cgoldy
Registered User
Moogerah Queensland Australia
Hi from Down Under,
I have been awol for a while. Busy flying. But I have a bee in my bonnet about stripping some weight out of my Backcountry/Javron cub.
I will have to teach myself about carbon fibre I think.
But firstly I want to strip the 10 gallon long range tanks out of my wings, replace my borer with a lightweight composite and maybe a lightweight sump.
Then build some CF doors, floorboards, nose bowl and whatever else takes my fancy. Might be dreaming that I will get it all done but I will start on the easy bits first.
So some questions please.
Any suggestions as to how I should attack the Back county's 10 gallon tanks installed the the wings? (circa 2008 ) These were dropped in from the top if I remember correctly, and the brackets slipped under the extended leading edge and sit on the spar. I think I had to pop of some rivets to do that. It takes up one bay and has no tube running through it. I'm worried that I will damage a lot of fabric in the process. Would it be silly to think I could make a hole in the bottom and just start hacking into them with some sort of cutting tool?
What type of prop is recommended these days? Looking for a climb prop not cruise. All of airport operations. O375 engine solid crank.
Any suggestions re light weight sump?
Thanks in advance,
Colin
I have been awol for a while. Busy flying. But I have a bee in my bonnet about stripping some weight out of my Backcountry/Javron cub.
I will have to teach myself about carbon fibre I think.
But firstly I want to strip the 10 gallon long range tanks out of my wings, replace my borer with a lightweight composite and maybe a lightweight sump.
Then build some CF doors, floorboards, nose bowl and whatever else takes my fancy. Might be dreaming that I will get it all done but I will start on the easy bits first.
So some questions please.
Any suggestions as to how I should attack the Back county's 10 gallon tanks installed the the wings? (circa 2008 ) These were dropped in from the top if I remember correctly, and the brackets slipped under the extended leading edge and sit on the spar. I think I had to pop of some rivets to do that. It takes up one bay and has no tube running through it. I'm worried that I will damage a lot of fabric in the process. Would it be silly to think I could make a hole in the bottom and just start hacking into them with some sort of cutting tool?
What type of prop is recommended these days? Looking for a climb prop not cruise. All of airport operations. O375 engine solid crank.
Any suggestions re light weight sump?
Thanks in advance,
Colin