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From the start the airframe was sitting 2.5 deg tail low and 0.1 deg to port. Not bad for just putting her on there. I jacked up the back of the trailer to get it as near to 0.0 as possible and also shifted the airframe latterly to turn that .1 to 0.0 a
Date: 04/15/2012
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dsc09071
Uncle Kim glassing in Rib 2.
Date: 01/26/2013
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dsc09049
Layup Port side complete with peel ply. Notice the glad wrap to keep air from getting under the peel ply. 420 = 46g, aeropoxy ~ 200g
Date: 01/24/2013
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dsc08963
Port side. LG socket fitting.
Date: 10/01/2012
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dsc08639
More of the same. I was going to cut the carpet and form it to the ribs and staple it in place but decided that was just a time vampire and pointless since the airframe is holding it in place.
Date: 04/15/2012
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dsc08634
OK now that the plane is off the trailer and on its own wheel we were able to remove most of the trailer hardware and position the ribs. We also used the main bolts to hold the first rib in place. The other rib was left a little lower to be located once
Date: 04/15/2012
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dsc09039
Port side done after cure.
Date: 01/23/2013
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Everything looking good.
Date: 11/02/2014
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Date: 11/02/2014
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dsc08630
Though this was a neat pic of the mono wheel in the retracted position.
Date: 04/14/2012
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dsc09024
I was really anal about keeping the socket holes tight. This proved to be more work than it was worth and was fighting the tight fit when it came to locating the axles. Do yourself a favor and just make them a little bigger, 1/8 or so. This gap will be
Date: 01/22/2013
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dsc08617
After removing the green tape.
Date: 04/14/2012
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dsc09028
Here the axles are getting the green goop. I used car carnauba wax as a release agent. Worked well jut get it on there thick. We also wrapped the top of the sockets with glad wrap to keep contaminates off of it while we moved it around.
Date: 01/22/2013
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Cut it out.
Date: 11/02/2014
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dsc08633
We had to put the plane somewhat down near the trailer with the main up so that we could get the right contour for the ribs. Reminds me of a B-17 with the main just showing.
Date: 04/14/2012
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dsc09068
Seeing how ribs 2,3,4 line up. Get a belt sander 4x36, you'll be glad you did. Mine is from Harbor Freight.
Date: 01/25/2013
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Wings on. Not really required at the stage. Just had to do it for motivation.
Date: 01/26/2014
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nex_2013_08_24_03
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Date: 08/25/2013
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dsc09040
The gap from the bottom of the socket and the belly is as you see. The only way to get it all the way down was to lower the belly to 15" which was not considered an option. Belly hight is 16.0" with the axle width at 82.50" and axle cent
Date: 01/23/2013
Views: 19374
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dsc08965
Port side after layups and peel ply removed. Notice shape of hole for the angle of the LG socket. I wrapped the LG socket with sandpaper and used it to form the hole.
Date: 10/01/2012
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