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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We decided to move our combustion air and firewall oil cooler runner ducts from flat bottom-facing duct connections to side exiting ducts. We’re also making the ends permanently attached to the firewall so they are very rigid, as we’d had issues with them pulling the cowl screw out and collapsing. We’re also added a little […]
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Here we’re de-oiling the belly. I’ll report back once we’re sure if this worked or not. Degreasing belly Belly prepped Paintbooth For formatting only Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisci elit, sed eiusmod tempor incidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit […]
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No new pictures, but the wing-to-strake junction is good to go, and the wings will be coming back off soon. We have a little fiddling with the cowling do do yet. The new SS flex brake lines have replaced the nylaflow on the legs, and the resevoir has been moved under the nose hatch. Along […]
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I got the new sump fuel level (optical) sensor installed today. It’s a VP03E, by Carlo Gavazzi, just follow the link for purchasing information. to alleviate these problems I also changed out all of the lines that connect to my sump for hoses to facilitate getting it in and out easier. I also finished sanding back […]
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