Wow, it’s been too long since an update. Things are moving forward, but I’ve been really busy and just haven’t been doing it. So we’ve sanded out the first coat of primer, and sprayed the second coat, and are sanding it now. Also of note, we’ve added some additional lighting to the paint booth as […]
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We’re finally slinging paint again. We finished up with the NACA runners to the point that we can paint, so we finshed up masking her off and sprayed primer today. With the torpedo gas heater we’re able to hold the temperature in the booth in the high seventies pretty easily. Check out the pictures.
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We’ve finally started shooting paint. The weather was cool, but with the sun shining on the paint booth, and the gas heater was set just in front of the inlet fan, so we were able to hold the temps steady in the 70s. Elizabeth is working on the final paint scheme with Air Graphics.
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The runner modifications are nearly done now, the hinges are on to mate the two halves together, and the stubs are firmly bonded to the fuselage. The only thing remaining is to add the new ducts for the engine and oil cooler on the side of the runners. Forming the duct glassed extensions Runner stub […]
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We’ve moved both the engine air intake and the rear oil cooler intakes from the bottom to the sides, and have made slanted pick-ups that should improve the airflow. Since the premolded engine cooling NACA ducts don’t seem to be covered elsewhere in the manual, I’ll include them here. Much of the cutting was completed […]
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So, I’m back, and we’re finalizing the plenum runner mods so we can paint. We’ve moved both the engine air intake and the rear oil cooler intakes from the bottom to the sides, and have made slanted pick-ups that should improve the airflow. In other news, we did make it to Rough River this year, and renew […]
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