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Fuel Line Insulation
Added fire sleeve insulation to fuel lines forward of firewall. Used smaller size (5/8″) for hard lines and flex hose and separate larger size (1.5″) for fuel filter. Secured sleeves with zip ties. Fuel system complete! Hours Worked: 0.64
Smoke System Plumbing
Began smoke system installation by drilling 5/8″ holes in exhaust pipes as far up as possible. Cut stainless steel mount plates out of firewall scrap and drilled 1/2″ hole in center of plates. Assembled sprayers with plates using machine bushings to tighten sprayers to plates. Applied Permatex exhaust sealant underneath sprayer plates and secured sprayers…
Cowl Fiberglass Work – Part 9
Rough sanded micro on upper cowl then final sanded; upper cowl should be finished with most micro work. Added micro to two low spots on lower cowl and let micro set. Fine sanded the two spots on the lower cowl with 120 grit; finally micro work should be finished. Laid out side exhaust vents onto…
Cowl Fiberglass Work – Part 8
Removed upper and lower cowls from fuselage and removed packing tape from fuselage. Rough sanded new micro; most spots very close to being done with fiberglass but a couple of spots needed more filler. Leaving cowls off of aircraft, mixed another batch of stiff micro and filled the couple of low spots in both the…
Gear Leg Fairings – Part 3
Trimmed about 0.125″ from both outside edges of gear leg fairings for better clearance of fuselage and wheel plates. Marked location for brake line notches and cut out space for brake lines. Attached both gear leg fairings to main gear and secured brake lines and fuel vent to main gear legs with zip ties. Rubber…
Fuel Vent Rework
Removed existing steel fuel vent to rework due to poor fitment. Used 1/4″ OD aluminum tubing instead as it is easier to work and bend. Essentially followed same path as previous vent with better routing. Added Adel clamp (temporarily) along fuselage floor to help secure hard vent line. Will reinstall once floor goes on permanently.…
Cowl Fiberglass Work – Part 7
Rough sanded aft edge of upper cowl then pinned into place on fuselage. Further sanded cowl on fuselage to get spacing correct. Removed upper cowl and sanded transition line with 120 grit. Removed lower cowl to trim prop hub area and prep a few small spots for epoxy. Reinstalled cowls and secured into place. Prepped…
Autopilot Installation – Part 2
Attached D-sub connector to roll servo wires then installed servo onto fuselage floor. Attached aileron servo push rod and verified servo arm did not contact over center bracket. Roughed in location of pitch servo and marked bracket location on floor. Removed pitch servo and installed Dynon-provided stiffener on floor. Installed servo onto bracket, installed over-center…
Cowl Fiberglass Work – Part 6
Removed lower cowl from fuselage and removed hinges and clecoes. Rough sanded new work with 60 then 120 grit; transition mostly okay with just a few low spots to fill in. Reinstalled lower and upper cowl onto aircraft. Marked prop hub trim line with 3D printed guide to maintain 0.125″ clearance between hub and cowl.…
Autopilot Installation – Part 1
Attached roll servo pushrod to LH control stick frame per Dynon instruction sheet. Trialed rough location for roll servo under RH side of forward seat pan and verified clearance and freedom of movement. Transferred mounting hole location to fuselage floor and updrilled holes for mounting bolts. Trimmed provided stiffener angle and riveted stiffener to fuselage…
Cowl Fiberglass Work – Part 5
Fine sanded upper cowl with 240 grit to see if latest application of micro filled in low spots; overall looks good. Will try to use some high build primer to help with pin holes but overall upper cowl looks good. Reinstalled both upper and lower cowls onto aircraft then pilot drilled mounting holes through upper…
Oil Separator Relocation
Due to exhaust tunnel interference, removed oil separator from firewall and fabricated bracket out of scrap aluminum angle to move cannister up about 1.25″. Reinstalled oil separator and reconnected vent line. Hours Worked: 1.15
