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 […]

Keel Hard-points

The first hard point we made on the Keel is this “house” shaped one on the pilot’s side for front control rod bracket. It’s 5-3/4″ at the peak with a 5″ tall by 5.5″ wide. It’s is attached on the inside of the keel with micro, with a small fillet or sand the edges (we […]

Mid-Bearing Support

In this section we mounted the aileron control torque tube mid-bearing support bracket on the inside of the keel, along the pre-marked line on the keel. With the rear bearing support located, we measured where the torque tube lined up inside the keel and located the 1″ hole on the support rib. We then sanded […]

Control Stick Assembly

In this section we installed the control stick onto aileron control torque tube. On this piece, it’s important to note that due to the saddle connection, there is only one proper way for it to get installed, and that the outside end is threaded to accept the bolt so no nut is required. Also installed […]