Last update before Oshkosh (we’re heading out Friday evening for early Saturday setup)! We’re looking forward to catching up with all of our EAA friends, and especially the canardians. I hope that everyone can make the Velocity BBQ on Wednesday and our Early Bird pasta feast on Tuesday! So, we’ve made a lot of progress on the pants, and I […]
Read MoreYou’ll probably be seeing more posts here in the next week as we frantically try to finish work items before Oshkosh. Last night I finished installing the OAT probe for the GRT EIS, so the only work left there is to connect the “pull-up” resistors, program the screens and the EIS, and mount and provision […]
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So, Blue Mountain is officially out of business. I hate to see them go, but the writing was on the wall. But, I’m firmly on the GRT path. This weekend we had a EAA meeting, so that sort of boogered up working on the plane, but we did get a a fair amount done. Bob […]
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Today we sanded the filler from the long weekend and began a series of layups on the wheelpants. First up was the 3 BID 1″x1″ pads where the axle bolt comes through. Then we cut a vent above the brake caliper, as well as the cooling inlet NACA (inside, ahead of the brake), then 2 […]
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Long weekend over, and a good deal of work completed. So, what did we get done? Well, the fit and finish on the doors is 98% done, as well as the strakes, and they’re looking pretty sweet if I do say my self! I’ve removed the speed brake and started filling the weave on the […]
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