Glassing Bulkheads

In this section the non-flanged side of the bulkheads are fastened with 3″ of bid cloth. The engine bulkhead was done as part of the fast build kit. We glassed the back side of canard bulkhead while we were in the Head Start Program. Canard Bulkhead Reinforcement Back at the ranch, we glassed the front of […]

Engine and Gear Bulkheads

The main layup in this section is a 7″x39″ piece of triax between the gear bulkhead and the firewall, on the floor to support it since there’s no foam here. It’s a pretty simple process, it just absorbs a bunch of epoxy, is really awkward to work with, and has to go over the conduits […]

Miscellaneous Bulkhead Items

This section references installing the battery bulkhead, installing the oil cooler, and the appendix (installing the landing light). All of these items were started during our Head Start trip. Battery Tray Landing Light and Oil Cooler Inlet Oil Cooler Internal Detail Oil Cooler Detail – Tongue Depressors to Conform Shape to Fuselage

Speed Brake Hard Points

Next the cutout areas were sanding down to the inner skin, and 5 plies of triaxial cloth were prepared to reinforce these points. Once these layups were wetted out and applied to the cut-outs, and microglass radius was made in the corners, and layer of BID was applied to overlap the cutout by about an […]

Speed Brake Reinforcements

Next the speed brake was reinforced to accept it’s hinges and actuator. To do this we measured over from the centerline 7″ in each direction, and centered a 3×3 hinge in these locations, cutting down to the outer skin and removing the foam and inner skin. We did the same for the actuator with a […]

Bulkhead Placement

Most of this chapter was done as part of our Fast Build Fuselage. In fact, the bolt hole in the nose that is referenced in this chapter for all of the measurements was already removed and the nose closed up prior to taking delivery. Of note, the canard bulkhead is 39 1/2″ aft, the instrument […]