Fiberglass
I pulled the forward half of the fairings off today. I will clean out the foam, and put a strip of glass over the transition between the...
I pulled the forward half of the fairings off today. I will clean out the foam, and put a strip of glass over the transition between the...
I got Leslie to help me lift the canopy on to the fuselage. We had to put the fuselage down on its wheels to clear the garage door. This...
I started getting the other half of the intersection fairings started. I taped off the existing fairing to keep them from sticking...
I used my truck to move the canopy from the shed to the garage. Then I broke the crate down around the canopy. After getting a shape I...
I started today by riveting on the clips to the windshield frame. Then, I began fitting the frame to the fuselage. There was not really a...
I built up the two roller assemblies on the canopy. I was missing one of the brass bushings, so I made one from aluminum that was close...
I am planning on making these in two parts, directly in place. The split line will be the two fairing halves with a mall overlap between...
I used a hack saw blade to start carving the intersection fairings. After roughing them to shape, I used a piece of sandpaper on a scrap...
I got out the rest of my plumb bobs and started aligning the main gear fairings. Here you can see one of the points marked with magnets...
I fit the other fairing and the motor mount today.
I started on the main wheel fairings by trimming to the scribe lines. I made a couple of blocks of wood to get the required clearance to...