The panel attachment brackets were laid up as part of the fast build fuselage. The screw and nut plate were not installed, but we will hold onto this to see if we use the factory panel or not (we’re considering a carbon fiber panel). We have installed the factory panel in the expectation that we […]
Read MoreDuring Head Start week we fitted the canard. First we leveled the plane, and then progressively sanded underneath the canard until it just rested on the canard bulkhead, the we checked it’s incidence. Once the incidence was right we pilot drilled for the lift tab bolts. This section recommends trimming the elevators to fit the […]
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The seat hard-points were installed using the factory placement guidelines as a starting point, however our seats have a large amount of side-bolstering, so we mounted them slightly off-center, but the specified 35″ from the canard bulkhead. The rear seats were trial fitted in different locations, to allow for different operational characteristics. We tried allowing […]
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Here’s my current thinking about what our panel will look like. It’s still a bit rough, but you can see that we plan on going with the Sierra Flight Systems all glass EFIS-2000 hardware (check them out from our Links page). This is backed up by vacuum 2.25″ standard flight instruments. We’ve placed an all […]
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Fuel venting is through a common vent system in the Velocity. The two main tanks and sump all come to a common point, run to the top of the firewall to avoid any fuel spillage, and then exit through the bottom of the plane. I’ve installed an option check valve to allow cabin air to […]
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Once cured, the tips are dry fitted to the canard. I’ll need to relieve mine against the elevators and counterweights just a bit. Canard Tip Dry Fitting Once that’s done, tip is bonded foam-to-foam with Micro and held in place with Bondo. Then you sand both parts and attach it permanently with a layer […]
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