Here are the custom covers, finished, that Elizabeth’s mom was kind enough to sew up from a pattern that Linda Brainard made for us. The material is Sunbrella, so it should hold up well outside. Embroidered sock/heat shield
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I covered a sheet of 3/8″ divincyl for my “Savier” sized trailing edge fences. We’ll cut these out later and attach them when we’re ready to flight test them. Trailing Edge Fences For formatting only Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisci elit, sed eiusmod tempor incidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut […]
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Check out our wings section for information on trailing edge wing fences for improved low speed handling. 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 laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea […]
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The ailerons have been balanced with the bottom of the ailerons level, with stick-on tire weights (acquired from Smythe automotive) which were then glassed over. Then we built trailing edge fences that are loosely based on Klaus Savier’s. A piece a 2-ply TRIAX cut into a triangle is fitted outside of the aileron Location and Sizes […]
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Here we’re installing the vortilons for the first time. Note that they’ve been primer with UV-resistant primer to protect the glass. Vortilon installation 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 […]
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Here, we’re installing Fiberfrax and Stainless Steel onto the wing-roots as the factory-recommended fire protection for this area. As you can see, I’ve made a kraft paper template, then a rigid cardboard template, then cut the Fiberfrax, and still had to trim the stainless some after cutting the pattern out of it. Paper Templates Cardboard […]
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