Saturday, June 18, 2005

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Here you can see the gaping hole in the plenum, where I removed the previous duct used to connect to the old inlets. I'll get a couple p...

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Time for a trial fit. I do believe this is going to work. Next task is making inlet ductong to the plenum. 
Friday, June 17, 2005

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Two layers of glass applied to the foam. I should have shown a photo of the foam, before glassing, but I forgot to take it. 
Monday, June 06, 2005

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Trial fit for placement! Looking good. 

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Before I shape the outside, I think it is better to get started on mounting the inlets. First, I work on the cutouts. 

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Now, the cowl can be re-mounted on the engine. This is where I will do the final carving and shaping. 

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Again, using the Sawsall, I cut the foam directly over the existing split line, separating the cowl halves. 

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A chalkline is snapped on the new foam, directly over the old split line. I determined that I want the center on the inlet rings 11.5"...

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Here, I am working on the foam, with a long sanding board, to make it even with the foward lip of the cowl. The inlet rings will be flush i...

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Using my Milwaukee Sawsall, with a 12" saw blade, I started removing the stuff that didn't seem to belong. 

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Plastic removed, ready for carving. 

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I then wrapped plastic around the blocks then dumped in more two-part foam. 

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First step to installing the new inlet rings: I prepared the cowl by sanding, then glued on a couple of blocks of foam using the two-part e...

My Never Ending Quest For Speed - The Affliction

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Doing some careful evaluation flying, I have determined that I am now getting 174 kts at 5,500 feet, wide open throttle. I have been using a...
Wednesday, May 18, 2005

Better Brakes

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I have now had a few flights and landings on my new Q-200 taildragger brake mounts. If you scroll down to some previous posts you can see t...
Sunday, May 01, 2005

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Here is is ready for the first test flight. I hope these new pants will look a little smaller after they are painted! 
Saturday, April 02, 2005

Pure epoxy as a filler

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This week I started filling the scratches, using a totally different approach. Different for me, anyway. I first started with the brake cov...
Sunday, March 27, 2005

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Left brake cover. 

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Left pant, using Aeropoxy Light. I hate sanding!!!!!! 

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Right pant with the Superfill Epoxy Filler.