Window Frames, Part III

Here you can see the finished window frame. I installed these and my baggage ties with self-tapping 10×32 inserts similar to helicoils, which are just long enough to fit between the skins. Just drill a hole and pop them in some flox. Awesome. Strake window upholstery cover Installed

Window Frames, Part IV

Here you can see the Triax top window frame. I cut off the factory lip and laid this on to duct tape on the windshield to get a consistent fit from the side covers all the way across the front. A little trimming and she was done. Sweet. Windshield upholstery cover Installed

Window Frames, Part II

Here I’m working on the windshield frames. Unlike the main windows, my stock parts seem to fit OK, so I’m just trimming them to fit, with a slight lip under the removable overhead switch panel, and two screws at the bottom like the mains. The copilot side needed just a bit extra glass to give […]

Window Frames, Part I

I tried to fit the window covers to the windows. Like my buddy Andy, I wasn’t happy with how they fit, and I had to do covers for the strake windows anyway, so I elected to make my own covers. The West epoxy didn’t seem to want to stick Triax on the ceiling, though, so […]

Windscreen Upholstery Cover

We brought the fuselage back to the hangar today. The airport was great about letting us store it, the canard, and the cowling in the back of the FBO’s hangar to give us a little more space, and not have to worry about overspray (and about painting in our hangar generally). Jerry worked on installing […]