skywagon8a
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That's one good look'n ship - Good on you guys!47 Hours now and all is well.
Going back together.
Not enough hours in the day....
Thanks for your perfect timing. I'm right at that point. Much appreciated....You have been warned.
Something to notice here, We forgot the springs on the rear rudder pedals. I have always wondered why our rudder cables were a little slack at the tail. From the looks of things, I am not going to even attempt to put those things in. You have been warned.
Actually the only reason for the springs is to keep a little tension on the cable when your feet are not on the pedals so that the cables don't get caught on stuff. They also keep the pedals from flopping down to the floor if you take your feet off them in flight. Your foot pressure provides the flight load tension.
The Left wing is nearing completion and we are hoping to start on the Right wing in the coming month. The Right wing has ribs on spars and N struts and compression members. The Left wing has been a learning experience (read PITA) with a lot of lessons learned paving the way for success. We made the false spar material on our brake and after a steep learning curve got the trailing edges to come out all looking the same. We have a new to us 8.5 ft WYSONG brake that makes the nicest bends. Craigslist find! Also Pictured are our Carbon Fiber wing tips and Leading edges. I will have a write up on them soon. The tips weigh 17 oz and fit great.
We ended up scrounging 8 ailerons and 4 flaps. Great for making extended surfaces.
80" Flaps in-boarded to the fuselage.
We had a special visitor to our little field, an osprey came and shot some touch and goes. That thing makes a strange thumping sound. It made a low pass and it moves out.
What would it cost for him to make me a set?
Eddie
Jay, did you ever put an interior in your airplane? Except for some insulation/foam segments, ours has no interior and I prefer it that way.
I LIKE it!No interior. Never planned to put one in.
What did you cover it with? I am contemplating a recover with Oratex, what are your thoughts ?
Oratex looks like a winner, but poly fiber has a good track record for longevity and with the expense of a recover, we were not ready to experiment to that level. There are a few good threads, mostly Rogers, that outline the Oratex process. We went with poly fiber.
That's awesome! Congratulations. Very very cool!...our hard work was rewarded with "Reserve Grand Champion Plans Homebuilt".
Great job guys; congrats on the awards! Want to come by my place and help me finish??? I had someone ask about my spring design and how it's working out. Since I'm not finished yet and you are flying on how has it been working? Anyway, great work and inspiration for us builders to keep moving forward.
Marty57
The windshield is bonded to the carbon strip then installed on the boot cowl with rivets.
Did you use any special prep to bond the carbon strip to the windshield ? What did you make the bond with ? Has it stayed attached well ?
thanks, Jonny O
Thanks! That explains it. That is probably mentioned somewhere in your posts but I was just looking at the pictures.
Right now I'm trying to figure out the #1 compression strut. I think drawing #14232 has an error on it. It shows the foot and insert off set like the other tubes for the drag wire pull assy 1/16 inch. The wire pull is actually on the other or non foot end so there will be an unsupported 1/16 air gap under the foot end. I can't seem to see it any other way. The way 14232-2 is laid out it would fit the non tank right wing just fine since there are two piano wires used there. Guess I just put a 1/16" washer under the foot end and all should be well.