People are cagey about how long it takes to build, but it seems something like 2000-3000 hours.
Since everyone asks... Based on a 3000-hour build time and my average construction rate (34 hours per month) so far, the first flight will be in
| Empennage | 93.75, 250, 200, 300 |
| Wings | 283.75, 850, 800 (including 450 estimated saved by using BAC quickbuild) |
| Fuselage | 243.75, 350 |
| Finishing | 211+ |
| Total | 2600, 2900, 3100, 3200, 3400, 3500, 2800 (QB), 4500 |
| Jig, workshop setup, etc | 26 |
| Horizontal Stabiliser | 96 |
| Vertical Stabiliser | 37 |
| Rudder | 30 |
| Right Elevator (2 times!) | 40 |
| Trim Tab | 5 |
| Left Elevator | 17 |
| Tip Fairings | 24 (plus 2 to go) |
Total: |
275 |
| Main Spars | 88 | complete, includes 4 hours of aircraft engineer help. |
| Rear Spars | 17 | complete. |
| Ribs | 70 | complete. |
| Ailerons | 63 | complete, includes one rebuild, major repairs to another. |
| Flaps | 50 | complete. |
| F-604 Bulkhead | 8 | complete. |
| Skeleton Assembly | 95 | complete, includes LEs |
| Skinning | 150 | complete, includes several hours of bucking assistance |
| Tanks | 147 | almost done (2 to go). Includes 20 hours fitting capacitance fuel senders. |
| Fitting Ailerons and Flaps | 76 | complete. |
| Tips | 19 | plus 5 to go |
Total: |
781 |
plus 7 to go? |
| Jig, workshop setup, priming steel parts, etc | 34 | complete |
| Bulkheads | 84 | complete |
| Building fuselage in jig | 356 | complete |
| Out of jig | 295 | |
Total: |
799 |
| Misc. | 6 | |
| Canopy | 137 | |
| Engine Mount, Gear. | 19 | |
| Paint Interior | 19 | |
| Paint Exterior | ||
Total: |
181 |
| Audio panel | 20 | Complete. |
| Flasher | 2 |