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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The landing light holder was included as a “supplement” to the kit. We cut the pre-molded hole and bonded the lamp holder into the fuselage with structural adhesive while we were at the factory for the Head Start program. This lamp kit included a set of springs designed to hold the bulb in and a plexiglass lens […]
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Before first flight, everything that’s bare glass should get a good coat of UV-resistant primer, so here we’re priming our cooling plenum, sparrow strainer, bolt hole covers, nose gear fork fairing, and other small odds and ends. Priming Parts Priming Pitot Mount Priming the Nose NACA Scoop Primed Plenum Elevator Torque Tube Primed
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The first step in the pant installation is a laborious cut and fit exercise to make the cut-outs large enough for the tires, and creating an opening for the gear leg. Unfortunately the factory marked my pants for the gear cut-out on the front half, and I cut them before I realized that the fronts […]
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OK, so it’s not a headliner, but it’s close. Here we stole an idea from the factory, where they’d installed a small bar to hang the headsets from. Pretty slick if you ask me. Headset Hangar For formatting only Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisci elit, sed eiusmod tempor incidunt ut labore et […]
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