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dsc08642
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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Orange part created in turbocad and printed on a 3D printer from ABS. Printer is a Prusa i3 X, cost is around $300.
Orange part created in turbocad and printed on a 3D printer from ABS. Printer is a Prusa i3 X, cost is around $300.
Date: 04/03/2016
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dsc08628
Nic pic of the plane! If Bill would move his head out of the way! Notice I'm using a bungee cord to hold the doors open.
Date: 04/14/2012
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p1000628
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Date: 02/14/2012
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p1000702
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Date: 03/12/2012
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dsc08627
The monowheel landing gear is in the up position and resting on the main wheel with some of the weight held by the block and tackle. This was taken just before putting on the braces to keep her from rolling. Been trying to get rid of that tv in the back
Date: 04/14/2012
Views: 11337
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dsc08607
Starting to prep the bays for the tri-gear conversion.
Date: 04/10/2012
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dsc09060
Wetting out stbd side.
Date: 01/24/2013
Views: 8856
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dsc08620
Removal of the mono firewall.
Date: 04/14/2012
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dsc08626
Put in a 2x4 in the main wing spar tunnel and located the pins. This was only used to aid in keeping the plane from tipping.
Date: 04/14/2012
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nex_2013_08_24_01
Stb. side ribs 3 and 4 epibond in place with the 3 layups on all sides. At this point I was getting faster at doing layups however I only did one side at a time.
Date: 08/25/2013
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nex_2014_01_25_31
Starboard side, need to trim the bolt.
Date: 01/26/2014
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dsc08641
Was going to use another plywood rib here but decided that the wide strap works fine. I later added some foam to the strap to give it some padding.
Date: 04/15/2012
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No pictures of the progress of putting in the LG layups on the port side. Here I am putting down the peel ply.
Date: 08/20/2012
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dsc09058
Wetting out stbd side.
Date: 01/24/2013
Views: 8434
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dsc08603
Since I'm going to have to remove the mono wheel I dont have much of an edge to close in the big hole in the bottom. I'll have a better look at it once its a tri-gear.
Date: 04/10/2012
Views: 11797
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p1000616
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Date: 01/29/2012
Views: 9759
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nex_2014_01_25_05
My lovely bride helping us out. Notice the jig is the mono wheel trailer.
Date: 01/25/2014
Views: 8149
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dsc09069
Rib 2 stbd side.
Date: 01/25/2013
Views: 9355
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p1000685
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Date: 03/12/2012
Views: 6369
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