Standard J-1
The Standard J-1 was produced in 1917 to train pilots for the Great War.
They were not very popular due to the relatively unreliable Hall-Scott motor.
After the war, most of the surviving aeroplanes were re-powered by more reliable motors.
The most popular was the Hisspano-Suissa which had almost twice the rated horsepower of the original motor.
This particular J-1 was resurrected by Ray Folsom in 1973 to be used in the movie "The Great Waldo Pepper".
The only available Hisso at that time happened to be an E-4 rated at 240 HP ( 3 times the airframe design rating !! ).
Some other appearances were in "Ace Eli and Roger in the Sky", on TV in "The Wild Wild West",
"The Rocketeer" and a still cameo in "Titanic", and numerous commercials.
The final appearance was a Japanese beer commercial a couple years before entering the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum.
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| In the shop 3-4-09 | Tail is off |
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| Wings coming off | Left top wing is off |
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| Both right wings | Center section is off |
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| Motor is off | |
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| Fabric falling off the fuselage | Undercarriage is off |
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| Bare fuselage | Removing rudder fabric |
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| Elevators half way | Taking the fabric off the wings |
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| Bare wing | Disassembling the undercarriage |
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| Inspecting the fuselage | Fuselage in the alignment fixture |
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| Standard J-1 in kit form | Metal fittings restored |
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| Fuselage being reassembled in the fixture | Safety wiring all the turnbuckles (105 of them!) |
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| Fuselage removed from the fixture | Making a new rear decking |
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| Gluing parts | Fitting stringers |
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| New instrument panel | New seat upholstery |
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| Fuselage finished | New undercarriage fitted |
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| Wings being installed to fabricate new rigging wires | |
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| Soldering a cable end | One of many many many new cable ends |
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| Wing rigging finished | 9-14-09 |
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| Fuselage prepared for fabric cover | Rolling out the fabric |
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| Cutting fabric | Fabric laid on |
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| Gluing fabric on the bottom | Bottom and right side on |
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| Applying finish tapes | Fabric finished and colored to represent cotton fabric used in the 1920's |
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| Covering the vertical tail | |
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| Stabilizer covered | Center section covered |
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| Fuselage painted | Motor installed |
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| Sheet metal parts painted | Side panel installed |
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| Doors installed | Side and top finished |
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| Tail and center section installed | |
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| Waiting for wings and wheels | Top right wing ready for fabric cover |
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| One wing covered | |