Once the aileron was fitted in the opening, the hinges were temporarily attached to the aileron by ‘5 minute’ epoxy. The epoxy was applied to the hinge, and the hinge had sponge rubber foam stuffed behind it, so that when the aileron was braced in place, the rubber pushed the hinge against the aileron while […]
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In this section, the first step is to locate and notch the hinge pockets, and remove 1/4″ from the wing trailing edge in order for the aileron counterweight to clear during it’s travel. The 8″ hinge is the most inboard, 5″ from the inboard end of the well, and the 2 6″ hinge are spaced […]
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You can’t quite tell in the preceding pictures, but there was an error in our pilot side lower strake alignment. This was due to a couple of things that those following us should take care to avoid. Here are some tips, watch-outs, and screw-ups made: There is no specific mention of the fact that the […]
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Also, we decided to do a couple of optional operations to our stakes at this point. The first was install an extra set of bulkheads inside of the door to give us a pocket for fuel testing, etc. This pocket was also completed with a drain in case rain or dew were to condense in […]
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Here are the power distribution sheets for our aircraft, as well as the Approach Hub wiring diagrams. Essential Power and Battery Bus Main Power Bus Sheet 1 Main Power Bus Sheet 2 Main Power Bus Sheet 3 Main Power Bus Sheet 4 For formatting only Lorem ipsum […]
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Once the airplane is rolled over, the top strake to spar join is made by filling the recess between with micro and covering with two BID. Then the Outboard and rear bulkheads can have their top to strake skin bonds laid up. Also, while the plane was upside down we made a repair to the pilot […]
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