |
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| Fuselage sandblasted and painted | Window frames finished |
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| Floorboards and control system installed | Cutting seat pads to size |
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| Cutting leather seat covers | Sewing seat cover |
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| Seat finished | Seat installed |
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| Cutting out aluminum window frames using a router | |
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| Right side window and door frame | Covering fuselage |
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| Fuselage covered | Finish tapes applied |
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| Silver applied | Painted |
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| Interior nearly finished | Ready for the instrument panel |
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| Masking to paint the logo | |
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| Logo painted | Peeling off the masking |
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| Setting up the wing and strut rigging prior to covering | |
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| New fuel tanks finished | |
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| Covering tail surfaces | |
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| Instrument panel nearly done | Fitting motor controls |
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| Fitting the windscreen | |
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| Reinstalling wing leading edges |
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| Wing is ready for cover | Rolling out fabric on the top |
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| Top is on | Covering the bottom |
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| Heat tightening the bottom fabric | Rib lacing in progress |
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| Ready for painting | Oil tank finished |
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| Oil tank installed | Fabricating cowling |
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| Nose is original | |
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| Left and front windows installed | Motor installed ( original from the factory ) |
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| Fabricating exhaust system | |
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| Tail surfaces ready for color | |
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| Tail mounted on the aeroplane | |
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| Balsa fairings installed on landing gear legs | |
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| Wrapping with finish tape | Gear legs finished |
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Assembling the brakes |
Brakes installed on gear legs |
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| Fitting the door | Door is finished and installed |
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| Instrument panel finished | Cowl fitted and ready for paint |
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| On its own feet waiting for wings | Top of wing silvered 12 feet added to paint room |
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| Being turned over to paint the bottom | |
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| Bottom painted | Masking the numbers |
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| Bottom finished | |
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| Turned over to finish the top | Wing finished |
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| Struts and ailerons in the paint process | Exhaust finished |