Deciding to Paint Ourselves

We’ve begun the recovery process. If you haven’t read the incident report, check that out here. Also check out the repairs here. In this section we’ll talk about the process of painting Victor Fox, as we decided we’d put on a “real” coating of paint since we had to do something with the damaged wing anyway. We’ve […]

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Painting with UV primer

Painting with UV primer

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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