Fuselage
Dismantle rudder pedals, install bilge pumps – 11/5/17
We took our rudder pedals apart to replace the defective rudder control blocks. They were not made with enough material and several people have reported that the center block is cracking and failing during taxi or flight. Then the rudder controls don’t work properly. Not catastrophic but still dangerous. Here’s a picture comparing the old … Read more
Wing wiring and Anti-compression sleeves – 6/25/217
We noticed that if you put the recommended torque of 60-70 inch lbs on the fuselage tube bolts, that they start to deform. We used a clamp to make them round again and created some anti compression sleeves for the bolts so that we could torque them.We did this with plastic tubes. We should have … Read more
Put Fuselage in hull – 5/26/17
We decided to put the fuselage in the hull again temporarily. It will need to come out again.
Fuselage, 914 Root Tube – 3/19/17
Today we took the fuselage off the ceiling lift hooks. We ordered the stronger 914 Root Tube which is necessary for our 117HP engine. It arrived with a ding on the corner, hopefully that is okay. Root tube comes in 3 parts that fit together.
Fuel Tank Fitting and Corrosion Protection Dec 6+7, 2015
Today we did a trial fitting of the fuel tank. We also riveted the cluster bracket which had been waiting for a while.On day 2 we sprayed the inside of the fuselage tubes with CorrosionX protectant. I brought up the turtledeck and we tried it on the hull Here’s a pic of the gas … Read more
Hull Attach, cut gear holes in hull – 11/27/2015
We worked 6 hours today and made some good visible progress! Spent a lot of time with levels trying to make sure the frame was the same height on both sides. Drilled stringer holes to attach hull using a right angle air drill. Space is pretty tight, good luck using a normal drill! … Read more