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Fuselage stand |
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Not the best but it served a purpose moving out of the garage to get me some space to work. |
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Fuselage stand |
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Not the best but it served a purpose moving out of the garage to get me some space to work. |
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Fuselage stand |
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Not the best but it served a purpose moving out of the garage to get me some space to work. |
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LG01 Mount |
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Trial fit of mount in to fuselage tunnel. |
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Port fuselage wing spar opening |
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View showing spar opening prior to glass layups. |
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Starboard fuselage wing spar opening |
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View showing spar opening prior to glass layups. |
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Starboard side rudder pedals |
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Temporary installation of starboard side pedals and foot well floor prior to laying in glass. |
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Port side rudder pedals |
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Temporary installation of port side pedals and foot well floor prior to laying in glass. |
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Starboard footwell |
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Footwell glassed in position. |
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Port footwell |
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Footwell glassed in position. |
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Cockpit Module |
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View showing module installed with flight controls and rudder pedals. |
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Tunnel |
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View showing central tunnel with Throttle box, finger brakes, parking brake and Andair fuel valve with extension drive. Rudder controls are also shown. |
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Tunnel |
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Closer view through tunnel showing throttle box, finger brakes, parking brake and Andair fuel selector valve with extension drive. |
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Rear Bulkhead |
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View showing front of rear bulkhead. |
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Rear Bulkhead
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View showing rear of rear bulkhead. |
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Rear Bulkhead |
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View of rear bulkhead also showing screwed rod to hold fuselage width on outside of moulding at torque tube centres to 255mm |
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Port Torque tube brass bearing |
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Bearing temporarily installed |
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Elevator Drive Flange |
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Elevator drive flange with bearing fitted. Bearing has been knurled and slotted to give a good key for the redux. |
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Torque Tube Set up |
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Torque tube set up in position and bearings padded out with redux and flox mix. |
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Torqe Tube |
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View showing bearings padded out with redux and flox mix. |
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Port Side Torque tube bearing |
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Bearing completely padded out with redux and flox mixture. |
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Torque Tube Bearings |
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View of inboard side of torque tube bearings padded out with a redux and flox mixture. |
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Inverted Fuselage |
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Fuselage inverted to work on openings and prepare extra layups. |
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Nose Gear Area |
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Image showing fuselage section removed for tri-gear nose gear. Sides cut flush and layups made around side and on top of fuselage. |
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Fuselage Bottom |
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General view showing openings and tri-gear leg re-inforcements. |
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Starboard Wing Spar Access |
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Image showing re-inforcement layups around wing spar access opening. The manual says to lay up with Ampreg but plenty of people have said Redux is better for this area. |
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Fuel Drains |
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Image showing SAF-AIR 2500H 1/4" NPT push and turn drain valves. See modification section for Fuel Drains. |
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Fuselage Bottom |
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General view |
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Fuselage on Lawn |
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Moved to lawn to carry out mods to fuselage stand and tidy workshop. |
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Trial fit |
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Couldn,t resist trying it for size. |
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Access Opening |
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View showing cut out for opening to access fuel pump, filter tank selector valve, throttle and brake assemblies. |
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Access Opening |
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Based around the profile opening for the momowheel. |
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Upper Half Stands |
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A pair of simple stands to allow working on the inside of the upper half. |
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Tail Openings |
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Openings tapped through approx 90%. A splash mould was then created on the inside of the fuselage over the openings. |
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Installation of Fuel Cap |
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Simple clamp made to secure filler in position whilst redux cures. |
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Installation of Fuel Cap |
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Simple clamp made to secure filler in position whilst redux cures, packing piece was a roll of suct tape. |
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Fuel Cap Installed |
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Locking Cap installed just requires seal adjustment. |
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Fin Tip Moulding |
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Tip moulding trimmed and temporarily fitted. |
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Fin Tip Moulding |
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Tip moulding trimmed and temporarily fitted. |
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Middle Tail Plane Rib |
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The rib is shown temporarily fitted. |
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Middle Tail Plane Rib |
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View looking down on top of the rib. Two pieces of string were attached through small holes in the rib. The rib was then pulled up in to position ensuring that it did not distort the rudder flange. The rib was then set at 90 degrees to the rudder flange and then temporarily fitted. |
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