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nex_2014_01_25_04
Bill helping hoist the aircraft up to remove the jig.
Date: 01/25/2014
Views: 8449
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nex_2013_08_24_02
nex_2013_08_24_02.jpg
Date: 08/25/2013
Views: 7975
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dsc09047
I took cardboard and bent it around the socket and overlapped per the manual. Then took this cardboard and made a new template for cutouts. This made the layups go really quick.
Date: 01/23/2013
Views: 9425
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dsc09064
Bill does nice peel ply work!
Date: 01/24/2013
Views: 9148
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dsc09044
Port side being keyed.
Date: 01/23/2013
Views: 8773
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dsc08640
OK not the best shot but here you can see I used the jack to move the rear rib in place under the airframe being careful not to pinch the belly. I then secured the rib in place but using some drywall screws in the 2x6. This way any weight will be transf
Date: 04/15/2012
Views: 9156
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Bad pic, but shows the end of the reinforcement layups (port side).
Date: 08/20/2012
Views: 13305
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dsc09036
Rib one port side again used around 112g of 420 cured at 78f for 12 hours.
Date: 01/23/2013
Views: 9100
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dsc09056
Wetting out stbd side.
Date: 01/24/2013
Views: 8715
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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
Views: 9600
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dsc09029
Gear legs clamped in place, no toe in/out per Bud. You cant see it in the photo but I used a green tip .30 bullet as a homemade plum bob that was attached to dead center of the aluminum angle. This helped us keep the guide over the center line. Oh make
Date: 01/22/2013
Views: 9543
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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: 11837
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dsc08967
Little clean up required on Port side.
Date: 10/01/2012
Views: 10687
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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
Views: 8693
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nex_2013_08_24_04
As you see here the port side is done with rib 3 and 4. I didn't have photos of doing the layups.
Date: 08/25/2013
Views: 8194
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dsc09054
Wetting out stbd side.
Date: 01/24/2013
Views: 8747
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dsc09034
Starboard side done. Pic taken before a little clean up.
Date: 01/22/2013
Views: 8528
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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
Views: 12319
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dsc08620
Removal of the mono firewall.
Date: 04/14/2012
Views: 18102
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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: 10257
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