Michael Tracy
Registered User
Louisiana
It's been a long time since I posted anything. My wife and I have had family medical issues that had to take priority. I'm back working on my cub project. pictures are better than words so i will post a few.
We are half way through this year and I would like to have a flyable cub by the end of this year. I made some changes to the airframe. My airframe started out as a Wag Aero Cubby project with the beefed up front end for more horsepower. I decided for head room to cut off the J3 top and weld on a PA18 top. That was scary. I was thinking how mad I was going to be at myself if I screwed it up. I purchased a PA18 top deck to speed things up and so I wouldn't have to build a complete jig. it came out OK. I moved my trim system to the overhead and built a mount on the side for my Andair fuel valve. I just received my motor mount built by Jay DeRosier and test fit it. I built a side baggage door out of some 1/2 inch square tubing I had. I work 14 days on and take 14 days off flying helicopters in the Gulf of Mexico. on my last break I took my airframe to Texas to have it blasted and primed. MasterBlast of Richmond Texas did a great job using a mix of walnut shells and glass. I have another coat of primer to put on and a finish coat. I will then be ready to start bolting on stuff to turn it into an airplane. i will be using Kydex for interior panels.
We are half way through this year and I would like to have a flyable cub by the end of this year. I made some changes to the airframe. My airframe started out as a Wag Aero Cubby project with the beefed up front end for more horsepower. I decided for head room to cut off the J3 top and weld on a PA18 top. That was scary. I was thinking how mad I was going to be at myself if I screwed it up. I purchased a PA18 top deck to speed things up and so I wouldn't have to build a complete jig. it came out OK. I moved my trim system to the overhead and built a mount on the side for my Andair fuel valve. I just received my motor mount built by Jay DeRosier and test fit it. I built a side baggage door out of some 1/2 inch square tubing I had. I work 14 days on and take 14 days off flying helicopters in the Gulf of Mexico. on my last break I took my airframe to Texas to have it blasted and primed. MasterBlast of Richmond Texas did a great job using a mix of walnut shells and glass. I have another coat of primer to put on and a finish coat. I will then be ready to start bolting on stuff to turn it into an airplane. i will be using Kydex for interior panels.
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