We’ve been looking at samples for our interior from Flightline Interiors. We’ve pretty much decided on what’s pictured below.
“A” is a fake leather that we’ll use on most of the seats and side panels. “B” is the carpet. “C” …
The windscreen fairing is a gradual transition between the top of the fuselage and the windscreen. It’s made by laying up many layers of fiberglass of various widths. Here’s a snapshot of the plans, which shows a side view of …
Now it’s time to glue the windsceen. It’s attached to the fiberglass top and sides with the same glue, Weld-on 10, that we used on the other windows. On the front, it’s essentially fiberglassed to the aluminum on top of …
Yes, we’d already fit the windscreen last summer, but we recently noticed a sizeable gap between the windscreen and fuselage top, on the right side. I sanded down adjacent areas to make it sit a little better. There’s still …
Most of the interior is covered by our interior kit (side panels, carpet, etc); however, there are a few areas that won’t be, especially around where the pink cabin top sits on the aluminum fuselage. Having finished the fitting of …
Working on the nose gear leg, I noticed rust on the threads at the end of the tube and inside the tube. Van’s (and everyone else I asked) says this is no big deal and to just knock off the …
Having already accomplishing building the main wheels/tubes/tires assembly, Kelly moved onto the nosewheel. One of the steps involves packing the wheel bearings with grease, so she has assumed the title of “grease monkey.”
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