tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44169760193100591722024-03-12T16:49:35.500-07:00The Long EZ BuildThis blog is for entertainment purposes only. The author is not responsible for any accident, injury, or loss that may occur as a result of reading this blog. Read this blog at your own risk.Aryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914208726502866360noreply@blogger.comBlogger165125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416976019310059172.post-77672977788233179652022-05-27T12:26:00.001-07:002022-05-27T12:26:27.007-07:00Throttle quadrant and side stick<p>Maybe I missed something? But I can't find where in the plans it says to install the throttle quadrant. The last paragraph on page 24-1 says, "Now that you've reached this point you should have everything installed in the console area - engine controls..." Really? When did we do that?</p><p>Any who, I purchased my throttle quadrant from Aircraft Spruce (Part # <a href="https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/RVthrottlequads4.php?clickkey=4196">05-00702</a>) (have to also thank the RV folks since this is what they use on their birds - see, canardians and RVers can get along!). Yes, they are a bit pricey - but they are AWESOME! They look and feel great! </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQMLz690g9BZREYtApjpGy_Dub4r6d5U8ruoDdUe8oC6--cGgcwx1HTe22TwBGm-eoppYjnvnn5Vp11myxwe3aQ8XYBE5mjlZ8NHNYHWO9y0XtjSWbMUqxfUQHQHBCuaX3q3VPMkSASXdf_52546xRsQKnDXQgz9D9KPQdpUnVdDfm9Z7xfIbS8w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="399" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQMLz690g9BZREYtApjpGy_Dub4r6d5U8ruoDdUe8oC6--cGgcwx1HTe22TwBGm-eoppYjnvnn5Vp11myxwe3aQ8XYBE5mjlZ8NHNYHWO9y0XtjSWbMUqxfUQHQHBCuaX3q3VPMkSASXdf_52546xRsQKnDXQgz9D9KPQdpUnVdDfm9Z7xfIbS8w" width="240" /></a></div><br />I had to come up with a way to mount this to the inside left sidewall of my fuselage... my plan was to glass a "mounting bracket" made out of 1/4" plywood to the fuselage.. and use to nuts to bolt the throttle quadrant to it... <p></p><p>So I started out by marking where the bolts were going to go through the existing throttle quadrant bracket...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPI5mfoVbgwuL--U8-L2j8jtCzY-ejarXlWsgTbAUhBXlo59XbqY9kZ8w1I5wVMmHZN9w_QYuY_IL_mFJUTgGCEJM-p493XbAFMpsf8-rjJvDZxiMyptK-hLGWAOQdkF_RmpHB9LiCLZfck-rNA3T9pQ1_mYu8X0EQkziU3d0SLNhts9hxwbGUzQ/s1024/(10211)%20(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPI5mfoVbgwuL--U8-L2j8jtCzY-ejarXlWsgTbAUhBXlo59XbqY9kZ8w1I5wVMmHZN9w_QYuY_IL_mFJUTgGCEJM-p493XbAFMpsf8-rjJvDZxiMyptK-hLGWAOQdkF_RmpHB9LiCLZfck-rNA3T9pQ1_mYu8X0EQkziU3d0SLNhts9hxwbGUzQ/w640-h480/(10211)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And I drilled the holes for AN3 bolts...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHXQf3-hQ4r8s0RohLWdClgkCxubJt21ULjJL_PDjQI0K6LPQH3JVSt91UWcFpkR0HAvPylxDDGdpqQnBwWDw5UGL8x1gd_2SxPbLxCpIoB9EqX1DGxwHurvn-LxBIHeV2G-Ez__QF-mFSr8QiTbCs8smnQPBpBA7QoSJQXHDgIZ-Q7MK_V6AbA/s1024/(10213)%20(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHXQf3-hQ4r8s0RohLWdClgkCxubJt21ULjJL_PDjQI0K6LPQH3JVSt91UWcFpkR0HAvPylxDDGdpqQnBwWDw5UGL8x1gd_2SxPbLxCpIoB9EqX1DGxwHurvn-LxBIHeV2G-Ez__QF-mFSr8QiTbCs8smnQPBpBA7QoSJQXHDgIZ-Q7MK_V6AbA/w640-h480/(10213)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then made the plywood bracket, and installed 4 t-nuts... (notice the "I love you!" note on the top left my wife left me last time she came by the hangar... she is THE BEST!!!)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibdZhsIl28kkuNbkpMwYkRym2Zy-Rbgw2wYFW6qDKd-aN9x7b6Oe5dwJe1qzrkaQT223Y-r4E5s0FFP-GMYoGnIW_tcCgjTqYCsrpGKmxAXLv0UjsvCrte_IIqvefTiarW-GwITpyynPX1Ssz0jLn_T_3Vdfxxm7TYDFU6RDqyKwBYXDzhA9YAhA/s1024/(10215)%20(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibdZhsIl28kkuNbkpMwYkRym2Zy-Rbgw2wYFW6qDKd-aN9x7b6Oe5dwJe1qzrkaQT223Y-r4E5s0FFP-GMYoGnIW_tcCgjTqYCsrpGKmxAXLv0UjsvCrte_IIqvefTiarW-GwITpyynPX1Ssz0jLn_T_3Vdfxxm7TYDFU6RDqyKwBYXDzhA9YAhA/w640-h480/(10215)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So I bolted the bracket onto the throttle quadrant...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIFLDW1kn8t4RVY5vpiRtF3gr-7xEXSZ1WG63GiFGjFlcCfrET2fnfGQK-SkWvmTIdFIGSWtSHZJrQDQ_HVCDwXN1ZbAhf4ZsdJeANG06fwiI_x0kEeMdqGkhtejGUteC5z_pX8RZmMo_fPxHN_3kFdOQr00MVka51Z6AoZIyrede59QroOpz5A/w640-h480/(10218)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I had to cut out a portion of the left velcro shelf to make room for the throttle...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NQ8SSyk-BMZ1qI4nZEsoh5Wl9hyb5wdKGSjTVvxkh1MBdr9AvGVFZLDPlokh5iteMQMEaTUEeMhtqJ2bMjAnM6jSUhp9VQQaZKYsE9UahR2D2kYJ4BJ0w7J-YymS1awvopA_TZezNh5KTYnyrsqnRV14OG7rqVgNhchkjYCKkxbjQdMo4J82qg/s1024/(10220)%20(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NQ8SSyk-BMZ1qI4nZEsoh5Wl9hyb5wdKGSjTVvxkh1MBdr9AvGVFZLDPlokh5iteMQMEaTUEeMhtqJ2bMjAnM6jSUhp9VQQaZKYsE9UahR2D2kYJ4BJ0w7J-YymS1awvopA_TZezNh5KTYnyrsqnRV14OG7rqVgNhchkjYCKkxbjQdMo4J82qg/w640-h480/(10220)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3FyAKylWKPA62fhir6DdaRqi1gKXHRRoEob6BVDo039drSx-tEIEdxSvstCSIqIOqgepj0zTZxNGqx4QrYQq8sY4zBhOdzXIQQMxDIBQ5hU7_kfDomVTjT_PSku6aIceuKxT0F1yVkYhn7kdqx4m_pkcZzz5xWzN76PAUNNHqlHWX6Vk9lND0A/w640-h480/(10224)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then used 5-min epoxy to tack the bracket onto the fuselage wall... notice how I used a squeegee card laying on top of the throttle plate to align it with the line I had traced the side console with (indicated by the red arrows)... this assured the throttle plate would be perfectly level/flush with the side console later on...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_lxoL88PlJCAQrBG571uEJTZMkuekPrJaC853t9a5mR2BwY4rVS4jab1TO-RXklWN5MRGh6qhiEDR_Lpaxds6wzjJYhBc9KfcBEILStMkHMyu2Bivs8mjohvb1D21HXU2r2U5VLZ-_f-ZwUWHJHgT6KoU5-i9ZZVBnzBlJDG-_4tkJjeY8QLDZA/s1024/(10227)_LI%20(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_lxoL88PlJCAQrBG571uEJTZMkuekPrJaC853t9a5mR2BwY4rVS4jab1TO-RXklWN5MRGh6qhiEDR_Lpaxds6wzjJYhBc9KfcBEILStMkHMyu2Bivs8mjohvb1D21HXU2r2U5VLZ-_f-ZwUWHJHgT6KoU5-i9ZZVBnzBlJDG-_4tkJjeY8QLDZA/w640-h480/(10227)_LI%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After the 5-min dried, I removed the throttle quadrant from the bracket that was now tacked to the wall.. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgWoxDuE6R3LGacyjhleUoxENfoyXpsXyTQ9g8MSI-wad2GtIghuEPosZbTj0oho47xDEMknIspOZN6YxWGEimiSYL3dGHcb9w18tq6qkM3wYTY3uZKjd3DouTPg_Jo7Kr0reqp4dglsbWggTMt6MrAAqDvzZGEofB-dDaJCLghqyfbTKqGjHug/s1024/(10228)%20(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgWoxDuE6R3LGacyjhleUoxENfoyXpsXyTQ9g8MSI-wad2GtIghuEPosZbTj0oho47xDEMknIspOZN6YxWGEimiSYL3dGHcb9w18tq6qkM3wYTY3uZKjd3DouTPg_Jo7Kr0reqp4dglsbWggTMt6MrAAqDvzZGEofB-dDaJCLghqyfbTKqGjHug/w640-h480/(10228)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I applied hot glue to the threads to prevent epoxy from getting in... and glassed the bracket to the wall using 3 plies of BID. After cure, I drilled out the threads (the hot glue comes right out).. being careful not to damage the threads...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmEb5M9Kkp8kgyPGdyexFRpMjybX7CJ3dW3mqQvbCYYhCd7isX8WCHNaX9cQa0rZOYb3363LRJNYNNcJfbeG4TNSjzC9qrH5dtH1N4eDi_JZnZwOkTZNY97Li-iaPrxo2Et4ICRAUr9LX5JudR01YYT_TBdGQIneauU2uHaAo1wUN-i_IxuZN3g/s1024/(10236)%20(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmEb5M9Kkp8kgyPGdyexFRpMjybX7CJ3dW3mqQvbCYYhCd7isX8WCHNaX9cQa0rZOYb3363LRJNYNNcJfbeG4TNSjzC9qrH5dtH1N4eDi_JZnZwOkTZNY97Li-iaPrxo2Et4ICRAUr9LX5JudR01YYT_TBdGQIneauU2uHaAo1wUN-i_IxuZN3g/w640-h480/(10236)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then bolted the throttle quadrant back in...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyb2DQWiMMqVeXseWmXEKpkWChxPCh0hECnkMlh1G6l3xIP3hwNA7jqdlMfkEBMU--h7zF3QbdeTTZzEMXREr-VkmQNEV437UoKRKZ5T8Du7kD16bGZi1o3PQggzTm4ONL3v_Gez9jMYT5ffoHU5kixGJHnrmvbBllyOrvb3plTCnOvig-CY3exQ/s1024/(10237)%20(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyb2DQWiMMqVeXseWmXEKpkWChxPCh0hECnkMlh1G6l3xIP3hwNA7jqdlMfkEBMU--h7zF3QbdeTTZzEMXREr-VkmQNEV437UoKRKZ5T8Du7kD16bGZi1o3PQggzTm4ONL3v_Gez9jMYT5ffoHU5kixGJHnrmvbBllyOrvb3plTCnOvig-CY3exQ/w640-h480/(10237)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2pzJj1mUZFzu7MCwn0zCUV03smzuGR7k2vpo4U8l87DqoVWczn9qrFhIPNScAY1V-BrmqzCIwRMAsdnBXoPGlK40f7oiT3bKpgkBqqRzezMMtGDzEMv_IJXY-PtijxdtMQUfko4i2_P6oHMARabui2j0uuBGLEfvY0-G0OY6Ss-lq0WT3IBaGkw/s1024/(10239)%20(768x1024).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2pzJj1mUZFzu7MCwn0zCUV03smzuGR7k2vpo4U8l87DqoVWczn9qrFhIPNScAY1V-BrmqzCIwRMAsdnBXoPGlK40f7oiT3bKpgkBqqRzezMMtGDzEMv_IJXY-PtijxdtMQUfko4i2_P6oHMARabui2j0uuBGLEfvY0-G0OY6Ss-lq0WT3IBaGkw/w480-h640/(10239)%20(768x1024).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigm-oOh59tbZ9vvkMzp9k-ZKCiWRZP1mU7WNq_TF_FUf71D0Ui3xUjNoak8E_ZHYfYMyeaFJ6XuNirQ02qtLRh7sQJ52SpjnVo2uoky8RIM4tAQH4kybU5Ud04ibcyvh1OVVpuwNfsjhGC0LghHGQoPlPiSzinb3sFKHAruZ1lM8uC3-3GxTLBZw/s1024/(10240)%20(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigm-oOh59tbZ9vvkMzp9k-ZKCiWRZP1mU7WNq_TF_FUf71D0Ui3xUjNoak8E_ZHYfYMyeaFJ6XuNirQ02qtLRh7sQJ52SpjnVo2uoky8RIM4tAQH4kybU5Ud04ibcyvh1OVVpuwNfsjhGC0LghHGQoPlPiSzinb3sFKHAruZ1lM8uC3-3GxTLBZw/w640-h480/(10240)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It was now time to make the cutout on the side console... I did a rough cutout with the mutitool and then opened it up slowly with a file until it was a perfect fit...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVE1pp8avaMzTbfMg0crJLh6ms3h0O1VZ5d31rr3Sh9f4tAQVqXh91XDNovRxzv41N0dVC4cuuDDpJAQd58c8j7iGELeRNqJxlR7tSgKrlcaA7-nAuH2JN1KNdEBBvXzPJMdi_B1YYr20TX7InnfOn0j1dXdcWI4E51T-QTCn7QfZ5SwWG-5iCPA/s1024/(10248)%20(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVE1pp8avaMzTbfMg0crJLh6ms3h0O1VZ5d31rr3Sh9f4tAQVqXh91XDNovRxzv41N0dVC4cuuDDpJAQd58c8j7iGELeRNqJxlR7tSgKrlcaA7-nAuH2JN1KNdEBBvXzPJMdi_B1YYr20TX7InnfOn0j1dXdcWI4E51T-QTCn7QfZ5SwWG-5iCPA/w640-h480/(10248)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I noticed while opening up the cutout, that I needed to make a hole to allow the throttle friction knob to pass through... </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4yvdnP9jSTAUD4sEScvwevi_cgmDvi5MorXLbKZYJL_01wFdISx7TkNRPUUUE1yLNqnJqTfx-1uHKUHsvVpF2pxckk8HqItdtMeIQD5XRWpfmt9Vpg4MeiclX5fSEgDARk86OwQJxvThWgB6xmchNpwSpdNU0i5rZpp3Cl-XjkJIIAKwxKGW6IQ/s1024/(10250)%20(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4yvdnP9jSTAUD4sEScvwevi_cgmDvi5MorXLbKZYJL_01wFdISx7TkNRPUUUE1yLNqnJqTfx-1uHKUHsvVpF2pxckk8HqItdtMeIQD5XRWpfmt9Vpg4MeiclX5fSEgDARk86OwQJxvThWgB6xmchNpwSpdNU0i5rZpp3Cl-XjkJIIAKwxKGW6IQ/w640-h480/(10250)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I dished it out so that the knob would be recessed inside the panel... and applied a 45 deg bevel all around...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqP9HAFO4zdUROEdRQyqNc2y5eT-ZlRHdmcE9Qyezjt54hqiP5DuaqeuKsKXr4BKA-5XixrsyYTrZC8EFLItqvpCeo0ciZFqC7h5DPo_ew-GurEQ0IPD8LsbF2kgNdGgWyWCKyPs60Qr_de5uhHJVnRBrt1R9DzcV_SaqGbO9dwwApap-73QZZYg/s1024/(10254)%20(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqP9HAFO4zdUROEdRQyqNc2y5eT-ZlRHdmcE9Qyezjt54hqiP5DuaqeuKsKXr4BKA-5XixrsyYTrZC8EFLItqvpCeo0ciZFqC7h5DPo_ew-GurEQ0IPD8LsbF2kgNdGgWyWCKyPs60Qr_de5uhHJVnRBrt1R9DzcV_SaqGbO9dwwApap-73QZZYg/w640-h480/(10254)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And applied 1-ply BID and peel plied the edges...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDInm7K9nyfetN6j9nEz-xWThDDuNQXpHla1U7_y_CuL3dOdOhPhFCRYolYa8Ofi1QNzxnjHjoeu-DrSj30_CKNV24ChNyrbG1Y5XHxsvEqNOzIBQvVGDiBov9W9t-ijVs7B_FfDzZH73h5p0Ykoiwc813UOQa9VJg4EHPn_OSAEtFeBm_JaST5Q/s1024/(10258)%20(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDInm7K9nyfetN6j9nEz-xWThDDuNQXpHla1U7_y_CuL3dOdOhPhFCRYolYa8Ofi1QNzxnjHjoeu-DrSj30_CKNV24ChNyrbG1Y5XHxsvEqNOzIBQvVGDiBov9W9t-ijVs7B_FfDzZH73h5p0Ykoiwc813UOQa9VJg4EHPn_OSAEtFeBm_JaST5Q/w640-h480/(10258)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I had to remove the throttle handle to pass it through the side console opening...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Throttle quadrant installed!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44pMWH6YcCzsRsi8PBvkMK2qDHsbf_FLVx6VcPd7VzdymyKK9eHF4ADDxg31MGBNYZh3BDEtm8Ay14C4QyKL_JVfish3kQRhhgTaCKmoqhKJLnzjFbTD4jiWGF2zWsyP1JsnYttJqToDlP28XF_BBRekYAnHOw_MjGZ6n3R4DhA12M_nARwPM6A/s1024/(10266)%20(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44pMWH6YcCzsRsi8PBvkMK2qDHsbf_FLVx6VcPd7VzdymyKK9eHF4ADDxg31MGBNYZh3BDEtm8Ay14C4QyKL_JVfish3kQRhhgTaCKmoqhKJLnzjFbTD4jiWGF2zWsyP1JsnYttJqToDlP28XF_BBRekYAnHOw_MjGZ6n3R4DhA12M_nARwPM6A/w640-h480/(10266)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Notice the throttle friction recessed inside.. it's those little details that adds time to the build but well worth it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtJZDVpv2R8ZV2EvPQIa9dNzDnpPI6rYNx-dtJ_FA1Y7Q5EecYCjGd9xreA-5r-1m-XZ2JkjxZxf_CtMLOpu6278W-AzrCbJNmKe_aBUIBfHDVE0ZL_Cswlt83zjWS2_l-uiGQXDJretbVcW1DUFfnn7LAo2Up4O4Qxnxvl6YYoQrQvA2Vzqx_g/s1024/(10268)%20(768x1024).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtJZDVpv2R8ZV2EvPQIa9dNzDnpPI6rYNx-dtJ_FA1Y7Q5EecYCjGd9xreA-5r-1m-XZ2JkjxZxf_CtMLOpu6278W-AzrCbJNmKe_aBUIBfHDVE0ZL_Cswlt83zjWS2_l-uiGQXDJretbVcW1DUFfnn7LAo2Up4O4Qxnxvl6YYoQrQvA2Vzqx_g/w480-h640/(10268)%20(768x1024).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKY95pwj6b21VwjUFCoynhZp1l9bQwZN-F0LdCFaaoNnYJWDGoCUk6PqOtJltQPVHRPwMLx0ojVxFaVlOQKixRDmEJC8_sPcSp4kGn4qKEr7urB9dTK8tep6xEEQBQNDPVUk05ZRWloSFrLv_dEE0C5hkqalAYLbK54HKmIIcp8fpB24I1PbbFg/s1024/(10269)%20(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKY95pwj6b21VwjUFCoynhZp1l9bQwZN-F0LdCFaaoNnYJWDGoCUk6PqOtJltQPVHRPwMLx0ojVxFaVlOQKixRDmEJC8_sPcSp4kGn4qKEr7urB9dTK8tep6xEEQBQNDPVUk05ZRWloSFrLv_dEE0C5hkqalAYLbK54HKmIIcp8fpB24I1PbbFg/w640-h480/(10269)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With the throttle quadrant installed, I focused on installing the side stick (control grip). I purchased mine from Aircraft Spruce (Infinity aerospace military stick grip - Part #: <a href="https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/elpages/infinitygrips.php?clickkey=8992">11-00031</a>). Again, pricey, but well worth it! It will feel like flying a fighter jet!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQIAZKtkYaEWLool-6CcmbhmqEdnzO4hZVqhN1ZDQAY8_kFKHZS34u5-XNGxywyTaGZlmFxu7f_C6i9yDew-X46l0vSegzD2cKNxEZNHOHn8v-unfjloCYA8dFLX4IdswLjOQ0cyyVd9xk8Tz3vTygLAg-t23Vag7JPHwc4QZHzN6d70dNq6w7qg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQIAZKtkYaEWLool-6CcmbhmqEdnzO4hZVqhN1ZDQAY8_kFKHZS34u5-XNGxywyTaGZlmFxu7f_C6i9yDew-X46l0vSegzD2cKNxEZNHOHn8v-unfjloCYA8dFLX4IdswLjOQ0cyyVd9xk8Tz3vTygLAg-t23Vag7JPHwc4QZHzN6d70dNq6w7qg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div>The problem with these grips is that they require a 1" diameter inner tube to attach to.. if you recall from Chapter 16, our control tube is 5/8" diameter. So we have two options: 1) apply a collar to our existing stick, or 2) replace our 5/8" dia stick with a 1" stick. I was really tempted to go with option 1, however, it would be difficult to pass the wire bundle through the stick... so I went with option 2...</div><div><br /></div><div>Here I am making notes figuring out what size bolts I will need...</div><div>The AN4-20... now becomes AN4-23</div><div>The AN3-13A.. now becomes AN3-16A</div><div>The AN4-15A.. now becomes AN4-20A</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDlfvMvPdxFOGyzD0DIpC09Sm1SfDzrIibwFobE-0oR9gxft0R6vjAe3SHSpj1CYpV-LBKJhR6yc-Nu8CyvFlv76G6aADmwnhBrUtNLZAZGiZuJ0osKGlHDhMjMKfbUhVoDyVU05hLi8lsnLN0q2AtIiwW6nOtE9zKpIYo5F1UmDlLy4NBHU77kQ/s1024/(10272)%20(768x1024).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDlfvMvPdxFOGyzD0DIpC09Sm1SfDzrIibwFobE-0oR9gxft0R6vjAe3SHSpj1CYpV-LBKJhR6yc-Nu8CyvFlv76G6aADmwnhBrUtNLZAZGiZuJ0osKGlHDhMjMKfbUhVoDyVU05hLi8lsnLN0q2AtIiwW6nOtE9zKpIYo5F1UmDlLy4NBHU77kQ/w480-h640/(10272)%20(768x1024).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With the bolts figured out, I drilled the three holes..</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtYP9b83rN2XsfaOR8r9EY-HkKcyEa6_97AKQ1v45a-5c1XE0660Id99U0ZpCaWt2hst94IALaNb-fI2llEHBdUAuV6ewqMimfTyR6yYl1etI6hH6vDbb3Cklh1ylns9qGU-i9enGEdl9PEORtJyJTnEdl1WfB0cpc8Y94FRzjmv0eE8Di3NTFnw/s1024/(10273)%20(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtYP9b83rN2XsfaOR8r9EY-HkKcyEa6_97AKQ1v45a-5c1XE0660Id99U0ZpCaWt2hst94IALaNb-fI2llEHBdUAuV6ewqMimfTyR6yYl1etI6hH6vDbb3Cklh1ylns9qGU-i9enGEdl9PEORtJyJTnEdl1WfB0cpc8Y94FRzjmv0eE8Di3NTFnw/w640-h480/(10273)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The stick has a "boss" that goes through the tube.. this is what determines the "clock angle" of the stick.. I sat inside the airplane and measured 20 degrees left was my ideal preference... here is a preview of this hole... but how do we measure 20-degrees on a tube?!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCcH6DoGiBODnBKG-6c6w336G0ve-ww85ipYAG9Tq73JCaabtBDAq4MtpqaMWDIOtGYVsiyT5-aiRap81qMRCKCSCK9DCzyZTbpuYNbEuB8Q8J4nLkjpjHAnyZHEedXWZb_IRnFsAXLFx9Edx_Yn6pnR9kCP8BfFeDoHz9vGS6IfNBFc_ZYqcMw/s1024/(10290)%20(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCcH6DoGiBODnBKG-6c6w336G0ve-ww85ipYAG9Tq73JCaabtBDAq4MtpqaMWDIOtGYVsiyT5-aiRap81qMRCKCSCK9DCzyZTbpuYNbEuB8Q8J4nLkjpjHAnyZHEedXWZb_IRnFsAXLFx9Edx_Yn6pnR9kCP8BfFeDoHz9vGS6IfNBFc_ZYqcMw/w640-h480/(10290)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>First, I wrapped the tube with blue tape, so it would be easier to mark and draw on it. Next, I placed the tube on a sheet of paper... and drew a straight line through the middle of the circle... and marked 7" away from it. Using trig, I calculated I had to make a mark 2.548" below the 7" mark... connecting this location with the center of the circle gave me the 20-degrees I was looking for! Isn't math AWESOME!</div><div>tan 20 deg = x/7... solving for x, we get x=2.548...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuP2mMgpEdsckzIwIUvO8kpSR-bILKl_xnTHiewJfx7euVoKGqVRx4tO4fRxUYNJw5YQ2eB4HXuGuL5pg8tFOxxxIHZTlwVJqGqOts8th5OAc79bOygyBHRcrhcDAOYG9zwIn1lAmoDFR1ZMIrfYAqVNUZbTeSSfE2SNB7xX3hv53rvs91vlyR7g/s1024/(10277)%20(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuP2mMgpEdsckzIwIUvO8kpSR-bILKl_xnTHiewJfx7euVoKGqVRx4tO4fRxUYNJw5YQ2eB4HXuGuL5pg8tFOxxxIHZTlwVJqGqOts8th5OAc79bOygyBHRcrhcDAOYG9zwIn1lAmoDFR1ZMIrfYAqVNUZbTeSSfE2SNB7xX3hv53rvs91vlyR7g/w640-h480/(10277)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then lined up the tube and marked the 0 deg line with the 3 holes I made earlier... and then made the 20-degree mark... </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1UB28KL10Wp441LctluFEmcAgj8ymCj67M31aDNcCslLgyc42LBaVte-ZZyOkIK3adKQOcc861Sqwlcxcdx6rUwI2_TtSNgaFh7SU7SWNN6jFMV_1qky6lxQaZduHdLvcjYV8wnF3xW8OPR5rRCZo7_BaZtuEBl85QOiOseZ4CcUge94SSHcGVA/s1024/(10278)%20(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1UB28KL10Wp441LctluFEmcAgj8ymCj67M31aDNcCslLgyc42LBaVte-ZZyOkIK3adKQOcc861Sqwlcxcdx6rUwI2_TtSNgaFh7SU7SWNN6jFMV_1qky6lxQaZduHdLvcjYV8wnF3xW8OPR5rRCZo7_BaZtuEBl85QOiOseZ4CcUge94SSHcGVA/w640-h480/(10278)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Using this mark for the clock angle, I then measured how far down to make the pilot hole... this was going to determine how high/low the control stick sat with respect to the arm rest... (I sat in the plane and measured what my preference was...)</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe7CDrBRxdNJR9pOiGvYN2lf2YEIwnB7gsrDXkQncDNVcpv4vScv74UBx2SHSho_XWss7zsPzswP-Tz5vJO_lDgaFUcb1UF8gCMfWi4PKuhHPpYhPwn8obLij55-aMCwPBAAwrDOxosdsBMoyxZDrUAkvrQWc6MOaqUYi6pWZHjHQYX2nzMxx9rg/s1024/(10274)_LI%20(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe7CDrBRxdNJR9pOiGvYN2lf2YEIwnB7gsrDXkQncDNVcpv4vScv74UBx2SHSho_XWss7zsPzswP-Tz5vJO_lDgaFUcb1UF8gCMfWi4PKuhHPpYhPwn8obLij55-aMCwPBAAwrDOxosdsBMoyxZDrUAkvrQWc6MOaqUYi6pWZHjHQYX2nzMxx9rg/w640-h480/(10274)_LI%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then opened up the hole to allow for it to pass through the control stick's internal boss...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRWmciILRb1wqUblRYEbrBIe_7HI1TpVH1dJCKDo41Xplqg_jpfLjAik5orwRXt5AMIAS46TfszGcWLMuiAJKZg94HTYfONiKcvnOmwdPNinOohgOAzfDy5tUlKNBJKs4zVZlRQ7wEZhKQc4xbTvyWqRJjuH-1EiI--Pp-ia3grmlf8-FgR02ng/s1024/(10279)%20(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRWmciILRb1wqUblRYEbrBIe_7HI1TpVH1dJCKDo41Xplqg_jpfLjAik5orwRXt5AMIAS46TfszGcWLMuiAJKZg94HTYfONiKcvnOmwdPNinOohgOAzfDy5tUlKNBJKs4zVZlRQ7wEZhKQc4xbTvyWqRJjuH-1EiI--Pp-ia3grmlf8-FgR02ng/w640-h480/(10279)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Press-fitted the AN4 bolt through the stick...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ0TNnEs4XmVN02v_3buvuKwMx8pRExS6BWI28JhlIEgVKNMt6FVNVSEae2fTXgo-O3ybJEA9GR4MLUlOHiBO3hMBL3ET8v0qA0qneT8tpMWIMVYsb7-8HCaYgxQE8F0i_sYddB_RXklU_A_77PIOntDeZGfTioPRc14mNsz7S3RKIC_7rmt750w/s1024/(10282)%20(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ0TNnEs4XmVN02v_3buvuKwMx8pRExS6BWI28JhlIEgVKNMt6FVNVSEae2fTXgo-O3ybJEA9GR4MLUlOHiBO3hMBL3ET8v0qA0qneT8tpMWIMVYsb7-8HCaYgxQE8F0i_sYddB_RXklU_A_77PIOntDeZGfTioPRc14mNsz7S3RKIC_7rmt750w/w640-h480/(10282)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_pZP9YVHAUYJbOsxaJ5ObMDFEoy2CQOA0UxAq3fPAWGm_xLzSq8F3mfcQF9ziqSV-iBtEAdkYhMDuA2XqwhCJ0PLwBHE3PuWer1-VLtpkRlPEDXwT9fQa0IdKS2M_0MHcMEf66Uy-vjmwjDEfdWCGJ67UcJD468XTc5iGxnNySqUTEJGZ33i5Q/s1024/(10284)%20(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_pZP9YVHAUYJbOsxaJ5ObMDFEoy2CQOA0UxAq3fPAWGm_xLzSq8F3mfcQF9ziqSV-iBtEAdkYhMDuA2XqwhCJ0PLwBHE3PuWer1-VLtpkRlPEDXwT9fQa0IdKS2M_0MHcMEf66Uy-vjmwjDEfdWCGJ67UcJD468XTc5iGxnNySqUTEJGZ33i5Q/w640-h480/(10284)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Passed the cable bundle through... and installed the stick. The grip comes with a plastic tube that gets inserted inside the tube to help guide the wires between the boss...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5NKTVHUmNenSEhggRkn9uRwkwi2P7idR8g_xUANjtLAtDPHPG12iTk1VsRt1H3LSV1C5-FAdkLm55SeZnw_v4ONe29GyKEpCgyDu5rI5c671QyJ89FQnFYSK0SpYItriQNMnJKlwScIHuaz6OArjUZGBxo4-qKBYITkzuDICjjXVO-DjmLQr_9A/s1024/(10285)%20(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5NKTVHUmNenSEhggRkn9uRwkwi2P7idR8g_xUANjtLAtDPHPG12iTk1VsRt1H3LSV1C5-FAdkLm55SeZnw_v4ONe29GyKEpCgyDu5rI5c671QyJ89FQnFYSK0SpYItriQNMnJKlwScIHuaz6OArjUZGBxo4-qKBYITkzuDICjjXVO-DjmLQr_9A/w640-h480/(10285)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Following the manufacturer's instructions, I made a slit on the backside of the tube to help make sure the cables don't get pinched.. I added a piece of tape since I didn't like the idea of having cables rub up against a metal edge...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzjfgL0AUEcPK19bXWalyz67Fos8Z3sJamh1k-PpqpGNCjIAp_Ka0TjHE7iESZiWsLnwA1S0c-QVlW7NwLgx8rjf4tjWvj-CNWYF7pI1NePQ8skrD_pzEYNsiXSNG-7cj5szfMP5c15paAzSOk0BWfX0WgNUM7nkHnPcQU90Cs0q9KIwsFP3-YGQ/s1024/(10287)%20(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzjfgL0AUEcPK19bXWalyz67Fos8Z3sJamh1k-PpqpGNCjIAp_Ka0TjHE7iESZiWsLnwA1S0c-QVlW7NwLgx8rjf4tjWvj-CNWYF7pI1NePQ8skrD_pzEYNsiXSNG-7cj5szfMP5c15paAzSOk0BWfX0WgNUM7nkHnPcQU90Cs0q9KIwsFP3-YGQ/w640-h480/(10287)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Not gonna lie... this was a pain to do! Must have tried a hundred times to close the grip around the 1" dia tube... but I finally got it! I think the reason it took me a while is because the hole where the boss passes through was not perfectly aligned (although I used my drill press, I did not use a guide, which would have helped assure the hole was perfectly centered). This small offset meant I had to slightly enlarge the hole (to allow a little wiggle room). After I figured that out, it was cake!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8psAQehaZSjKnTpphj7bydBmPANzmZkCZxPhOdbD9a60pn-qoYJ9Aw9-f94lIj7Yhp9kTLvJ5n8jgQNzWUQeerPyosPA1eKQ7COZIxFNMxPGw80dfzC0voSSD21EVlRJzjKcpBjOhfkmJGoiNJrhyZ2GtZaGWYGOCNPuFV96ATK_uvQvat6ccMw/s1024/(10292)%20(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8psAQehaZSjKnTpphj7bydBmPANzmZkCZxPhOdbD9a60pn-qoYJ9Aw9-f94lIj7Yhp9kTLvJ5n8jgQNzWUQeerPyosPA1eKQ7COZIxFNMxPGw80dfzC0voSSD21EVlRJzjKcpBjOhfkmJGoiNJrhyZ2GtZaGWYGOCNPuFV96ATK_uvQvat6ccMw/w640-h480/(10292)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAaQM_LODtOcSq4K7epOul3GYtWae8Ct7x-z3YtxUsfcPDPgYcAWVURzpojyyCq4ae6fUPXaRQ3jkWCdAztTwtWmU3b7-zF-qwQFQ1zEK5S1_63_ZpWBXON6a4mcgY5K4jS3VQtdWE4hjxxqWEx3M1vQ4uQci1SfEBvO01AvY_aTuuFFsapSNqQ/s1024/(10294)%20(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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And there you have it!! Control stick is in and ready to fire missiles! Just kidding... talk to air traffic control, control trim servos, swap coms, etc...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFhHKyS5EjG-H6Ln6Kn1Gk7teWk9ydICQ5W7EOyQQb7jxx6zRMXt5Ajcu4BP3PT9dePaSSYonMZMDPw7C8Hwb_ISNuqiAAKYGptaWEzO4A6tD4vmOxeaZpRWvQ36e-v-2AZw113o7mP-pXOU25sZag8p9pqW-wwBuhB0mvZxpLib4_uxO43QMjGA/s1024/(10304)%20(1024x768).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFhHKyS5EjG-H6Ln6Kn1Gk7teWk9ydICQ5W7EOyQQb7jxx6zRMXt5Ajcu4BP3PT9dePaSSYonMZMDPw7C8Hwb_ISNuqiAAKYGptaWEzO4A6tD4vmOxeaZpRWvQ36e-v-2AZw113o7mP-pXOU25sZag8p9pqW-wwBuhB0mvZxpLib4_uxO43QMjGA/w640-h480/(10304)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsbHPIkm9ee__NI05jgy2RFBYBG_LAc8DFpdz0X6QK2vLYEFEWpC6X3oFhz7beppD6M-GEP7Qzbmmn3BPLM-wiP9S6Y1JkJXuJVU6E9_trbO0BDnLPdjyxZItd8YjgRPxahCSvTh2ZFP3pMn0PUjnbdePQkW2Y35SjkBJ8nAieik-Sg32IJY0FQ/s1024/(10307)%20(768x1024).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="0" height="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPYfB3h2t9Wr-XWrmjXFdSdYW6JExP_Znhy3fkMmjjnq-LpYBDv5IPcpPi2W_74uqwu5UiAYibARs06793fRUKjsHr6FOX2R7GBCi2fEmCaacbgf4GDWdcPSwRo-aMVXU9558EPdiLClHYISejzC9I_7hJfRRWyyV76MmCfMvNlR1F7xvZwnfzwA/w640-h480/(10182)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>The side consoles first appear in Chapter 16, since the plans have us install the controls onto a portion of what ends up being the side consoles. What I didn't like about this method/design is that you can't remove the consoles later - making it extremely difficult to install/service things like brake lines, rudder conduits, electrical cables, etc. I wanted the ability to remove the consoles relatively easy - so I redesigned them.</p><p>My design includes a 1" shelf along the waterline of the top of the arm rest / consoles.. this shelf will have a velcro strip running down the entire length. At the bottom, there will be two tabs (made out of 1/4" plywood) glassed in place with a t-nut on the back. This will allow me to bolt the bottom of the console on. Let's see how it plays out...</p><p>I started out by removing the control tubes - this would allow easy access, and make sure I didn't contaminate them with what was to come. I drew a level line at the waterline where I wanted the top of the console to be...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQ_tmr4V-cmmpWo3NLhwZYGXdAJnZQkiga3aJIUNGhW14TXu7rWVa6TKK76yjHhw5JhF_mTW21S2qYmjZhcx-sXpdHWiC_WDV8L79K2xH1V5IPDEMinNgyhX_IceRctDlOWmfhkeEfEiD6Xnf0XuLQ7mk7iYh47QfQcK2g0Ku9NBejI1vT2gGWQ/s1024/(10001)%20(1024x768).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQ_tmr4V-cmmpWo3NLhwZYGXdAJnZQkiga3aJIUNGhW14TXu7rWVa6TKK76yjHhw5JhF_mTW21S2qYmjZhcx-sXpdHWiC_WDV8L79K2xH1V5IPDEMinNgyhX_IceRctDlOWmfhkeEfEiD6Xnf0XuLQ7mk7iYh47QfQcK2g0Ku9NBejI1vT2gGWQ/w640-h480/(10001)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I cut 1" strips of 0.35" thick H45 foam... and used hot glue gun to tack them in place - aligning it with the waterline I made earlier... notice how it spans from the instrument panel to the pilot seat...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIITHGIGIybTxA6yeQPpAX7FC-0tuvKBQCDnZKPLiLlvY9ZArEXzghKv_sUMMEGsG9jXBVKd3CaNQpKYZhkztfn1opptjMQ5_AjdxMMbIkwLKJgsv6es3hJlbgshDT7GFXYFp8d1QoRkyZ8ubcYJ5z8Wr3w0DQb5BalmsxRmXFpNcBS_1twqKu3w/w640-h480/(10008)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I sanded the walls so that I could have 1" overlap onto the wall... painted the top surface of the shelf with slurry, and painted plain epoxy on the fuselage wall...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykxunZUMULWcEGz-POOnsdivIJCfRqKGoTPWzIOLaJq3EkwzN00_OVEFodhOYX86JhQNstXCrvxxspt-mlE8-yE5sTj_YqrGU1U9qVHHFzjnHAIlxqf-K2WjSmzg9YvqsY4PhY9_mMzI19Xus3j20cAYRXiSiDQmt21fBezRnMn6mMKnou-GnNw/s1024/(10018)%20(1024x768).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykxunZUMULWcEGz-POOnsdivIJCfRqKGoTPWzIOLaJq3EkwzN00_OVEFodhOYX86JhQNstXCrvxxspt-mlE8-yE5sTj_YqrGU1U9qVHHFzjnHAIlxqf-K2WjSmzg9YvqsY4PhY9_mMzI19Xus3j20cAYRXiSiDQmt21fBezRnMn6mMKnou-GnNw/w640-h480/(10018)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And installed 2 plies BID at 45 onto the shelf... overlapping 1" onto the wall...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkDBmeEUJFc5NnNEBRoO1wcKYx_-UOtsT2o1-q_Tz_zbwaDRed33dX1xOCKEXvLt0MZ6WRN8ZXPMssCreGZ6qHBrXpC1FyzOesgAc1Z6e2Dlqjsvo406A76gYYZ14LkArIsmEkNBY828aGPeeNHFijsgY-hvLIfHiY5cerHqfeRCADQ7CzzYdF3w/w640-h480/(10022)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I repeated this for all shelves...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjB1KO9PUEYtkCK6k0ymIvq-lVq0bjeKZscO8XsDOI1RahTiFodtE_1F0OOaDNWm2xfPCqVQ3UhskJcF9ww9mOj9uO55Bs9wv62az4PUbpISqTnRkX6IQ9ISov6Ku7Hv11es6PNA-a71XlyWcIF9KdzLnaL5j2IVLg_NEls0vaQdaMA_GKmTw_Q/s1024/(10025)%20(768x1024).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjB1KO9PUEYtkCK6k0ymIvq-lVq0bjeKZscO8XsDOI1RahTiFodtE_1F0OOaDNWm2xfPCqVQ3UhskJcF9ww9mOj9uO55Bs9wv62az4PUbpISqTnRkX6IQ9ISov6Ku7Hv11es6PNA-a71XlyWcIF9KdzLnaL5j2IVLg_NEls0vaQdaMA_GKmTw_Q/w480-h640/(10025)%20(768x1024).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This was a bit tricky since I had to do most of this work "blind"... and using a mirror every once in a while to check my work.. it wasn't as bad as it sounds... I used a paint brush to tuck the glass in place and wet it out...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajuK1gVeK3Iq_qpL6pjt73RENAcQT6mRhxmFVWSQs60PaxR73UDkO7Q8q2E_fPm0eslzJdoHgcndlU1nPoGAYAFTHa3ZRyQr256rCnq45v6RLQEXdFaDWLehbU7HNZz1QArRTqMEoNMt55DG27X_8JgJu9KUPzUTDadcZiQnLmsRAs-2CjRNW9Q/s1024/(10027)%20(1024x768).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajuK1gVeK3Iq_qpL6pjt73RENAcQT6mRhxmFVWSQs60PaxR73UDkO7Q8q2E_fPm0eslzJdoHgcndlU1nPoGAYAFTHa3ZRyQr256rCnq45v6RLQEXdFaDWLehbU7HNZz1QArRTqMEoNMt55DG27X_8JgJu9KUPzUTDadcZiQnLmsRAs-2CjRNW9Q/w640-h480/(10027)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After the bottom surfaces cured, I trimmed them flush... I used the multi tool first, and then sanded them flush...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFQNnVJIeE4EFTtDS2lhPt0XH9fEEF7pul_5CsCDTs9eBq0zv5kLH_3O50RoaPrLAWT4dXpYnG5pqxo7wJSz8c6E_joRVzov9DQmNlwTzMVPHdF0rc13LS8YGl3NO20AEvch9fNpqHpZt40kHBnQvCq5BUAR3B8i1zgmk8OB8gnPn0L9dwVFUpg/s1024/(10034)%20(768x1024).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFQNnVJIeE4EFTtDS2lhPt0XH9fEEF7pul_5CsCDTs9eBq0zv5kLH_3O50RoaPrLAWT4dXpYnG5pqxo7wJSz8c6E_joRVzov9DQmNlwTzMVPHdF0rc13LS8YGl3NO20AEvch9fNpqHpZt40kHBnQvCq5BUAR3B8i1zgmk8OB8gnPn0L9dwVFUpg/w480-h640/(10034)%20(768x1024).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Boom! Shelves are ready for some side consoles!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_cnPENmL6cP-CdEdmBO-HWocALo7vMtgDfZ-uwAstMKTMDGxqiaLFAMUKXz9YxTlsTDowgXloG2aTPK5LKr1dmjQyvh-75vvosMnCPDO1sCiczj2aQmI6uO_b_V8Y0k0EQCg0OutGkvxsu-5aU75WqzzvUpbUbKVrOYXZNYP_zgHpKxf-qLw3A/s1024/(10036)%20(768x1024).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_cnPENmL6cP-CdEdmBO-HWocALo7vMtgDfZ-uwAstMKTMDGxqiaLFAMUKXz9YxTlsTDowgXloG2aTPK5LKr1dmjQyvh-75vvosMnCPDO1sCiczj2aQmI6uO_b_V8Y0k0EQCg0OutGkvxsu-5aU75WqzzvUpbUbKVrOYXZNYP_zgHpKxf-qLw3A/w480-h640/(10036)%20(768x1024).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizMFMmiNX8fFHB-wcoVQzIYRERmImT9Rfi-_JbQJuLB4ib_G5BsCbjT5j7n4YqCaVTFBkxUgCx3-vS2iVImkO7iWNDcFOknb8-6hoQfFqPIqFYYixd27XLPUEPXn58VnJdFOi4XF0arfheRWCjPBpI_PeL16ncYzhUOFRsWXm6YjXr0uesG0ZqKA/s1024/(10037)%20(1024x768).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizMFMmiNX8fFHB-wcoVQzIYRERmImT9Rfi-_JbQJuLB4ib_G5BsCbjT5j7n4YqCaVTFBkxUgCx3-vS2iVImkO7iWNDcFOknb8-6hoQfFqPIqFYYixd27XLPUEPXn58VnJdFOi4XF0arfheRWCjPBpI_PeL16ncYzhUOFRsWXm6YjXr0uesG0ZqKA/w640-h480/(10037)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8UAJMAhcy9D9ytbWtX9jmwcv7xVyu-aFSsuDei3Xn9xkoT7dwa92DCG1WAf6buhRtXPn_1yXNBNRp76hsLUTJTr4gwVgtAvFoEFocEEljIkrVMwZfX6S0H__ZbUUQPKg0aDUu7qt334ui-GdHoghoM_5LcPqzSn_0fkppykG4qWzaE61wdHUF4A/s1024/(10041)%20(768x1024).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8UAJMAhcy9D9ytbWtX9jmwcv7xVyu-aFSsuDei3Xn9xkoT7dwa92DCG1WAf6buhRtXPn_1yXNBNRp76hsLUTJTr4gwVgtAvFoEFocEEljIkrVMwZfX6S0H__ZbUUQPKg0aDUu7qt334ui-GdHoghoM_5LcPqzSn_0fkppykG4qWzaE61wdHUF4A/w480-h640/(10041)%20(768x1024).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVsU_GlCBkTfZQ2jJ53PKufaUvqcOBaqgUQvfI8MOD20MeE2KAPOYZ3nqApiHyu59mnhS17TJTYzlH_vu9a12RqQqyh1YogjG800kF2y_CRF5uHC5SBPjZTIHikmMyeCh5Po_pRR46IwVQP4ikdWn6we_41Bgr40iXDROxaz_0HkuIz7S9140Vg/s1024/(10046)%20(1024x768).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVsU_GlCBkTfZQ2jJ53PKufaUvqcOBaqgUQvfI8MOD20MeE2KAPOYZ3nqApiHyu59mnhS17TJTYzlH_vu9a12RqQqyh1YogjG800kF2y_CRF5uHC5SBPjZTIHikmMyeCh5Po_pRR46IwVQP4ikdWn6we_41Bgr40iXDROxaz_0HkuIz7S9140Vg/w640-h480/(10046)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Ok, now to make some side consoles... before cutting the EXPENSIVE H45 foam... I decided to play it safe and experiment with cardboard first. I'm sure glad I did, as this taught me what to look out for...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN4HWWwu_MfjCh83uRBhQXIsneCA6yzfPlIcdz6hYwhvrWfGLIzuGCAtKoi3vqzIBrTnlGLf7V7BmXau63goHAM-XPRFYl9vF78MXSlRDlYI1MSvxBG1jYeR-sytlKiaCm8NBpl490wzAXGYGkYCuwZJnMNmE6tU6loTg-Tw4qLao3IdqISkLPrw/s1024/(10049)%20(1024x768).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN4HWWwu_MfjCh83uRBhQXIsneCA6yzfPlIcdz6hYwhvrWfGLIzuGCAtKoi3vqzIBrTnlGLf7V7BmXau63goHAM-XPRFYl9vF78MXSlRDlYI1MSvxBG1jYeR-sytlKiaCm8NBpl490wzAXGYGkYCuwZJnMNmE6tU6loTg-Tw4qLao3IdqISkLPrw/w640-h480/(10049)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The main lesson learned with the cardboard was to NOT cut a perfectly straight arm rest. Remember that the fuselage is not straight - it curves around the bulkheads... so I cut the armrest extra wide... and then used a marker with a spacer taped to it... I then ran the marker with the spacer touching the fuselage wall. This allowed me to match the fuselage wall curve onto the foam...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrGNU4jBnt-GHiR4sdGzFpb1fN2hQdTUZZqJ7zq0woxOeBlCe5vROYnBK-GpS6SXcEoUWDrfoO1HRZp_-rtbwvufFomYOJUGLVwL2lcquqVusQwmcVyTkhTlH7IBHFKL5ptff-F4rs7YRh89HgoU9tfoTgbbvAyGE3cAha1hOC-xnoMtw-iL5brA/s1024/(10052)%20(768x1024).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrGNU4jBnt-GHiR4sdGzFpb1fN2hQdTUZZqJ7zq0woxOeBlCe5vROYnBK-GpS6SXcEoUWDrfoO1HRZp_-rtbwvufFomYOJUGLVwL2lcquqVusQwmcVyTkhTlH7IBHFKL5ptff-F4rs7YRh89HgoU9tfoTgbbvAyGE3cAha1hOC-xnoMtw-iL5brA/w480-h640/(10052)%20(768x1024).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After cutting the foam to match the fuselage walls and floor, I "dry fitted" them on...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHOQWWgDUd3KopKBZabfv60AQ20cS1YincZtqXQ92LwLGQWdMg9GQHkcZAMmzUvXTGSeCeOCy6lIxzEntHY1ndjRgRHWyAeAuFU1I2GkTx5XXXNgjNbL8ZhHGFHiBFC79N_3-az5GNncqFM38DdDoz7Pw8GpZcWQloIS_SphQmJxU0d3qWUvefQ/w640-h480/(10057)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I used hot glue to tack the console wall to the arm rest (this is just to hold them in place while I glass them later)...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-B88fHnwr_9SrL-O2LI9RbudANF3FgWwzVfBfkYaj6Clk8Wc9JV-m2yIhYwE6EHynLq1zBjufLaDDb9u4eT_hN2u45xqjzPnB2Yv_LpOebxtM1yL64mdcDhHlWLtP1b-4EyssIWkgLo4fgjFYHG7zOkcGlrRs-1fTELFdxsl8CGzUAixAZClqQ/s1024/(10059)%20(1024x768).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-B88fHnwr_9SrL-O2LI9RbudANF3FgWwzVfBfkYaj6Clk8Wc9JV-m2yIhYwE6EHynLq1zBjufLaDDb9u4eT_hN2u45xqjzPnB2Yv_LpOebxtM1yL64mdcDhHlWLtP1b-4EyssIWkgLo4fgjFYHG7zOkcGlrRs-1fTELFdxsl8CGzUAixAZClqQ/w640-h480/(10059)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Perfect fit!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknEi355m_JGb99rxG7POqvpuydEULFBm9bfi1WCCKI0m0VxrvNXJllqMHZfODEfVyp14NN6zZtNuh31GF4uHN6ffCCH-D_M7_NMRGiq1xXiPOeqVqwHdjSBYemO3DaKrhG4eBfTg13ZoXMeVBR9SanoFszIZCdg13CD54qsQ8myb7BZVMtLb2-A/w480-h640/(10090)%20(768x1024).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then put a sanding drum on my drill press... and used it to fine mill foam up to the line...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkx2ZbE6kSuk91_UVeOyfZccaJ_C4g8XTY9g57G3s1OqJ8WLBWfFeTdgBGb2-qJ2K3Oa80gWA6CRMLnLGMVrkrkO1vkzAoEx3FDbnO7c8MmUDDiRVD1wrfQUgrViviXiAjdgbtny0gu6cmQ6OBJwSIaLDYjL7WYEFf4s5T_VCDt3xUE7-skm5eMw/s1024/(10093)%20(768x1024).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkx2ZbE6kSuk91_UVeOyfZccaJ_C4g8XTY9g57G3s1OqJ8WLBWfFeTdgBGb2-qJ2K3Oa80gWA6CRMLnLGMVrkrkO1vkzAoEx3FDbnO7c8MmUDDiRVD1wrfQUgrViviXiAjdgbtny0gu6cmQ6OBJwSIaLDYjL7WYEFf4s5T_VCDt3xUE7-skm5eMw/w480-h640/(10093)%20(768x1024).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then used my router table to apply a nice bevel on the "mouse door"...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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That is looking nice!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-s51TR3Ucix7qskOEyq-aR5_ixOrKWTXErgw5AApIrFjSLIHfZLQ1UV0zjOcCUeJG_HUKgUe1hhckirMKG8wJkuHuu30cJuaqIDvr46AeL_xz1Y-FKCDuOftdQhfA7dy9cHWj5Vl7wHR-SKBvQWHHzkN5aBdh-hxBRSUaYAovOAsuL5PcXrg87Q/s1024/(10099)%20(1024x768).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-s51TR3Ucix7qskOEyq-aR5_ixOrKWTXErgw5AApIrFjSLIHfZLQ1UV0zjOcCUeJG_HUKgUe1hhckirMKG8wJkuHuu30cJuaqIDvr46AeL_xz1Y-FKCDuOftdQhfA7dy9cHWj5Vl7wHR-SKBvQWHHzkN5aBdh-hxBRSUaYAovOAsuL5PcXrg87Q/w640-h480/(10099)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I traced and cut the fiberglass for the outside surfaces... because my side consoles are removable, I decided to beef them up. Rather than the per plans schedule layup, I went with 2 plies BID at 45... and one ply UNI... for both the outside and inside surfaces...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZIuY46w7fYLbuh5OBGen7QLs985ko9fML4jzByfj-fPCjqFfLlnM9yDAYDJZo6DswpAGX-axWjSN_AVpo2a-o1b7t6i6xMgb3Axtr_9M0OkScwqH_9ofCxfwvZ163MQoencJueInL6y8kCSUQDqvF6IoDdnY-FI5UACrsO1fjUG-QZb3YQFcUg/s1024/(10103)%20(1024x768).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZIuY46w7fYLbuh5OBGen7QLs985ko9fML4jzByfj-fPCjqFfLlnM9yDAYDJZo6DswpAGX-axWjSN_AVpo2a-o1b7t6i6xMgb3Axtr_9M0OkScwqH_9ofCxfwvZ163MQoencJueInL6y8kCSUQDqvF6IoDdnY-FI5UACrsO1fjUG-QZb3YQFcUg/w640-h480/(10103)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>For the "mouse doors", I put peel ply on the backside...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFqT6Uuljdao-fiRMeqm74enMceC8P7JX8Nd-RI99mzXJ7iJMuJT5jhhnWWigtUqO8euz5K6wuPTcNfbke40wi_y8PcLDYbPG24ytZ3CFjebwbDZPLFRsGCqVSeRzTO_9wpDijWlv_NDKAMwleLwyD93kPWWwdE8XZ0faeC_WxYjLBjt7BHz9eg/s1024/(10106)%20(1024x768).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFqT6Uuljdao-fiRMeqm74enMceC8P7JX8Nd-RI99mzXJ7iJMuJT5jhhnWWigtUqO8euz5K6wuPTcNfbke40wi_y8PcLDYbPG24ytZ3CFjebwbDZPLFRsGCqVSeRzTO_9wpDijWlv_NDKAMwleLwyD93kPWWwdE8XZ0faeC_WxYjLBjt7BHz9eg/w640-h480/(10106)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And duct tape... this will hold the peel ply in place while I glass the outside surface... after cure, I will remove the tape and peel ply, and glass the inside surface for a nice glass-to-glass" bond...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpBputKzxwXMAh-nnwiefUudMa3XG3V3MWK_wAuCa1_8AKgGx2nTh33Kp0ZvyThO31LMuQ-p0E_NDWSCXVk0ui8jdwET8t2gM1ZdiVWGx2cZSlC68a4tqh6v1F_IjE5sr58ypNtIYwUTUhQBFZLDpr3clCmpyBkGqQsfrqYhojhld9nPXbDheIA/s1024/(10108)%20(1024x768).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpBputKzxwXMAh-nnwiefUudMa3XG3V3MWK_wAuCa1_8AKgGx2nTh33Kp0ZvyThO31LMuQ-p0E_NDWSCXVk0ui8jdwET8t2gM1ZdiVWGx2cZSlC68a4tqh6v1F_IjE5sr58ypNtIYwUTUhQBFZLDpr3clCmpyBkGqQsfrqYhojhld9nPXbDheIA/w640-h480/(10108)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I prepped my table so that I could glass all four panels in one shot...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1H866ga5eIXNejo5RXrVez6JomOXmDE3fSF2tSxuryWrZyTfV4Q6pJoMA5kCJ3K1l0KcqBivAQIE8OaXzat6jZKL80OR3mmpCuMZ487LV2nlGLLP-CRyG5G8Cqd7CYE0Bb3aUt2A7y0ZedLbbCk7FF9vHC8sDbBOydCjVC353nct7gTBSDmexA/s1024/(10110)%20(768x1024).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1H866ga5eIXNejo5RXrVez6JomOXmDE3fSF2tSxuryWrZyTfV4Q6pJoMA5kCJ3K1l0KcqBivAQIE8OaXzat6jZKL80OR3mmpCuMZ487LV2nlGLLP-CRyG5G8Cqd7CYE0Bb3aUt2A7y0ZedLbbCk7FF9vHC8sDbBOydCjVC353nct7gTBSDmexA/w480-h640/(10110)%20(768x1024).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Look at that peel ply... ready for glass!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyXz6v05OV6cKwu__u9PCnTP2Iw6aOLT2AiRxraC7k7IenJG9SSZ1eTUKdOFWv9Curc9PyhYGm5kyzdudUzZq357Z8VxfjrKcRJiTIBf_rAzwnrhFvSF19OjDw4wSnqJ351m0dRl4-TLfHMeubI_epo96K3khBP5Y2_YOqIO0AgTTp39kGXHgmMw/s1024/(10112)%20(1024x768).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyXz6v05OV6cKwu__u9PCnTP2Iw6aOLT2AiRxraC7k7IenJG9SSZ1eTUKdOFWv9Curc9PyhYGm5kyzdudUzZq357Z8VxfjrKcRJiTIBf_rAzwnrhFvSF19OjDw4wSnqJ351m0dRl4-TLfHMeubI_epo96K3khBP5Y2_YOqIO0AgTTp39kGXHgmMw/w640-h480/(10112)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Glassed the outside surfaces... 2 plies BID at 45, and 1 ply UNI...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqxAG7Um9ThIhLex9pNRbVDSgLe-UnBkAC8TdGJuK9koRBozkguuJtdESGe4nSAjZ-Hn56hgE6SqXNxFuk11qs9EC--U3fkMxFBiHeM7iSR_M79-crOBVqB5nokw1Hir9sq6PesheePOTOrfUMo3jqw7BoGD5aokaYoa_9itk_9ASlCkeT5CsdPQ/s1024/(10139)%20(1024x768).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqxAG7Um9ThIhLex9pNRbVDSgLe-UnBkAC8TdGJuK9koRBozkguuJtdESGe4nSAjZ-Hn56hgE6SqXNxFuk11qs9EC--U3fkMxFBiHeM7iSR_M79-crOBVqB5nokw1Hir9sq6PesheePOTOrfUMo3jqw7BoGD5aokaYoa_9itk_9ASlCkeT5CsdPQ/w640-h480/(10139)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then used my router table to trim the glass flush with the foam edges...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkbLZ3_ul__Gc-FpVrAg4UaJlAvEw_jNtAxNrou_raEaTy9dTDL7rJvQjmlvhzTWihf4OehpzeQkhClSiJc-UZaCyjMY9U7nU77i-YGyRx-NQheUdYH72lamUk1CWNRae3EqVl46lzW-WEcu9nzlMo_3tg_2A4x9EgGdceQYzpym9kIHT3Mts4w/s1024/(10141)%20(1024x768).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I gave some forethought to the throttle quadrant install... I wanted to make sure there was going to be a nice glass-to-glass surface around the throttle quadrant...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKX84pfSpKjhU2tBCmjdJwkiXHG2K7X1giOnKpqUzRtKg7V-i0pKNYH6_LmrZoP3mnhON8Wpgw94wT8oXYm8Ek70-5evFQSdA7gNt5JofzsRnSAbdPhCND5ow7YmFBoqaBBrbnBBVVNKLJL6mmqjKJICcBgnnSQvSQl90qF4a_1GtGlZLIVby61Q/s1024/(10146)%20(1024x768).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKX84pfSpKjhU2tBCmjdJwkiXHG2K7X1giOnKpqUzRtKg7V-i0pKNYH6_LmrZoP3mnhON8Wpgw94wT8oXYm8Ek70-5evFQSdA7gNt5JofzsRnSAbdPhCND5ow7YmFBoqaBBrbnBBVVNKLJL6mmqjKJICcBgnnSQvSQl90qF4a_1GtGlZLIVby61Q/w640-h480/(10146)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After marking where the throttle quadrant will go, I milled out the foam around that area... with some wiggle room...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I sanded the areas so that I could bond and glass the tabs in place later...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9rFolfrsaoSNf12_Uzv8tIx3ZgBcUbMS-JDUrg1ilLX1023WCkEQmHxAXjWJ5gCxZKx6nMiHBuKBNNs2hYTNIvwroDLPQD8HRSjiP4EIGMgkjABHTZpxfs3UYN8zMJvvdqQ22fny3pPaArtgr0d8qrm8BhENI968FGWCJiCixrXJ6HS-Hmt80Q/s1024/(10165)%20(1024x768).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9rFolfrsaoSNf12_Uzv8tIx3ZgBcUbMS-JDUrg1ilLX1023WCkEQmHxAXjWJ5gCxZKx6nMiHBuKBNNs2hYTNIvwroDLPQD8HRSjiP4EIGMgkjABHTZpxfs3UYN8zMJvvdqQ22fny3pPaArtgr0d8qrm8BhENI968FGWCJiCixrXJ6HS-Hmt80Q/w640-h480/(10165)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I used a pencil to trace the edges of the "mouse doors"... and removed the console...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaJUBRUFPfXDoEyiV1DVcrcFYqfyN2CBTw8jP-9ElPg1vdMMekYLeOKikRAbmdop9RYWqNgu40-gPY5mqVBn27pNNCuww_FTmV2J1fdeFLZE2co_mf5R_TYg0q9sbgGb0Etn3jZ7C9-UxdLJWWzc3galsY5tq4DgLOCpufwzJieTRG42742A4cQ/s1024/(10168)_LI%20(1024x768).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaJUBRUFPfXDoEyiV1DVcrcFYqfyN2CBTw8jP-9ElPg1vdMMekYLeOKikRAbmdop9RYWqNgu40-gPY5mqVBn27pNNCuww_FTmV2J1fdeFLZE2co_mf5R_TYg0q9sbgGb0Etn3jZ7C9-UxdLJWWzc3galsY5tq4DgLOCpufwzJieTRG42742A4cQ/w640-h480/(10168)_LI%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I made 8 "mouse doors" out of 1/4" plywood (2 per side for the pilot and 2 per side for the passenger)... I used 5-min epoxy to tack them in place (I wanted them to hold while glassing them later on, so hot glue would not have worked)...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyv-jBl1K_X60V2N-zDHXVCiC9X0EyZVoXV0O7AEk3e6H5E3tkfDpvYStQ0xklMLw5WLf2rE7cp1m7Z2QZ0b9JE-AKLlMBkefZzEyKafbHCidhlzPpswHvEmSOWTqy2I2WCymM3CTXSpI8UP4AFG-hCb7PIIbI0BjdexdsKspZKMqdpEwU0D6oQw/s1024/(10171)%20(1024x768).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyv-jBl1K_X60V2N-zDHXVCiC9X0EyZVoXV0O7AEk3e6H5E3tkfDpvYStQ0xklMLw5WLf2rE7cp1m7Z2QZ0b9JE-AKLlMBkefZzEyKafbHCidhlzPpswHvEmSOWTqy2I2WCymM3CTXSpI8UP4AFG-hCb7PIIbI0BjdexdsKspZKMqdpEwU0D6oQw/w640-h480/(10171)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then glassed 2 plies BID at 45 on both sides of the tabs... overlapping onto the fuselage floor 1"+... notice I taped over the seatbelt hardpoints so I wouldn't stain them with epoxy...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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They have a peel-n-stick adhesive that is crazy strong! Purchased them from McMaster (Part #: <a class="PartNbrLnk PartNbrVisitedLnk" data-mcm-attr-comp-itm-ids="464672,332263,464669,464671,332259,464670,332264" data-mcm-itm-id="465355" data-mcm-partnbr-seqnbr="1" data-mcm-partnbr="9273K34" href="https://www.mcmaster.com/9273K34" style="background-color: white; color: purple; display: inline-block; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; outline: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 49px;" title="">9273K34</a>)...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNEzbNG7kGv9F4fUPMvUSFFq6JzT7Sq_wGICGPPCLCIq-LYSS8DevPpGz8uHh6YPKLrX2pFZwn4qKVaeW8V46Skz_bG-ADRe_VOFtm5Z77yRNdRUKE0rAFFO2IGk9IwGUiI-WqnGCimNrZiyZvBUZc2VFoG6cUDtUGIS7W9RPcioC8oC6vjbHVQ/s1024/(10190)%20(1024x768).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNEzbNG7kGv9F4fUPMvUSFFq6JzT7Sq_wGICGPPCLCIq-LYSS8DevPpGz8uHh6YPKLrX2pFZwn4qKVaeW8V46Skz_bG-ADRe_VOFtm5Z77yRNdRUKE0rAFFO2IGk9IwGUiI-WqnGCimNrZiyZvBUZc2VFoG6cUDtUGIS7W9RPcioC8oC6vjbHVQ/w640-h480/(10190)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then placed the side consoles in place.. and matched drilled the mouse door with the tabs...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Cz1mFvDQFLuwhSaEkaQsQXtqfKb_JX0PB_laztkkYLAj4DcNECYWApbS_wxIqk0pmtzbWiCVNqFhFUYeC2iJC6dWAd-4GZoadFILmFQEEN73-yNTJea0GnF3Txa8HjgZviUXK06ecQxQL1nqi1BYwJes1KuMfb92MHiPghLxTMfKVWF4rGfYRg/w640-h480/(10193)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I used an AN5 bolt with washers to "pull" the t-nut into the tab...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-aNhCRPEbVJaLsg1cxpq-0KLKqMGDOTLM0mknT7S1juJuBTfsl3OcAMwzyPibVmVWGwdQNRcNi-14FA_0_ooMda4Efx9g5W0PpGqU1Y-OAeNalhx5eAGbwD9F_dO8AMbJYN_K7NPNZYV4b2eJEq46bbNvP3EXjwIuDACY3euSSN52a7mnjr1rmw/s1024/(10196)%20(1024x768).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-aNhCRPEbVJaLsg1cxpq-0KLKqMGDOTLM0mknT7S1juJuBTfsl3OcAMwzyPibVmVWGwdQNRcNi-14FA_0_ooMda4Efx9g5W0PpGqU1Y-OAeNalhx5eAGbwD9F_dO8AMbJYN_K7NPNZYV4b2eJEq46bbNvP3EXjwIuDACY3euSSN52a7mnjr1rmw/w640-h480/(10196)%20(1024x768).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This is the "before" pic.. notice how the teeth of the t-nut is just starting to bite into the tab...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Side consoles installed! Next up, throttle quadrant and side stick!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9i0KZk9B0-z1msDLSZID0w25MmJQETjLjyEdbuzOzOai2Cz-Q6TozepbWBZjLMKgUuGJdZVbvEpNult1v5sg8uQwlAy1meUh03-Gw5C4ReG8IopIwK_HWiUMUnH_xHiFdFsBvJvVbysVHVYvF2Gwvk6pmspt_1dk8jLD3YR4JQ_ItlbTFC_tejw/s1024/(10210)%20(768x1024).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9i0KZk9B0-z1msDLSZID0w25MmJQETjLjyEdbuzOzOai2Cz-Q6TozepbWBZjLMKgUuGJdZVbvEpNult1v5sg8uQwlAy1meUh03-Gw5C4ReG8IopIwK_HWiUMUnH_xHiFdFsBvJvVbysVHVYvF2Gwvk6pmspt_1dk8jLD3YR4JQ_ItlbTFC_tejw/w480-h640/(10210)%20(768x1024).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Aryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914208726502866360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416976019310059172.post-24275514346741477632021-10-11T07:24:00.018-07:002021-10-12T05:25:14.064-07:00Canard fuselage interface<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfiJ3Rp6HjAy8zfpPafMbKyWwGhlFpRw6YTUeqKAoG5xVUs7ism2uy4DXQOoltebesDNELVmCr2TF9E5mFNdUJggGyfF7aNjum87oIBh-Y7s5parcKswoS5kBo-iUusq6NtV1Lljk3OxcpK4zLhyenVpHbeo3n-WIMf35QMCU6-rKg8TSjYWZljA=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfiJ3Rp6HjAy8zfpPafMbKyWwGhlFpRw6YTUeqKAoG5xVUs7ism2uy4DXQOoltebesDNELVmCr2TF9E5mFNdUJggGyfF7aNjum87oIBh-Y7s5parcKswoS5kBo-iUusq6NtV1Lljk3OxcpK4zLhyenVpHbeo3n-WIMf35QMCU6-rKg8TSjYWZljA=s320" width="0" /></a></p><p>This is one of those "fine details" the plans make it sound so easy, but ended up requiring a lot of thought. The plans actually has us glass the foam back in Chapter 12 (pg 12-2), but I was uncomfortable sealing the contour when the nose wasn't even completed (which happens later in Chapter 13). I also knew that I was going to use the "offset elevator torque tubes", which reduces the size of the opening required for the elevator torque tube that crosses through the fuselage wall.</p><p>So I saved all this work for Chapter 24, where I had the nose, canard, and top cover completed. The first step was to complete the forward lip of the canard cover. Mainly the foam that was still exposed on the sides. I sanded them to be symmetrical and to what I thought was a pleasantly aesthetic contour.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXsLtDg1YH4dyiOFMn0MQHNRl6OVxJCeaBjRuxmdS_JtH5qMknxjazmVU90hNKirHAWQkDx6wf-aNk9WXO1XrkZBXrWgMC5GKAg3LmYrsP-_Zc_dSAOsIRW69QZdfNepm-Pglr6BXNqBV5pA70YpS8NnAAYaZdFziXwYWwrQ4dYoOalt7eZxfLtQ=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXsLtDg1YH4dyiOFMn0MQHNRl6OVxJCeaBjRuxmdS_JtH5qMknxjazmVU90hNKirHAWQkDx6wf-aNk9WXO1XrkZBXrWgMC5GKAg3LmYrsP-_Zc_dSAOsIRW69QZdfNepm-Pglr6BXNqBV5pA70YpS8NnAAYaZdFziXwYWwrQ4dYoOalt7eZxfLtQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCUD4CoE72FYw0fVZVSgwM7h72yUvbUwTtKvRKo7jQDSlN3ptJXtW9tdp4ssef1dG9pLpuNggN1E4usXnnOJrmt8bJJIkdt7ReAlK_phSIwcjUTSjMih5b0eDEn4oEdii81xPsBkOYnquArj8nKGFrVr-RI_BqibUyieHlk1oYzZjGiXBaTEkbEQ=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinJ8PE3WUDHKNQD3VQUTyZkBSW6aB5TccIdDOQBjFFOqGMnUAE64ktd9SB7U-Lmqhr6tlyZEY-gyy7VcVFvSgZjgAYO5gKF6R5myTaVJ0MNfY3qruqOeYxyX4zw1AcE7bzciKWqY8C2IGhUcEGJgsKo8TUkh2ZjEBiu-XxdJ2xVAKqqfS2gdt5SQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Next, I wanted to focus on sealing off the area above and around the elevator torque tube... notice the large opening northwest of the torque tube...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibV_PYI1dTsX-faIXlidWxl8HNObpeDKQ6OQnr6ffSZz_ATPN_DymAYRn_RtzX4yQ_GYbamo1TLnOZJnLtiJX188FxjMkmOTk8gglB3RXnUuD4cZZzldnbts_0nxx7dfHQUA-FCAMNc4J3ZUO6L3DYp--zcCUZMCdZC5VpB2ayhH0Ey_7kxVvrkA=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibV_PYI1dTsX-faIXlidWxl8HNObpeDKQ6OQnr6ffSZz_ATPN_DymAYRn_RtzX4yQ_GYbamo1TLnOZJnLtiJX188FxjMkmOTk8gglB3RXnUuD4cZZzldnbts_0nxx7dfHQUA-FCAMNc4J3ZUO6L3DYp--zcCUZMCdZC5VpB2ayhH0Ey_7kxVvrkA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibZ9sLdRCEN7xe9iR5g-vjhZSbshoOtmFLsllnF6kblvUxBeKFWVJyOYA7quGE0YbOXY7z0R6FvzYny_tyq71JCNqJgqE2duZmyPoqh9RcIqadMlHKCmV1ff-IDx0o6c_-0RY2-zjCfWW0KGk49eCNWWE97PlIgiW_GBtsB3gjNU1VsIkHQy6J4A=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibZ9sLdRCEN7xe9iR5g-vjhZSbshoOtmFLsllnF6kblvUxBeKFWVJyOYA7quGE0YbOXY7z0R6FvzYny_tyq71JCNqJgqE2duZmyPoqh9RcIqadMlHKCmV1ff-IDx0o6c_-0RY2-zjCfWW0KGk49eCNWWE97PlIgiW_GBtsB3gjNU1VsIkHQy6J4A=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I removed the canard (again)... and applied electrical tape around the torque tube to protect it from the pour foam it was about to be doused with...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigA7uEJ0A9RtWii3io0maIWhGIB4vzdKp1LOJCMzPM6xmNVPB-i7dKyINLYnA7TVrTXmPWoeBkMv6LT35kRihj8Ubb3ari0o1ouVoJlgSpk8NhM1Btu5lAqZl0OFdXMyb08zCjxAA0-gqvBGXQENEFy_YASWHmetWPq4o3StJrJ92IJrgJ84Yovg=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigA7uEJ0A9RtWii3io0maIWhGIB4vzdKp1LOJCMzPM6xmNVPB-i7dKyINLYnA7TVrTXmPWoeBkMv6LT35kRihj8Ubb3ari0o1ouVoJlgSpk8NhM1Btu5lAqZl0OFdXMyb08zCjxAA0-gqvBGXQENEFy_YASWHmetWPq4o3StJrJ92IJrgJ84Yovg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipkKktWxSUekYJrMhH_JjWrExT_DjvB0XDxHv3tiYUXeB9bxp_GuXP4yy5gM7S2oKmCitNhU9l88n0Mr4zQ7l65mg_w2kK_5kRJrHJDscy9U5Y6MnbEvUahTtv5KXOBjdDrdR_MwGIwy3WLjbPG7qu0SD3JmSKYVMbJdU-dYHWVPR4YClXrTuqKQ=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipkKktWxSUekYJrMhH_JjWrExT_DjvB0XDxHv3tiYUXeB9bxp_GuXP4yy5gM7S2oKmCitNhU9l88n0Mr4zQ7l65mg_w2kK_5kRJrHJDscy9U5Y6MnbEvUahTtv5KXOBjdDrdR_MwGIwy3WLjbPG7qu0SD3JmSKYVMbJdU-dYHWVPR4YClXrTuqKQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I know what you're thinking... "what the heck are you doing here?!"... Ok let me explain.. I created a "pocket" out of cards to allow me to pour the liquid foam into... and I taped off any openings I thought it would leak...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXSAXtU34J-5D7mpsbwj0fMtVAWyzZyHDmsGbQ8D5s9nTdzfEC-mw9Of8_OpoKWCqIt8T_q4ys8gPBPXVjTTRBr37qa-OFVdLrH3QCvCD0cdVfn2m3b2EXN-mJBXgTNUsabyUTDd1apLR9GqsU4_ecebxFsUhXq3jTe5kavx03D4lDOE-8BY4bqA=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXSAXtU34J-5D7mpsbwj0fMtVAWyzZyHDmsGbQ8D5s9nTdzfEC-mw9Of8_OpoKWCqIt8T_q4ys8gPBPXVjTTRBr37qa-OFVdLrH3QCvCD0cdVfn2m3b2EXN-mJBXgTNUsabyUTDd1apLR9GqsU4_ecebxFsUhXq3jTe5kavx03D4lDOE-8BY4bqA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then poured liquid foam into the pocket and let it cure..</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTAwJ5RxU-FVlGfJuR014y8DCrYREYn3i0sDwQTUUgz_2LBKX7JpgzpkWVBNGPUud_f2U4ml7Z0qVeNpX1ksZOIwyNhH68PlWCavnTTbw8TC2pyykqPBMN7tC-LivYqp_b8APmBb0Z37rECMY-DNP3BO9hyK2aRsWeFTOtRR7vX6PpwCiYBKSGLg=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTAwJ5RxU-FVlGfJuR014y8DCrYREYn3i0sDwQTUUgz_2LBKX7JpgzpkWVBNGPUud_f2U4ml7Z0qVeNpX1ksZOIwyNhH68PlWCavnTTbw8TC2pyykqPBMN7tC-LivYqp_b8APmBb0Z37rECMY-DNP3BO9hyK2aRsWeFTOtRR7vX6PpwCiYBKSGLg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2je9oLcdsID6qNKQs7mo9vjN7N8PAFbad0Eo6jTfW2MdDABWMBysu_Q6aLTdOt1-S2hhizXwGSN1n8gHoZVA2AwTTx7ETMFu4JHgQA468voW8-cncZrTo7NmIspUzovLCQC0fjb3Se_CtclDlbNuxF4OWvKRiaJrQXgioPxz-oO9xbobw1x0rhQ=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2je9oLcdsID6qNKQs7mo9vjN7N8PAFbad0Eo6jTfW2MdDABWMBysu_Q6aLTdOt1-S2hhizXwGSN1n8gHoZVA2AwTTx7ETMFu4JHgQA468voW8-cncZrTo7NmIspUzovLCQC0fjb3Se_CtclDlbNuxF4OWvKRiaJrQXgioPxz-oO9xbobw1x0rhQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The foam cures in a few minutes, but I typically let it sit for a day. I found this reduces the chances of the foam shrinking. I then removed the tape/cards and began to sand the foam...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTkWD9rZkD1uAK_AwoY-GAof2opN8UPNzpygwdoBbYsJj0A7K7mqOUbU7tuMLTyyAZbUx1NkNtHxhyDhadui78MIqBOXyunhUIfuNAKsMFliNGPBdqcNKkOzTIDYWsDE_NYt2FzKcu5NF-8YQhivUslMJVv6MvLbKriH8Bk594ovIMaIZUDcgEIQ=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTkWD9rZkD1uAK_AwoY-GAof2opN8UPNzpygwdoBbYsJj0A7K7mqOUbU7tuMLTyyAZbUx1NkNtHxhyDhadui78MIqBOXyunhUIfuNAKsMFliNGPBdqcNKkOzTIDYWsDE_NYt2FzKcu5NF-8YQhivUslMJVv6MvLbKriH8Bk594ovIMaIZUDcgEIQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEih3JMJUBN4uW9JirjseNJyUcEHxFCMXH4K0iBgC4CgxJuiMysOoVFYSiah-MgZulzxbnikZw58CpuBrcnKGa7IyWcuxksBj20qtIhom8Vcxq_KbTTVwjFf2q2qi6IyoxZIN_o1o8Mxu145Lwei2oVVKinhv_3RQZwzLu1ffXCgI2nTYmXXuLHV_w=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEih3JMJUBN4uW9JirjseNJyUcEHxFCMXH4K0iBgC4CgxJuiMysOoVFYSiah-MgZulzxbnikZw58CpuBrcnKGa7IyWcuxksBj20qtIhom8Vcxq_KbTTVwjFf2q2qi6IyoxZIN_o1o8Mxu145Lwei2oVVKinhv_3RQZwzLu1ffXCgI2nTYmXXuLHV_w=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_UUaIJd72EQsPklGYz5pOA7SYaQizsdUpu3vB0W3ROwzIZ7PRLcT2IzxjVRSUF1CK8fcwF2fIo-baWK3G0z_2UXqZheaSnSHhKSqBH4Kzaq8hdwVLZDpMHL_5uZWR5i7oEyAiTY6ti5enExOPWeIdjfNPG6CZk787l5z23TJkh85rZuEiiNAzVw=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_UUaIJd72EQsPklGYz5pOA7SYaQizsdUpu3vB0W3ROwzIZ7PRLcT2IzxjVRSUF1CK8fcwF2fIo-baWK3G0z_2UXqZheaSnSHhKSqBH4Kzaq8hdwVLZDpMHL_5uZWR5i7oEyAiTY6ti5enExOPWeIdjfNPG6CZk787l5z23TJkh85rZuEiiNAzVw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then removed the elevator torque tube...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnCC_5nX42Xab_AzR_Hmvqj7xyRHHQi5JzuAydWFfBqC4bm0DacmPnaw5pe9iDvw6_Ef57fiPW5-CeboxfS8rgccaNXtEpKV0jNfXj0ytGyt_nkLcYJBM9W3J8D7CUIhWsZLz3OvOUvD9Tbp116abcph2q4G5vfkPFls-aCeadpF5JH6ZrVodqUg=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnCC_5nX42Xab_AzR_Hmvqj7xyRHHQi5JzuAydWFfBqC4bm0DacmPnaw5pe9iDvw6_Ef57fiPW5-CeboxfS8rgccaNXtEpKV0jNfXj0ytGyt_nkLcYJBM9W3J8D7CUIhWsZLz3OvOUvD9Tbp116abcph2q4G5vfkPFls-aCeadpF5JH6ZrVodqUg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It was now time to clean up the (what should we call these?)... ETTSOs? Elevator Torque Tube Stand Offs?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhcuUq0CwBaDQ7tEQfwNSkjLwxJfmZeMg1nIQ4K3cF42qCqg2AU7XAmhDsze5D_q3w6Z1bwEPNfQPZIgZNkdsN3YGsb9iQWcrpz6JVK3bEBA7Nfi8wmRMVqgxPoJ__AUJKK9epEUomBWzLVTffUH1l-0xCcc1r7fIRQ0vqf3Nsk6dlIAazBYuiIg=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhcuUq0CwBaDQ7tEQfwNSkjLwxJfmZeMg1nIQ4K3cF42qCqg2AU7XAmhDsze5D_q3w6Z1bwEPNfQPZIgZNkdsN3YGsb9iQWcrpz6JVK3bEBA7Nfi8wmRMVqgxPoJ__AUJKK9epEUomBWzLVTffUH1l-0xCcc1r7fIRQ0vqf3Nsk6dlIAazBYuiIg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVHngSrYiPSOxMAGj3-YxaW2-hFc7jyippCefkAJLiwkmnpUaZepKAm12cki-GY-PXGaZVILk6LIeUacvZ8i3iosoP4ynyTAkD4eJ65PjPbJRa7nFpjDXPUOVrAfatnv9Zf6-6bNmlZy12l6UnQkCGF_7OkfhLvpTse4ebizc2hXah7105Rlw5Wg=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVHngSrYiPSOxMAGj3-YxaW2-hFc7jyippCefkAJLiwkmnpUaZepKAm12cki-GY-PXGaZVILk6LIeUacvZ8i3iosoP4ynyTAkD4eJ65PjPbJRa7nFpjDXPUOVrAfatnv9Zf6-6bNmlZy12l6UnQkCGF_7OkfhLvpTse4ebizc2hXah7105Rlw5Wg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So I reinstalled the canard (again)...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOdtCmqghqt3mS3c97tQRIlaEIRbRHTW4cFhXPFbNPCUPf5JUIL_BoE33l-v4ToI1A88uDs93-k0sPWIN3Y1NEufLtqA5m8kF0gr3fN1IGG3uUe_Br9hD4K0OFYQN9W4qF_xDB-iiY0t7kla9VJwfMKkR9FHfAw2upO0nljfnEyDukHIQWoApcew=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOdtCmqghqt3mS3c97tQRIlaEIRbRHTW4cFhXPFbNPCUPf5JUIL_BoE33l-v4ToI1A88uDs93-k0sPWIN3Y1NEufLtqA5m8kF0gr3fN1IGG3uUe_Br9hD4K0OFYQN9W4qF_xDB-iiY0t7kla9VJwfMKkR9FHfAw2upO0nljfnEyDukHIQWoApcew=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And marked along the fuselage wall...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWmoRGCciLARvaUzcCR7RkqEa5sPB4A6PxPt4cBMRBYg_HQS4qo5XO6XfyPZvOrm8nSxjLBezSo7JFyFSYfA-RgfTdMGGdpEEp7bLw3GRaiFwYU7qind1QHiXb9k9x-M5f8qFmQui_KshmcdDoTEE10qYD9y4EiUABBO6tBjA5kJ7rhAJ1rQUs3A=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWmoRGCciLARvaUzcCR7RkqEa5sPB4A6PxPt4cBMRBYg_HQS4qo5XO6XfyPZvOrm8nSxjLBezSo7JFyFSYfA-RgfTdMGGdpEEp7bLw3GRaiFwYU7qind1QHiXb9k9x-M5f8qFmQui_KshmcdDoTEE10qYD9y4EiUABBO6tBjA5kJ7rhAJ1rQUs3A=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I removed the canard and sanded the ETTSO up to the line... then reinstalled the canard to check for flushness... PERFECT!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj269ZAfstkLw50ObMZDFrvRQvUW5Bs26uPxOb2j3C5ZO2JAAHGPdNXjJ55DSwHpZoMMI5pREOhtS0AsIeu4u91Cblt6cD8dZfg8jydR91sa7RKn1r9FGUw3-zvURl2wAbetdFh-ovcfOEFMvovlyIJ3COxd9dezVDsT1XMVONk_MtoANcQodENeQ=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj269ZAfstkLw50ObMZDFrvRQvUW5Bs26uPxOb2j3C5ZO2JAAHGPdNXjJ55DSwHpZoMMI5pREOhtS0AsIeu4u91Cblt6cD8dZfg8jydR91sa7RKn1r9FGUw3-zvURl2wAbetdFh-ovcfOEFMvovlyIJ3COxd9dezVDsT1XMVONk_MtoANcQodENeQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Of course, everything gets repeated for the other side...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7KClTkegOXbzsD9JlSosfrLo031Eg7Lx61g9e4dzX8fUW-KRygVTmKWr3htKlGDm-gvfGNOX7KjGxqRG7gB16onYcf1GZUu1911_VFOlR4GlHZlmPbm2nRTQwqbR_5u-KLWT9Fr1Awi0PcSAZ2QovU49GGC3aDmKa4tyXtPEzx653S4nQ3-t8Lg=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7KClTkegOXbzsD9JlSosfrLo031Eg7Lx61g9e4dzX8fUW-KRygVTmKWr3htKlGDm-gvfGNOX7KjGxqRG7gB16onYcf1GZUu1911_VFOlR4GlHZlmPbm2nRTQwqbR_5u-KLWT9Fr1Awi0PcSAZ2QovU49GGC3aDmKa4tyXtPEzx653S4nQ3-t8Lg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjY82tRgqZJ0zxcyFZU_oRcYTS4nV2sHD45O3lApKo3k8Mi-TKkHNOQ1FdLG8wn2aM4R8ObiT5k6M4lugvMq_Fqnp7pSz89HGdQhFyHdzrntOv5CWDYGGReCgZUNqyaSfYiTL5X0ZoSB-wRRDAZIopSVegXXwtiNFJxxy7eY7stOk0AXGQyVetuLw=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjY82tRgqZJ0zxcyFZU_oRcYTS4nV2sHD45O3lApKo3k8Mi-TKkHNOQ1FdLG8wn2aM4R8ObiT5k6M4lugvMq_Fqnp7pSz89HGdQhFyHdzrntOv5CWDYGGReCgZUNqyaSfYiTL5X0ZoSB-wRRDAZIopSVegXXwtiNFJxxy7eY7stOk0AXGQyVetuLw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With the outside faces of the ETTSOs trimmed, it was time to trim the inside faces. So I reinstalled the canard (again).. reached from underneath and marked along the inside fuselage wall...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8nV46iWNhopPZZjW6kAEhHZ6qVNyULpzRSx3xgLbUvC0fwfT3mReb0pbAidVgkaBmwrlc1cLgP7uUsjBmuATzuXhsdJImlJRHeDq-VyNMmMEBgqoTegg7udcoOrhgU_fp8zVcsi8eIlgfMi79-kwUVvXbMP3uCLmBfJvZWl1cewxL3t0YbIKF_Q=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8nV46iWNhopPZZjW6kAEhHZ6qVNyULpzRSx3xgLbUvC0fwfT3mReb0pbAidVgkaBmwrlc1cLgP7uUsjBmuATzuXhsdJImlJRHeDq-VyNMmMEBgqoTegg7udcoOrhgU_fp8zVcsi8eIlgfMi79-kwUVvXbMP3uCLmBfJvZWl1cewxL3t0YbIKF_Q=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then trimmed the inside faces of the ETTSOs... </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiH0POu-qQxRkggdUZ0D56AEMMMYcyCEGNIE0TzXa6pAidGWGFhgN-x1WqpR0c9W6TH6lb-KWO6D41721dkTsDnEk0cylHbeaERTZcOZCMxbNqmnG02oBqObfH0SxelkHLxg5YoS2f0HvHmPrmLd_-HZ2GQaceIBAeyh6Ea1LcK-f6e60xk8vy5bg=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiH0POu-qQxRkggdUZ0D56AEMMMYcyCEGNIE0TzXa6pAidGWGFhgN-x1WqpR0c9W6TH6lb-KWO6D41721dkTsDnEk0cylHbeaERTZcOZCMxbNqmnG02oBqObfH0SxelkHLxg5YoS2f0HvHmPrmLd_-HZ2GQaceIBAeyh6Ea1LcK-f6e60xk8vy5bg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Perfect!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZFlMLeBsAy3dB_g7kgCeirnr0mG8GXuFXH4xgCo-znEppF345vUqeTWxjJiHx4d70gPaCMsDos-qnmKkkNmlK0-ToLgNTc8bY_mIgPqzLmxjEaNNpbka1dn_XueYARGsI02rkd3xAp2JRX7ECJKCx3w4y7ydZRb13wSfa9GgCVGtrVubgEGg3nw=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZFlMLeBsAy3dB_g7kgCeirnr0mG8GXuFXH4xgCo-znEppF345vUqeTWxjJiHx4d70gPaCMsDos-qnmKkkNmlK0-ToLgNTc8bY_mIgPqzLmxjEaNNpbka1dn_XueYARGsI02rkd3xAp2JRX7ECJKCx3w4y7ydZRb13wSfa9GgCVGtrVubgEGg3nw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCG7B0oqXZueFdzssp9qG0f9GL8i-2VkESgv5CT2UL5Ymc7THvNClz67Vj9Q0ARppNsKFaVH0oSCwzZebUvROAE1iQqADGnKYhy_0hK8a9gR9ICvCE2pVvE6J11Lp7Q6fPcjp6NcmWMtIaLAQrwKf6UHPmlUKTVOnBsAz-uMWZV1h1jt3gznST_w=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCG7B0oqXZueFdzssp9qG0f9GL8i-2VkESgv5CT2UL5Ymc7THvNClz67Vj9Q0ARppNsKFaVH0oSCwzZebUvROAE1iQqADGnKYhy_0hK8a9gR9ICvCE2pVvE6J11Lp7Q6fPcjp6NcmWMtIaLAQrwKf6UHPmlUKTVOnBsAz-uMWZV1h1jt3gznST_w=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With the sides trimmed, I then focused on making the diameter of the opening a bit larger... I was afraid that it would have too tight of a tolerance and don't want the elevator torque tube to touch after it gets glassed. Note that the job of the ETTSO is to block any air from getting inside the fuselage, not to support the elevator torque tube - as a matter of fact, it shouldn't touch the torque tube at all!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsuyVwv0or_hec1PqeyyqAd9zyYsDAwyCFjf34Vo_Nl5MryvHvrQ_tF9-OJCpHFyssyifbTITRi3gc2dxpSc91kn61k65YwlDjgIVMJjOLUEQ-PG8hHFEoW22Iui0xiZUXrEZ1hWZ7CwHvL7IulYDcnS9eJerTKMfqj7W2KCG8Ows06leTVwCaWg=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsuyVwv0or_hec1PqeyyqAd9zyYsDAwyCFjf34Vo_Nl5MryvHvrQ_tF9-OJCpHFyssyifbTITRi3gc2dxpSc91kn61k65YwlDjgIVMJjOLUEQ-PG8hHFEoW22Iui0xiZUXrEZ1hWZ7CwHvL7IulYDcnS9eJerTKMfqj7W2KCG8Ows06leTVwCaWg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqy56oufiYbftKw6dt2aKTCZeyYNTeDuT7eWwzQNa1cGqfVMAqwXK5LGf_H3Sebv0S-g1o4ETpoRJG5iKJvgnlwz87h_NmSKDBKhr68uXcLuta2yq-56aT8ZjqLpztKBHrjnmtSPdgwkaCaN_GaRcQSC8rAypBI3dFr9jfxXOptnyAfksmAeV28Q=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqy56oufiYbftKw6dt2aKTCZeyYNTeDuT7eWwzQNa1cGqfVMAqwXK5LGf_H3Sebv0S-g1o4ETpoRJG5iKJvgnlwz87h_NmSKDBKhr68uXcLuta2yq-56aT8ZjqLpztKBHrjnmtSPdgwkaCaN_GaRcQSC8rAypBI3dFr9jfxXOptnyAfksmAeV28Q=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Happy with the spacing, it was time to glass the ETTSOs. I first glassed the walls with 2 plies BID... transitioning about an inch onto the canard on both sides...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglZuqebAMLsGaMzTz4K2Vt7ZprsRhFkGkQJR5-6zLq-fPc6pe-tgp02Vkidl5ak5bzwUIbmvkb9KlK4GztQD9XmP9AjtD_p2ZDzYqRpFMrvH7odjbIh4KXv8ozDq9KBRHJpBA0Xsy_IQdAnj4DAA4iT1owJfbl0c88W_hIEd2RuFI8vNDtT213pA=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglZuqebAMLsGaMzTz4K2Vt7ZprsRhFkGkQJR5-6zLq-fPc6pe-tgp02Vkidl5ak5bzwUIbmvkb9KlK4GztQD9XmP9AjtD_p2ZDzYqRpFMrvH7odjbIh4KXv8ozDq9KBRHJpBA0Xsy_IQdAnj4DAA4iT1owJfbl0c88W_hIEd2RuFI8vNDtT213pA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUEio67xKa3amPs6EKR68snQCjchxsF07sRDoZ1oyHOHYdJvep-s42KnItYKGAJQzZ27c1EjUx_SK2AhBUIALZyTDnbR1y90mpW3jvMoENrKjwLyEyDWwxfv7jRQtiQ5JgF0J3o-KEGIw-QI7doknrE25Wel0I86YCG_cxR4LZNGfGd7Lh9krsbw=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; 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PERFECT FIT!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjl31DCY0WrLkNHMM5GPoqsC0vOg8G4C54m-q4z8vT_tOeonf2_LMaPKZalefmJ1kExNLa8e2TZ9NOmTf0ZbR9oX6opHh60B8zBEIdo7-BgfI9eg91lBvI2v-oJrEgH5GqNiomudjKXaSp1DOjcH7UXdjXoaBeGwpXCF8ZrCagOU8ZS1pIc6RSXSg=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjl31DCY0WrLkNHMM5GPoqsC0vOg8G4C54m-q4z8vT_tOeonf2_LMaPKZalefmJ1kExNLa8e2TZ9NOmTf0ZbR9oX6opHh60B8zBEIdo7-BgfI9eg91lBvI2v-oJrEgH5GqNiomudjKXaSp1DOjcH7UXdjXoaBeGwpXCF8ZrCagOU8ZS1pIc6RSXSg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhL-MMA5v66aNi6eN6W7G9DGVU-x4FQkcmJaadTcvRRqR6CKy4MahMynTmNESt9suDh7x8Zdxf3OfFcoIMjUIWU6v5HPv7dU84B7EZm2P35ZddjMFqkTs_ntRXAb8yA0RoZ0EgfdHdNxQUPCRrRpUVqPAth9c3KNhh_PsSwFUY2kG-posDq8T7TUA=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhL-MMA5v66aNi6eN6W7G9DGVU-x4FQkcmJaadTcvRRqR6CKy4MahMynTmNESt9suDh7x8Zdxf3OfFcoIMjUIWU6v5HPv7dU84B7EZm2P35ZddjMFqkTs_ntRXAb8yA0RoZ0EgfdHdNxQUPCRrRpUVqPAth9c3KNhh_PsSwFUY2kG-posDq8T7TUA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1iiXo8a5W96QORVvXp7lTWb-AcgZJH31cBeBh-rKVsWDmwaBcs9UrEc_D20xaek7HeG-zT4J6msW4AfkStLSZXhs7dORRguXwALdmrgf2TYNkGOeMkusXEMWRtzKbhtg4QQgcx4ZKG4zXlcyPF_CSuuiFsuQ3hno_5rhFzBDJLzUIWGk4uxXTsw=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1iiXo8a5W96QORVvXp7lTWb-AcgZJH31cBeBh-rKVsWDmwaBcs9UrEc_D20xaek7HeG-zT4J6msW4AfkStLSZXhs7dORRguXwALdmrgf2TYNkGOeMkusXEMWRtzKbhtg4QQgcx4ZKG4zXlcyPF_CSuuiFsuQ3hno_5rhFzBDJLzUIWGk4uxXTsw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEif1tTQEyxgeiRucr9kHV32TPAZ0qUnvHdQZahh6VEqN5XcjkYviPSTMMoydtEuGC_GbBoYSlGZw8DRYXwO-CQjBd3iBTSKfh3AkKtQ0Priv3IQOr-UAYezyuyhBuXKZwOa-KNp63Jph2Btjr4RVko5BXkHnGQDTne9J-S1GfjCf6Ojavnl_Kw_OQ=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEif1tTQEyxgeiRucr9kHV32TPAZ0qUnvHdQZahh6VEqN5XcjkYviPSTMMoydtEuGC_GbBoYSlGZw8DRYXwO-CQjBd3iBTSKfh3AkKtQ0Priv3IQOr-UAYezyuyhBuXKZwOa-KNp63Jph2Btjr4RVko5BXkHnGQDTne9J-S1GfjCf6Ojavnl_Kw_OQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">Super happy with the ETTSOs!!! Very little air will be getting through these...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiS-mv1YKPhgI1vEVH-DP-6Tl-55gCLne1-oBzAjYlDMYJ8s6w6qTsSez_dYboGbaIkbZK3E10ufLxJ_lsTDel5p0mQcEGjGz09JFjYLydG5r8uV_33Jq9rIkB_yysGBEjRx1XKyvMRfAn64cojl5stovbAIVlHFYZ2KaO6yONgMFpYC4S7kTKthw=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiS-mv1YKPhgI1vEVH-DP-6Tl-55gCLne1-oBzAjYlDMYJ8s6w6qTsSez_dYboGbaIkbZK3E10ufLxJ_lsTDel5p0mQcEGjGz09JFjYLydG5r8uV_33Jq9rIkB_yysGBEjRx1XKyvMRfAn64cojl5stovbAIVlHFYZ2KaO6yONgMFpYC4S7kTKthw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>With the canard side complete... it was time to focus on the fuselage side... notice the gap between the canard bottom and fuselage wall... </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>After cure, it was a perfect match!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrhJ5RE4zpDlCGyOqv6rKT9rKbysRusmMWLtkBuDxLi_XzJDhWzaQMp1-0D6jew3uyJB4QHfF_0sC_39m0Zdy9tDlzG9T7ZRnXsfk1XI40WS5FpHWdqFqTaIsULNzJMAu8dkx2d3ca8afy9p3Lli7kHz8_D8kstPewknWFlhhfC_Ht4Fczja7A3Q=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrhJ5RE4zpDlCGyOqv6rKT9rKbysRusmMWLtkBuDxLi_XzJDhWzaQMp1-0D6jew3uyJB4QHfF_0sC_39m0Zdy9tDlzG9T7ZRnXsfk1XI40WS5FpHWdqFqTaIsULNzJMAu8dkx2d3ca8afy9p3Lli7kHz8_D8kstPewknWFlhhfC_Ht4Fczja7A3Q=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxN8BzG8TTn-friJp2bt9Yn7vnR6veCXIw3Wr5ra6uHrnyOmaLDrh3-LudsjnZcZaHFlzntJO5F9Cs3yKJVHltnnt2uDc353xLQ0Hl-UWBPiLMpjq33kbhtniJalHDR3y2AOpmAtonMRG8KDGfIbkd22o0jC6Yut36UVwB91QfNYwrCJilrbJYlg=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Also, notice the groove for the flox corner all around...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoUVfbcN9BaJrncOacw0nWsdtUouZn6dm6jwFgSudVkD7Xu7u2fF6MO4KTwDQMB1qYZ34YadIMQ33agmqADOjOCtGwhQ9osyPBR_BYnVBS00rpVPuSMRcMK6V3csoCf9LTKqD9utcvFWK9j6ZjNPnib9cLbbOH4ex5-KxpcLHUMnPZsEWvmkJ3kw=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoUVfbcN9BaJrncOacw0nWsdtUouZn6dm6jwFgSudVkD7Xu7u2fF6MO4KTwDQMB1qYZ34YadIMQ33agmqADOjOCtGwhQ9osyPBR_BYnVBS00rpVPuSMRcMK6V3csoCf9LTKqD9utcvFWK9j6ZjNPnib9cLbbOH4ex5-KxpcLHUMnPZsEWvmkJ3kw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDc1_jbSnDOKWKCGGk7PDRHcv3JMHJ91im-WKNgiByHxqPND7js5OLTQ_rTscygzwLSObGcZ1V8G0JWbMxbiBBtJ9LIRnjbKHHfk-wN82IoXTMhco-nmgd4M2g8_2fusU9cFir-517gWx9nz1FryIeYPsblL4yVyfCgJQ7q-EkIQPsEToh20K3nA=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I wanted something easy to open/close (no camlocs or tools required) and something that was "clean" (no wing studs sticking out into the flow).</p><p>So I found this push-button release latch from McMaster (<a href="https://www.mcmaster.com/2069N18/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">part # 2069N18</a>):</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0BTXeZD1PRk/YWHKrxeMRnI/AAAAAAAAM2w/-Y_6OXMQlBUBW0ru1c-WPu3gqsyNo_U4ACLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="345" height="400" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0BTXeZD1PRk/YWHKrxeMRnI/AAAAAAAAM2w/-Y_6OXMQlBUBW0ru1c-WPu3gqsyNo_U4ACLcBGAsYHQ/w355-h400/image.png" width="355" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>Ok great, but how are we going to install this thing?! I needed a bracket that would allow me to bolt the latch mechanism to the nose cross-arm with two bolts. So I made a small bracket out of 1/4" plywood, drilled two holes for t-nuts (location of the bolts was defined by the latch mechanism).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHHzhNz6b0bG8ntoNhAOLgygDkdTclehEhLorEh8563_zPBhtfH3Nc_KaUhtoSL6HAInFe8utjqrkMi7v0KaGheqzZ_haJIskgEamA3sCj9Qq5mzF_2CfSR633WTJsiX-IpAWAX6yv97tCBXMXkwwho5jTSBz2q5RTD-IKnt-vDxHczCDxQ33BCQ=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHHzhNz6b0bG8ntoNhAOLgygDkdTclehEhLorEh8563_zPBhtfH3Nc_KaUhtoSL6HAInFe8utjqrkMi7v0KaGheqzZ_haJIskgEamA3sCj9Qq5mzF_2CfSR633WTJsiX-IpAWAX6yv97tCBXMXkwwho5jTSBz2q5RTD-IKnt-vDxHczCDxQ33BCQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Since the nose slants down a bit, I wanted the latch to be tilted a bit to follow the nose contour. So I made two small wedges (out of extra 1/4" plywood), and used 5-min epoxy to tack the bracket onto the wedges and nose cross-arm.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwobozU0276bwQ3hSb3sav875pwxoW9KbXlsfWnEiiV9zURMTtOVHHBUjtZku-pgkqzLXr6d31cTODtTDWBnDYDpHdTytUUkpLtcnWP4TKaCKcomYxKZuNKg0EzHPvNq0XcG5tCNRvzgRd5OZlJD7-vUj0UPlZrd5cV1mU-6Nirzkatdvr7GHRbw=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwobozU0276bwQ3hSb3sav875pwxoW9KbXlsfWnEiiV9zURMTtOVHHBUjtZku-pgkqzLXr6d31cTODtTDWBnDYDpHdTytUUkpLtcnWP4TKaCKcomYxKZuNKg0EzHPvNq0XcG5tCNRvzgRd5OZlJD7-vUj0UPlZrd5cV1mU-6Nirzkatdvr7GHRbw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEju6T82i4BseVDqpRrWVtS84UHTFiH3bRckmP2MXkwk2ktU2m2hXUdsqUEN5hFo4MH_fUgywGd_7-RehBC9h2Jv_1mFDkEauGEl2wulcK5D3l3Xj9IaDDtymHLT4jf6aXfmb0d4RelMzOLthdWFrnArUa7Be3fUwKcMd0vNIdlK6ZgVQm-UUBZkZA=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEju6T82i4BseVDqpRrWVtS84UHTFiH3bRckmP2MXkwk2ktU2m2hXUdsqUEN5hFo4MH_fUgywGd_7-RehBC9h2Jv_1mFDkEauGEl2wulcK5D3l3Xj9IaDDtymHLT4jf6aXfmb0d4RelMzOLthdWFrnArUa7Be3fUwKcMd0vNIdlK6ZgVQm-UUBZkZA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then played with the hatch and imagined where the "striker bolt" would be mounted to the inside of the hatch. I figured it would work - so I decided to move forward and glass the mounting bracket in permanently.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgO3K0m_nuWNc8u9JgrWOf_iHJiuXOdc3Ew5tdOf4MkoJVk5p5Nqf2Wiow1REKM_VRzjLTD54Xp7VO65NLP_YvEPmm0qjFCva-GWLL4EWKMQROiU_F5rfX7seUDHrDSJGhNUe4LSDtRQlO09FmCrBD1Dzo3PBztCDSbbXkThORK7WNFAz_rG3FWNA=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgO3K0m_nuWNc8u9JgrWOf_iHJiuXOdc3Ew5tdOf4MkoJVk5p5Nqf2Wiow1REKM_VRzjLTD54Xp7VO65NLP_YvEPmm0qjFCva-GWLL4EWKMQROiU_F5rfX7seUDHrDSJGhNUe4LSDtRQlO09FmCrBD1Dzo3PBztCDSbbXkThORK7WNFAz_rG3FWNA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Top view... notice how there is a small pocket between the mounting bracket and the nose cross-arm it is being mounted to:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmm15wW78FgkpIdk6rxlHc_6hVG5e5rA5KN7NN-sbfxRQvvbWayBpdqJcflvTTiK9M2m3O9BHnbtbfMEjMP4SxMKDuPt1jTm17moqknjTFqfd6FuJ2R14MAXPqaAyh4WfWTb84Pm117S_aYHcAEBxloYM1m7f9_VCVK0ppXzgNR5yzXFUO7lPwtA=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmm15wW78FgkpIdk6rxlHc_6hVG5e5rA5KN7NN-sbfxRQvvbWayBpdqJcflvTTiK9M2m3O9BHnbtbfMEjMP4SxMKDuPt1jTm17moqknjTFqfd6FuJ2R14MAXPqaAyh4WfWTb84Pm117S_aYHcAEBxloYM1m7f9_VCVK0ppXzgNR5yzXFUO7lPwtA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I sanded all surfaces... and filled the pocket shown above with flox. I should note that I inserted cling wrap inside the t-nuts prior so the flox would not get in them.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtW27kd6j9GbbvRz4fKuOO0jmIPzJAb5ecS807teMDJSR1gcUT-TOcyFMuk70LawsS75RhYSmnG0WekT5-7bbpFTzKyJ8kZmLhZlCKHcX6oZsWsD9rzdNt9q3R4K3g2qd8EYjuwfl_b2m9G33vJphKZWRgceZxUKBeNsLhptTvJYXI_HW28uy-pg=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtW27kd6j9GbbvRz4fKuOO0jmIPzJAb5ecS807teMDJSR1gcUT-TOcyFMuk70LawsS75RhYSmnG0WekT5-7bbpFTzKyJ8kZmLhZlCKHcX6oZsWsD9rzdNt9q3R4K3g2qd8EYjuwfl_b2m9G33vJphKZWRgceZxUKBeNsLhptTvJYXI_HW28uy-pg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxUlZziuhnW2ATmTGVkjiAoN9HcDDiMTIMK_QZx10OImOuOlJ6tijwO6mGhNTlDQ4vjxYuUmcahGgaKuIbfXbCvpzhvhOegkQrar2Q8-1j2Uy7Ajr4rQTFWjfvp2g6J7lgx99FYlWBbrVbfl_qI-p2ojbHe_s3ZHS1uoVcuANtoY1JpRQra63SxA=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxUlZziuhnW2ATmTGVkjiAoN9HcDDiMTIMK_QZx10OImOuOlJ6tijwO6mGhNTlDQ4vjxYuUmcahGgaKuIbfXbCvpzhvhOegkQrar2Q8-1j2Uy7Ajr4rQTFWjfvp2g6J7lgx99FYlWBbrVbfl_qI-p2ojbHe_s3ZHS1uoVcuANtoY1JpRQra63SxA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then applied a small amount of flox all around the bracket and installed 3 plies BID over the entire thing - overlapping onto the cross-arm about an inch. Then peel plied for a nice transition. Notice the cardboard on the floor to protect any epoxy spills:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQPMlKZyEMttemtsXaQtgUhJJl-74_hHL_EIgMQyD45q8E86xBWVkcuTXOOrSmGEDHPy-K_9VOY8DJuKUwrvFDjG8YTaCu9-KWb37HArblsZILDFiH2KCEt_b0eyfMRn5bvCAsiWFVr1LU3zr6QpU5QjAYywEQV2vrEGYiySQfUFcZ-NOyph5u-Q=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQPMlKZyEMttemtsXaQtgUhJJl-74_hHL_EIgMQyD45q8E86xBWVkcuTXOOrSmGEDHPy-K_9VOY8DJuKUwrvFDjG8YTaCu9-KWb37HArblsZILDFiH2KCEt_b0eyfMRn5bvCAsiWFVr1LU3zr6QpU5QjAYywEQV2vrEGYiySQfUFcZ-NOyph5u-Q=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiE1_SrlUHCLRAsbL8zkfT_m1F6baTy8wD9uJNfw2EsTCH6p9czFB-xBOzf8FtF3DosUgAG_pbmNzqivnJfG44EKzhcaS-DxYdCqYAbZv5r3ahVbds9H31BHU6v8t_ccfv-6jk_56HHRQkD7FpuOtcGALC3sKLrqkSwP8ype_koEpMRQPye4wxsqg=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZIG8p_ywa-amtmTVl5Iam2_ZEfo8akEBk5vFDNh0nBxroAJxKV4ZO2jnLsecLY5AYvtLsA9bpQSJy2gkxcgcPKqAJrEIsNOYMXbh1NXwtlVrvXZel15uayGiADuFmzjNGbF7llgFzINtuZEw6HJyfDgXkcCXhyup4OdsI_7A0X7l0Ctep3XnnFA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With the latch installed, it was time to figure out a way to install the "striker bolt" onto the inside of the hatch that will lock into the latch mechanism. The latch came with a striker bolt; however, I wanted something that had a longer arm - since it was going to be cantilevered - and I wanted this thing to be BEEFY! </div><div><br /></div><div>So I cut a 3" piece of steel rod (3/8" dia):</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjf9uVOco7LbUS3H_bTi5U4umH28L5sepTD-1p9DmxbCiK7MtmayrhflpB_cRVzJif0kxC43Ki19P_VslU2GBf7GMu78Iz3vU1_JVuiGIAhCHx7jnF5KpNhCNwsrqWz5pZ60McdQ0Dx6-cipsAkGKlFqf1blJOLtQsyHSYowutnTt-IYV9Glh8dLg=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjf9uVOco7LbUS3H_bTi5U4umH28L5sepTD-1p9DmxbCiK7MtmayrhflpB_cRVzJif0kxC43Ki19P_VslU2GBf7GMu78Iz3vU1_JVuiGIAhCHx7jnF5KpNhCNwsrqWz5pZ60McdQ0Dx6-cipsAkGKlFqf1blJOLtQsyHSYowutnTt-IYV9Glh8dLg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>I then cut a 5" long wood peg (using 1"x1" spruce), and drilled a 2.25" deep hole on one side. This allowed me to insert the 3" rod into it, and have 0.75" sticking out to "strike" into the latch mechanism.</div><div><br /></div><div>But how can we install this thing onto the inside surface of the hatch so that everything is perfectly aligned?! Ok, see the picture below and let me explain - there is a LOT going on here:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjU323OcbfWxus7oQ1TVVbw3wLQaXqMZzJw7_UzedtPd-2LsNZlGKBNLO2zcCaEy6A1KKGYwc9wLRjm9obuzKM1euAZMWdBIOoJbltFulEUu0tth9rheepmYxsci_MRQYVOiq89PQBaFl-p9DPHe9vB-rwd6CNqY3tu4ava2POMOr27ZvFYZZoWzA=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjU323OcbfWxus7oQ1TVVbw3wLQaXqMZzJw7_UzedtPd-2LsNZlGKBNLO2zcCaEy6A1KKGYwc9wLRjm9obuzKM1euAZMWdBIOoJbltFulEUu0tth9rheepmYxsci_MRQYVOiq89PQBaFl-p9DPHe9vB-rwd6CNqY3tu4ava2POMOr27ZvFYZZoWzA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I knew the only way to guarantee that the peg would be installed in the correct location was to prop the peg in place (latched in position), apply flox to it, and then close the hatch onto it. After cure, I could release the latch, and apply BID over it. </div><div><br /></div><div>Ok, lets do it! But to guarantee it would cure in the exact position, I needed to install some temporary alignment aids. I used hot glue gun to install "rails" to make sure the 3/8" dia rod was perfectly centered in the latch mechanism: </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMUkVPNjC_iebnVvirS4c5BViuwqgN-sOqsPaq7qV5lw6uYvwVNgrSd6mURtQek4_RBiCqlUukxrEpaUK7Gwy7mb6SV0BZ3DvHb2DT4VrQIGlTXETeZGgnl8rjmrUhpZfL6GURq0RILhZclqVnNa5mY4jKtvinNHooabNFLH5Gc1hkYPP-4JWrWQ=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMUkVPNjC_iebnVvirS4c5BViuwqgN-sOqsPaq7qV5lw6uYvwVNgrSd6mURtQek4_RBiCqlUukxrEpaUK7Gwy7mb6SV0BZ3DvHb2DT4VrQIGlTXETeZGgnl8rjmrUhpZfL6GURq0RILhZclqVnNa5mY4jKtvinNHooabNFLH5Gc1hkYPP-4JWrWQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>I also needed a way to control how far forward/aft the peg would be. You can see from this top view that if the peg is installed too far aft, the striker will hit the mounting bracket. If it's too far forward, the striker will miss the latch completely. So it was important for it to be exactly right.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicz8FWz_MAD7qkQYzFaq_Ci8aGbuw2gHwLrEXKquuJyTqH5OLIos7LIuxkBqjTbMwpl2ZJdp9tsMl3KE5TmiueIByNHBzUjKFehTzdgkuCCwfJjCKeoKI0Y0Z9_PsHUCQLHVX7aWgpITYrb16dA4swvuxg2xFlgRlfHUi1q6vcUf36THYlBfT9cg=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicz8FWz_MAD7qkQYzFaq_Ci8aGbuw2gHwLrEXKquuJyTqH5OLIos7LIuxkBqjTbMwpl2ZJdp9tsMl3KE5TmiueIByNHBzUjKFehTzdgkuCCwfJjCKeoKI0Y0Z9_PsHUCQLHVX7aWgpITYrb16dA4swvuxg2xFlgRlfHUi1q6vcUf36THYlBfT9cg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I measured it 1000 times, and made a mark onto the hatch where the peg needed to go in order for the striker to hit the latch perfectly.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7iHexugjZaJqKlUbXfL6ytHOfEoungFUPdxgdCnW9fPCwDZN9UiuJL2Dd7oC9iYC5X3rlvSexa9gv-Y6rHF2QRYS0H0TrzY5Ky7ULfjrt707-yM2TLLXHL-P-S2Nnh94g6D71IKE7Q5By8zctxA3is6etWGLozft-RmJq64b1i12Z2wPVzG2gBA=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7iHexugjZaJqKlUbXfL6ytHOfEoungFUPdxgdCnW9fPCwDZN9UiuJL2Dd7oC9iYC5X3rlvSexa9gv-Y6rHF2QRYS0H0TrzY5Ky7ULfjrt707-yM2TLLXHL-P-S2Nnh94g6D71IKE7Q5By8zctxA3is6etWGLozft-RmJq64b1i12Z2wPVzG2gBA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>I then held the peg in place, and drilled a small hole through the peg and into the hatch..</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRmFY3pyEswbsymcq_Vred8R479_-z4HlZzphVC8Wb-d_PSNQgU_o8xjmd2IWjqy7Hwa9n88YLSsMTf9OgOneyBoUR2AKcTwju2VFLYgMp1qu_lDDvVoLZwqZhiZBOEtyGcAE0HrpVuqOT8Z-1mQXI8UbQFn51N-ioTH9kw9DoChj08IpGaFJI2A=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRmFY3pyEswbsymcq_Vred8R479_-z4HlZzphVC8Wb-d_PSNQgU_o8xjmd2IWjqy7Hwa9n88YLSsMTf9OgOneyBoUR2AKcTwju2VFLYgMp1qu_lDDvVoLZwqZhiZBOEtyGcAE0HrpVuqOT8Z-1mQXI8UbQFn51N-ioTH9kw9DoChj08IpGaFJI2A=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>This allowed me to stick a toothpick through the peg (on the forward end) and make sure the peg was perfectly aligned (forward and aft) when it came time to bond it with flox:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrNoOI7XNm94gNZpo87S9_RvCSqtQQi3cU_71Mrxboh3iMIbzc9Cb9Op3gqUmIYGj-MXtSg-kLK4Z9esrHhuashiFlN0K50wZYebDVfrip-C0Z53VR17dsXSxn-14vLlxjca5s0x8LQXCnG-EWVe_vgh9uAZGlkE9NCvhVBAscM17mwx0cqT-B1A=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrNoOI7XNm94gNZpo87S9_RvCSqtQQi3cU_71Mrxboh3iMIbzc9Cb9Op3gqUmIYGj-MXtSg-kLK4Z9esrHhuashiFlN0K50wZYebDVfrip-C0Z53VR17dsXSxn-14vLlxjca5s0x8LQXCnG-EWVe_vgh9uAZGlkE9NCvhVBAscM17mwx0cqT-B1A=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With the left/right.. and forward/aft taken care of, I now needed something that would gurantee the peg would cure at the perfect "height". If the peg cures too high, the latch won't lock. If it is too low, the hatch won't close down all the way. </div><div><br /></div>So I tied a piece of string around the striker rod... <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjACFisZm-6728e7tkgAgDYWSKCPyM9-hXoojKakeZ1yOPeOAUcAtCwxcNmc9S5xhyEcO4ERIDHukfPkEbCGzykJL_uPhf0fzTRbXTzFrffC2DMl1exnX49JLVDY_NXpnCuZjwRQ8H8dt0CRKB9ERgXMkXO99YvPuayINr1LWW8xUl7g0zr1tWskA=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjACFisZm-6728e7tkgAgDYWSKCPyM9-hXoojKakeZ1yOPeOAUcAtCwxcNmc9S5xhyEcO4ERIDHukfPkEbCGzykJL_uPhf0fzTRbXTzFrffC2DMl1exnX49JLVDY_NXpnCuZjwRQ8H8dt0CRKB9ERgXMkXO99YvPuayINr1LWW8xUl7g0zr1tWskA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And hung a brick (yes, a 5 lb brick!) to the string. This would make sure to hold the striker as far down as it possibly could while it cures.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgf-q52NBsylzO3NWkDK6eRc0w-AcC8ayZ3Ng8x4NOLtYgcHeyM_ehFmBBkHsAKVPZoySlG-dDAepVykDz8j6ECpV6ZxplvnSiO62AHX-fBbVtA3U1dv3y3WH3x5g7uwiML3sXa4H7e3r-IL6WaQx0HWF8yXIEX5yyIgR31p9JuQnAaV11S0MPAAg=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgf-q52NBsylzO3NWkDK6eRc0w-AcC8ayZ3Ng8x4NOLtYgcHeyM_ehFmBBkHsAKVPZoySlG-dDAepVykDz8j6ECpV6ZxplvnSiO62AHX-fBbVtA3U1dv3y3WH3x5g7uwiML3sXa4H7e3r-IL6WaQx0HWF8yXIEX5yyIgR31p9JuQnAaV11S0MPAAg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>You might be thinking this was overkill, but the latch mechanism has an extremely tight tolerance between the place it "clicks" locked and where it bottoms out - so I needed to make sure the striker was going to be all the way down as it cured.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLbaO9NyH3mR37PJ9X8CdVylHvbqK18UuoJe4M_9Mrm5xzoQAvQNsCIRJPaNGLbLfbNlJxOy3-v8O4jaKJ-dvLIUgQ4_B_I6mvjGnrYZxXCtTSI2RJ-WDBafSdyzUyruCqDcZZizLr-PUyiAS1s-nR44LzPsCBuajYYp2fzRjMYVCAUXfxPpdbHQ=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLbaO9NyH3mR37PJ9X8CdVylHvbqK18UuoJe4M_9Mrm5xzoQAvQNsCIRJPaNGLbLfbNlJxOy3-v8O4jaKJ-dvLIUgQ4_B_I6mvjGnrYZxXCtTSI2RJ-WDBafSdyzUyruCqDcZZizLr-PUyiAS1s-nR44LzPsCBuajYYp2fzRjMYVCAUXfxPpdbHQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>With all the constraints taken care of, it was now time to bond the peg to the hatch! So I sanded all surfaces, painted plain epoxy, and applied flox to the peg...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4Vq0d90Zt0n_Gz-sTXtL1ogsotEmQSKranrdlW4nYbMHpTyayTJHDiZKEOk1BZyxTzsfSY9K3Dz9jUz1fc052A7HmWgHEe9vOhc1RqS7ncYw29maMpHFFI-MS3gO01vxAkyfNzu1JWo6lRxDuottomow2en2Z1hZIV74cSllRjNPa_okkra1zqg=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4Vq0d90Zt0n_Gz-sTXtL1ogsotEmQSKranrdlW4nYbMHpTyayTJHDiZKEOk1BZyxTzsfSY9K3Dz9jUz1fc052A7HmWgHEe9vOhc1RqS7ncYw29maMpHFFI-MS3gO01vxAkyfNzu1JWo6lRxDuottomow2en2Z1hZIV74cSllRjNPa_okkra1zqg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I then closed the hatch down onto the peg...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFYd6NLpUkJEJj-ONeYqbsp6XPTgpPCT_L2-2RJpV2yRjSGhuIXSCuPRshIok3wQB6C03awM8ltq5SCcpkYwBEr9gUEKgExpQ0HQ3GcUB-ONiqh5sFK4oA8106TpHVFrq9fRyTFj6ei9CBnQabiIwlnb-79SMOGDaZV_P2sjZdtZaWm0agoVnmDA=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFYd6NLpUkJEJj-ONeYqbsp6XPTgpPCT_L2-2RJpV2yRjSGhuIXSCuPRshIok3wQB6C03awM8ltq5SCcpkYwBEr9gUEKgExpQ0HQ3GcUB-ONiqh5sFK4oA8106TpHVFrq9fRyTFj6ei9CBnQabiIwlnb-79SMOGDaZV_P2sjZdtZaWm0agoVnmDA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>...and reached in from the canard opening to press the toothpick into the pre-drilled hole that was in the hatch and press the peg up... notice the brick hanging from the string holding the striker rod down onto the latch... </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLAm3HsNtN01inBmq0n325ksS5dGvDGARqk_JtAIQzMFQ9equdKyY2scMMOtRoGC4PNYIeo2PP2_M2sgLnu2ICFghkanuoRS1PN8OvSOsuA294XBGzCsbI3Ur1OBoTCp_HSHSiOoDJxhLIPpXzNtevNDV-4dAEU_mCyMJRMXkJ-_QXV-lhFkm3vg=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLAm3HsNtN01inBmq0n325ksS5dGvDGARqk_JtAIQzMFQ9equdKyY2scMMOtRoGC4PNYIeo2PP2_M2sgLnu2ICFghkanuoRS1PN8OvSOsuA294XBGzCsbI3Ur1OBoTCp_HSHSiOoDJxhLIPpXzNtevNDV-4dAEU_mCyMJRMXkJ-_QXV-lhFkm3vg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I let everything cure and the next day I cut the string and released the latch mechanism. The hatch popped open perfectly!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQuWUHuc2s59cTguCiELYyZZMDopfz0nYgMG36g3pHDfYYgDO_DzXCoBTRRE0dRnJt7j29IFZQ_cMOVQoCoNUyf8MfQG-uLMv47HVjqS85uome8PZxrrlBXdd_WW1ID4QX98HO9ISy8zb8JeQA-8fb5jkEWdxJgr8J6QOm1mJTv9imaEjnhfk7Ww=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQuWUHuc2s59cTguCiELYyZZMDopfz0nYgMG36g3pHDfYYgDO_DzXCoBTRRE0dRnJt7j29IFZQ_cMOVQoCoNUyf8MfQG-uLMv47HVjqS85uome8PZxrrlBXdd_WW1ID4QX98HO9ISy8zb8JeQA-8fb5jkEWdxJgr8J6QOm1mJTv9imaEjnhfk7Ww=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Notice a small blob of hot glue on the striker rod... I purposely applied it to make sure the striker/peg assembly wouldn't cure too far aft in case the toothpick didn't do its job properly. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNs9u5FL_mpRg4hdnqR0yWxkfivaQuQsYfgEskYoO52xa33rXMdKnPH2_1FOzRT3teorhtrzcsMbBLN3CieC0zOW5yFYT5FsNhhn8yzeb8LFYPjvVReqJu5LrGCh66NOB4aFiNvtr9lv0XVUVmpp9GWDX80k6JkGgJgB-F-bGjy19C4-tHeOhN7A=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNs9u5FL_mpRg4hdnqR0yWxkfivaQuQsYfgEskYoO52xa33rXMdKnPH2_1FOzRT3teorhtrzcsMbBLN3CieC0zOW5yFYT5FsNhhn8yzeb8LFYPjvVReqJu5LrGCh66NOB4aFiNvtr9lv0XVUVmpp9GWDX80k6JkGgJgB-F-bGjy19C4-tHeOhN7A=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDHVxzNdkkLooewM0y1kyvQ400paFFK9smZE3TG5avcSQhopa7A0Wy1NWmOG3bwS6M1qTcVH3xEIUfIuEph2MTRAOI_MlkwCKuVKtjHuohA1AdfaZz7Z5DsjegPJ1BBYJxXWlg2iPyeovXve6eax_ywvuxbQ_q2P4g74UkENG7v5T5p7mP04Zp_w=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDHVxzNdkkLooewM0y1kyvQ400paFFK9smZE3TG5avcSQhopa7A0Wy1NWmOG3bwS6M1qTcVH3xEIUfIuEph2MTRAOI_MlkwCKuVKtjHuohA1AdfaZz7Z5DsjegPJ1BBYJxXWlg2iPyeovXve6eax_ywvuxbQ_q2P4g74UkENG7v5T5p7mP04Zp_w=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjncp_OPqvQQTBskt7hY0EOQ_XVNKoBWUIae-T8privpDI9WB3N-HEAW-1gQLCLiupXALA5lZWz9N40N8s40SmqC14t3KfcZLSwsOZYarpjZpFb8gjHGctUtX2HwOIl2MqibffLjsqY13JsaXONdvjgNxhO7YbBDgTFnXTXamnpW98W1uafjAMV8A=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjncp_OPqvQQTBskt7hY0EOQ_XVNKoBWUIae-T8privpDI9WB3N-HEAW-1gQLCLiupXALA5lZWz9N40N8s40SmqC14t3KfcZLSwsOZYarpjZpFb8gjHGctUtX2HwOIl2MqibffLjsqY13JsaXONdvjgNxhO7YbBDgTFnXTXamnpW98W1uafjAMV8A=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I then opened and closed the hatch multiple times to test it out... it was PERFECT!!! So I removed the hatch from the nose and brought it over to my bench...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPD6eRjbzyQhnq3PvXdTW66buX4wNaqRo2BluUEIscw6eCgFD-GOPS-yEQIan8rCIiogzl-NV2_E3-Qk6QKgOpnKzMo3jOffQf1RIZMtaAFp2D78bI-3a-fKLPWS7lhk9vLAtfKi3t7TVr-ilr5ZeaWigcq7EhCPxCCwtlh75_XXoUeGSfjR12Yg=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPD6eRjbzyQhnq3PvXdTW66buX4wNaqRo2BluUEIscw6eCgFD-GOPS-yEQIan8rCIiogzl-NV2_E3-Qk6QKgOpnKzMo3jOffQf1RIZMtaAFp2D78bI-3a-fKLPWS7lhk9vLAtfKi3t7TVr-ilr5ZeaWigcq7EhCPxCCwtlh75_XXoUeGSfjR12Yg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgU_CXo7lx9eJK6sFPy4c3QRaup8D2CiyIZ3sHiL1Al_LW-IoJmYwGYBhmUN0jLESNQuhto1Gxg8INwivom0ulxx-v0bDqrFRTyyt7iXXEJhaurch4DGuDki0qQrIz9wgKMRV8I7NOvqC_v1TUTOtxv8FMKiYjK6OCvb6aIjPGyMYzBJO7saBM0Lg=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>And reinstalled the 3" striker rod...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEit-jmT3jz0h4f2Oetl-jKaS05CxHdYSXcrUtva9XMXDP8oZIYpZUAEGArVsgOeHChR7rbirYIqmOJdm17M7eMJF-YooVocvP6Mlk9OfpGH5Bn3h3LvIMX6JKDkDe403ydjmww5pvOY_j3xd3ILav_UjgzM85FU9qrnadAaIHqYUqrKjI2b0pEMWA=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEit-jmT3jz0h4f2Oetl-jKaS05CxHdYSXcrUtva9XMXDP8oZIYpZUAEGArVsgOeHChR7rbirYIqmOJdm17M7eMJF-YooVocvP6Mlk9OfpGH5Bn3h3LvIMX6JKDkDe403ydjmww5pvOY_j3xd3ILav_UjgzM85FU9qrnadAaIHqYUqrKjI2b0pEMWA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUOWV4IWcT4x-8nRvVmxmRxzag4TLw1RAaErv7GP7auy0rHZ4KsP4fhOYHZkxu23lUBUtuTOpsNs9QKZOP7-rAH1BRw9vy72iEEoty9TFZOiO25SWlvic5WvGb1eQWPuMgZuqrpt8dLrD8tewJfwGOoSp_X864Avk8EiH37NK5hMEjwhffjoTwew=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; 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PERFECT!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFm1AmfsLNFlgobHocT0CvxQjCDblLqLQbAjZQS5v2mHDRKxbedRe2Nl81facoKKk6EXgbKKzSqjzk9s1cpls_wSTZB3v_E4JRpAK4kj5cO3Y6cDcB3DioIRmExo9pJORNCqNqpG9pjkWFi8x0bv7VRZ3J56GnsDuivXDTiCbQLmgNoZ6VNxPnZA=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFm1AmfsLNFlgobHocT0CvxQjCDblLqLQbAjZQS5v2mHDRKxbedRe2Nl81facoKKk6EXgbKKzSqjzk9s1cpls_wSTZB3v_E4JRpAK4kj5cO3Y6cDcB3DioIRmExo9pJORNCqNqpG9pjkWFi8x0bv7VRZ3J56GnsDuivXDTiCbQLmgNoZ6VNxPnZA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPqkXf6bujkTarLMGbG8w6SnWNSKzkAYj-50nlNOQu7FMpAYkpFom52j6-dRRj6z3jQ9uBKB1yOiO2cwqk-I-tNQ4iMd6U9plYgdWg2-oQLpT3oI0ksGYsFPVsKp6ZdcBaoja3HGBsFp0LiECCFjBqWlhOmKJJYbHcZHvyr4QQjJfWUfV3GP4Y1Q=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; 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A simple push of a button pops the nose hatch open! Don't worry, it takes a hard push to press the button - so I won't be accidently opening the nose hatch in flight! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgLlDT8G2cTrBcQ919bGzBsGM76Nkn5Bzc4OoDT3zrh-WF-ykuhVpZ7qXAJnGQTa4sPyWgRmLCbXZ76x1P03T5KGHRAn8-3Dp0lM0YJHcdyv6I24Wo2HM9rTMR2Nm9BRXlFoI5U0bdPuFKdtZswBF1vXezpRlVBeuID6uyIyaAmpVNFe7DqHoqRA=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgLlDT8G2cTrBcQ919bGzBsGM76Nkn5Bzc4OoDT3zrh-WF-ykuhVpZ7qXAJnGQTa4sPyWgRmLCbXZ76x1P03T5KGHRAn8-3Dp0lM0YJHcdyv6I24Wo2HM9rTMR2Nm9BRXlFoI5U0bdPuFKdtZswBF1vXezpRlVBeuID6uyIyaAmpVNFe7DqHoqRA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYmHcYXbtfFHf93rKxsIcm-sLWJGV2i2BNgPT3SCth1wt4oIQTbueuUjyP889aLMfRYWw5OGZSKzt0V2iQuzQgZfOwUqv83uNWxd2ObBbVwUeG7KixVzui7TH-TEJNSKe28up5-7igE2e4sbJH5CFnY1CFAypaLxTzqfGy5Tpan069Js3vA67S0Q=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; 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This was because I purchased a canopy bubble that was bigger than the "per plans" canopy. So when I made my canopy frame I had no choice but to make the frame a bit wider too (otherwise, the frame would be so thin, I wouldn't have any room for the hinges and latches). </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MnzjOX9vOkQ/YNY6ds01hYI/AAAAAAAAMq8/JZTbRk49bbsRnSKrAKw7cmaNz4zqiL1IQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252801%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MnzjOX9vOkQ/YNY6ds01hYI/AAAAAAAAMq8/JZTbRk49bbsRnSKrAKw7cmaNz4zqiL1IQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252801%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sZ__ix_Y6nI/YNY6izxNkZI/AAAAAAAAMtA/29vgChPFeYYjULhilHVv1V7tX-Fg-LqEwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%25282%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sZ__ix_Y6nI/YNY6izxNkZI/AAAAAAAAMtA/29vgChPFeYYjULhilHVv1V7tX-Fg-LqEwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%25282%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mx7TW2surLM/YNY6jphlsII/AAAAAAAAMtg/1XKjZopLEDEP5uBaDsyeDHdywolgvWvBACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%25283%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mx7TW2surLM/YNY6jphlsII/AAAAAAAAMtg/1XKjZopLEDEP5uBaDsyeDHdywolgvWvBACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%25283%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It's hard to see in the pictures above, but the canopy frame is overhanging the "per plans" fuselage curve: </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3T0qKiG7n2w/YNY6debtkoI/AAAAAAAAMq0/mgb8_Jma3ggQAWhWgqj24XjWeHpNWQtZACLcBGAsYHQ/s544/%252801a%2529%2B%2528544x432%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="544" height="318" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3T0qKiG7n2w/YNY6debtkoI/AAAAAAAAMq0/mgb8_Jma3ggQAWhWgqj24XjWeHpNWQtZACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h318/%252801a%2529%2B%2528544x432%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>I needed to fill this void for a nice smooth transition. I wasn't comfortable with leaving this to "body work" later.. since this was a bit larger than the size of a quarter... extrude that area times the length of both fuselage sides and that is a LOT of volume to fill. <br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nMvQauRuLJI/YNY6dR37v3I/AAAAAAAAMq4/I6NthZfFTP4j0RuDXRn5VujYKOVsprSaQCLcBGAsYHQ/s444/%252801b%2529%2B%2528444x412%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="444" height="371" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nMvQauRuLJI/YNY6dR37v3I/AAAAAAAAMq4/I6NthZfFTP4j0RuDXRn5VujYKOVsprSaQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h371/%252801b%2529%2B%2528444x412%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>So I decided to fill it with pour foam and glass it with two plies of BID. I started by prepping all mating surfaces... sanding everything dull...<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gHcTNkOGog0/YNY6d7O8-rI/AAAAAAAAMrA/qxavIVRRzsAoqi2dUDYublqW4y1-SHFOQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%25281%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gHcTNkOGog0/YNY6d7O8-rI/AAAAAAAAMrA/qxavIVRRzsAoqi2dUDYublqW4y1-SHFOQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%25281%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I also sanded 2" or so onto the strakes so I could overlap onto it...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-twAcKQcJRfs/YNY6mrDo2II/AAAAAAAAMuo/34MG-Ok_7nsEd5RQvB9VwmRp-y4DyOu1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%25288%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-twAcKQcJRfs/YNY6mrDo2II/AAAAAAAAMuo/34MG-Ok_7nsEd5RQvB9VwmRp-y4DyOu1ACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%25288%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then taped off all hinges, rollover structure, etc...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ouM4XPZVztg/YNY6eP2gj3I/AAAAAAAAMrE/YvV20IvXdOkMs81VxUA1Ltk0GKSZLJTvwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ouM4XPZVztg/YNY6eP2gj3I/AAAAAAAAMrE/YvV20IvXdOkMs81VxUA1Ltk0GKSZLJTvwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252810%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Using cardboard scraps, I duct taped them to create a dam.. this will keep the pour foam from spilling into the strakes...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Gt7K26KPjXk/YNY6hrvZ-hI/AAAAAAAAMr8/af8T_f2_pT8AfSThM2x7-Ep2Jz3q-du9QCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252813%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Gt7K26KPjXk/YNY6hrvZ-hI/AAAAAAAAMr8/af8T_f2_pT8AfSThM2x7-Ep2Jz3q-du9QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252813%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Damn! That's a nice dam! (see what I did there?)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6DYB61lZRDw/YNY6i3Ar7SI/AAAAAAAAMs4/_Y5mzQUYVrs7WLVHv1MNa99EyGUxuAvKACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252817%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6DYB61lZRDw/YNY6i3Ar7SI/AAAAAAAAMs4/_Y5mzQUYVrs7WLVHv1MNa99EyGUxuAvKACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252817%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With both sides ready.. it was time to mix some pour foam!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cj0_756mluk/YNY6i0UZxwI/AAAAAAAAMs8/3QfWGnAis4kGHDdkXeUHoeNxeauMDGXvQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252818%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cj0_756mluk/YNY6i0UZxwI/AAAAAAAAMs8/3QfWGnAis4kGHDdkXeUHoeNxeauMDGXvQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252818%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JkgPbcKWdk0/YNY6i3NGNbI/AAAAAAAAMtE/0XjNTgTL1JwDu6UwnyJVlYh4qqWf7vscQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252820%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JkgPbcKWdk0/YNY6i3NGNbI/AAAAAAAAMtE/0XjNTgTL1JwDu6UwnyJVlYh4qqWf7vscQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252820%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I poured small sections at a time.. probably did four batches in all... (2 per side)...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7LKVdt72ifA/YNY6jLwSMuI/AAAAAAAAMtI/sUmbABIaYUohfQR3qXZqFv4ivrcwX2yEgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252821%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7LKVdt72ifA/YNY6jLwSMuI/AAAAAAAAMtI/sUmbABIaYUohfQR3qXZqFv4ivrcwX2yEgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252821%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I let it cure overnight. I noticed that the quality of the pour foam is much more reliable if I weigh the A and B portions rather than doing it by eye. This guarantees a more accurate mixture, which results much better quality.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yOzDSjXYLrQ/YNY6jB7m06I/AAAAAAAAMtM/xGoJz8AkhlM_Rj-4W1XA-tJVo8SMzTdXACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252824%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yOzDSjXYLrQ/YNY6jB7m06I/AAAAAAAAMtM/xGoJz8AkhlM_Rj-4W1XA-tJVo8SMzTdXACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252824%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_cIIXS-ENdM/YNY6jTzrm-I/AAAAAAAAMtQ/JyXiDXoSa_8rLZSYuOqjzTGwNeoNhW7CACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252825%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_cIIXS-ENdM/YNY6jTzrm-I/AAAAAAAAMtQ/JyXiDXoSa_8rLZSYuOqjzTGwNeoNhW7CACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252825%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then removed the cardboard (I wish I had added duct tape to the cardboard to make it easier to peel off... it was surprisingly difficult to pull the carboard out). But with a little bit of patience and a little at a time, it peel off. I then used a saw to shave the top of the foam flush with the top of the longeron, being careful not to damage the longeron.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JR2Wv-SYpBM/YNY6jV0qHoI/AAAAAAAAMtU/FU7Xic30GYgBCNKD_BKURYR74udiBDUjQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252826%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JR2Wv-SYpBM/YNY6jV0qHoI/AAAAAAAAMtU/FU7Xic30GYgBCNKD_BKURYR74udiBDUjQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252826%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ahpQzR3kHxM/YNY6jUNjo5I/AAAAAAAAMtY/VjBRc5VVPcMAv0anj6K9_t4lbfiIPEjSwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252828%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ahpQzR3kHxM/YNY6jUNjo5I/AAAAAAAAMtY/VjBRc5VVPcMAv0anj6K9_t4lbfiIPEjSwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252828%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then sanded the foam perfectly flush with the longeron...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T6c4hNEA7Kg/YNY6kf8MY2I/AAAAAAAAMtc/vpb_hIxr5n8S1SsvIqRwzH0gaXA0MLFKgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252830%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T6c4hNEA7Kg/YNY6kf8MY2I/AAAAAAAAMtc/vpb_hIxr5n8S1SsvIqRwzH0gaXA0MLFKgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252830%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O_Gf2pDCeso/YNY6kmRBi-I/AAAAAAAAMtk/UbDs1j2_JhANLBZdHVjSvA_kcmpyAVsRwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252837%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O_Gf2pDCeso/YNY6kmRBi-I/AAAAAAAAMtk/UbDs1j2_JhANLBZdHVjSvA_kcmpyAVsRwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252837%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In order to have a perfect blend, I reinstalled the canopy to sand it flush up to it...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pE7r0DN-T2c/YNY6kvSW5lI/AAAAAAAAMto/Kt1kQgz_LcISnMvd1wM5Jh-Jw1d_u3TPACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252838%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pE7r0DN-T2c/YNY6kvSW5lI/AAAAAAAAMto/Kt1kQgz_LcISnMvd1wM5Jh-Jw1d_u3TPACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252838%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here is the "before" pic....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vqwp_GofJ7U/YNY6kjSVepI/AAAAAAAAMts/e50Sj8AeElIsDDmxV0ZtLB2yU0yMCXybQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252842%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vqwp_GofJ7U/YNY6kjSVepI/AAAAAAAAMts/e50Sj8AeElIsDDmxV0ZtLB2yU0yMCXybQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252842%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jQL_YTeNUt8/YNY6k_ug_cI/AAAAAAAAMtw/tb3Fpao7r1gbaEsdQVcfM8tzaVwe6vdqACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252845%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jQL_YTeNUt8/YNY6k_ug_cI/AAAAAAAAMtw/tb3Fpao7r1gbaEsdQVcfM8tzaVwe6vdqACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252845%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then sanded everything nice and smooth for a perfect blend...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VLQMAtbD1Q4/YNY6k3aumQI/AAAAAAAAMt0/Bp79DA2cz2A12w_fig9ESEz2hg5khwfGACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252849%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VLQMAtbD1Q4/YNY6k3aumQI/AAAAAAAAMt0/Bp79DA2cz2A12w_fig9ESEz2hg5khwfGACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252849%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Ooooooooo!!!! Looking gooooooood!!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T6kVwBe4Zuk/YNY6k0E6gdI/AAAAAAAAMt4/gJtkxnLUTIMnIFYU0I68f2-gRu3hdLr1gCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252850%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T6kVwBe4Zuk/YNY6k0E6gdI/AAAAAAAAMt4/gJtkxnLUTIMnIFYU0I68f2-gRu3hdLr1gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252850%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Much better! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bFOQwA_GMoU/YNY6lIKxZZI/AAAAAAAAMt8/VKu7uqifX7cEZ2-KRXyfHc9c7IUSrfO2QCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252853%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bFOQwA_GMoU/YNY6lIKxZZI/AAAAAAAAMt8/VKu7uqifX7cEZ2-KRXyfHc9c7IUSrfO2QCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252853%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--t2fnAZQfY8/YNY6mW2C_aI/AAAAAAAAMuY/OLCE8JPVjKQVqb6kpIewtxE_YHmY5yx5ACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252869%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--t2fnAZQfY8/YNY6mW2C_aI/AAAAAAAAMuY/OLCE8JPVjKQVqb6kpIewtxE_YHmY5yx5ACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252869%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I removed the hinge and sanded those portions of the foam as well...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EXYwZ4ATAgs/YNY6meGDSaI/AAAAAAAAMuc/rLn-SCb1coILyg71e_lwIIDK5_2Efl1cgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252875%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EXYwZ4ATAgs/YNY6meGDSaI/AAAAAAAAMuc/rLn-SCb1coILyg71e_lwIIDK5_2Efl1cgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252875%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I painted all mating surfaces with plain epoxy and micro'd all foam surfaces...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U8-0Z4EdxQE/YNY6eQVZ1dI/AAAAAAAAMrI/MybW_phthZgDoP8XarZ-jTJdmGKs2uWlACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%2528102%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U8-0Z4EdxQE/YNY6eQVZ1dI/AAAAAAAAMrI/MybW_phthZgDoP8XarZ-jTJdmGKs2uWlACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%2528102%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5whjaVJN9kU/YNY6e9_2GWI/AAAAAAAAMrQ/RrMNRPrBH7ow46Fd-NalrjoR4Pl4vq5zQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%2528104%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5whjaVJN9kU/YNY6e9_2GWI/AAAAAAAAMrQ/RrMNRPrBH7ow46Fd-NalrjoR4Pl4vq5zQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%2528104%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I glassed 2 plies BID at 45... and peel plied the top surfaces and along the strakes for a nice transition...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-snAkCECh1pI/YNY6f0HKHFI/AAAAAAAAMrg/mIViqUmLeMYY9138o8j-4vLMqsh9N47xwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%2528116%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-snAkCECh1pI/YNY6f0HKHFI/AAAAAAAAMrg/mIViqUmLeMYY9138o8j-4vLMqsh9N47xwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%2528116%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The next day, I removed the peel ply and cleaned up all edges... sanded everything smooth and flush...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TadAozi4m-Y/YNY6gNng1MI/AAAAAAAAMrk/cTvnoe-S2oAORLVs9GI_GnJ4c7PXTBiyQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%2528117%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TadAozi4m-Y/YNY6gNng1MI/AAAAAAAAMrk/cTvnoe-S2oAORLVs9GI_GnJ4c7PXTBiyQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%2528117%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Ooooo that looks good!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vOp2l22DsOc/YNY6htLDbdI/AAAAAAAAMr4/mjGp0vYGBcMfOO2xrIYrFIni9pFJ5aVFgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%2528127%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vOp2l22DsOc/YNY6htLDbdI/AAAAAAAAMr4/mjGp0vYGBcMfOO2xrIYrFIni9pFJ5aVFgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%2528127%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I placed the rollover structure on top.. and traced out the edges onto the longerons..</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SvYfo5Lgr3E/YNY6hqsBJ-I/AAAAAAAAMsA/qUCHLMZHNcsJwtNaXI9Cjsoy0EXo1vNvgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%2528131%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SvYfo5Lgr3E/YNY6hqsBJ-I/AAAAAAAAMsA/qUCHLMZHNcsJwtNaXI9Cjsoy0EXo1vNvgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%2528131%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Easier to see the outline in this pic...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hpOquOK78tw/YNY6hwwY6oI/AAAAAAAAMsE/yLz50Lg6QDwtrV2h5MeiYYFwIo-FZdzBACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%2528132%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hpOquOK78tw/YNY6hwwY6oI/AAAAAAAAMsE/yLz50Lg6QDwtrV2h5MeiYYFwIo-FZdzBACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%2528132%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then had to open up the holes for the canopy hinges...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L3DDAg5pTFw/YNY6h9LO0WI/AAAAAAAAMsI/KyQZjoiNee45lwdRo2FEzqdFtsdRlZxYgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%2528134%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L3DDAg5pTFw/YNY6h9LO0WI/AAAAAAAAMsI/KyQZjoiNee45lwdRo2FEzqdFtsdRlZxYgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%2528134%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8IBeVkhbz-o/YNY6iIhCJ6I/AAAAAAAAMsU/ZnwBeaWXCZA0NQUTg0p6YvT03UqzJUrUACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%2528140%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8IBeVkhbz-o/YNY6iIhCJ6I/AAAAAAAAMsU/ZnwBeaWXCZA0NQUTg0p6YvT03UqzJUrUACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%2528140%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>No light!!! Perfect!!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ag9XN9O7MNQ/YNY6iI3QW5I/AAAAAAAAMsY/FzMjTKjU17Q0ZyT6ao2FyAlE49_TXF0-wCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%2528141%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ag9XN9O7MNQ/YNY6iI3QW5I/AAAAAAAAMsY/FzMjTKjU17Q0ZyT6ao2FyAlE49_TXF0-wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%2528141%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then reinstalled the hinges and canopy...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uohsTd-2IXM/YNY6iN_sMPI/AAAAAAAAMsc/mPInTPGwGYwOU22pbTPGywjhrG-PFeK0QCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%2528146%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uohsTd-2IXM/YNY6iN_sMPI/AAAAAAAAMsc/mPInTPGwGYwOU22pbTPGywjhrG-PFeK0QCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%2528146%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vWfO6eJr-Kw/YNY6idEIYWI/AAAAAAAAMsg/vPwn4ilOlcAWrWj1rqMYqq6f-95VQxP3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%2528147%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vWfO6eJr-Kw/YNY6idEIYWI/AAAAAAAAMsg/vPwn4ilOlcAWrWj1rqMYqq6f-95VQxP3wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%2528147%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iXPq3Q4BsLs/YNY6iRUbV-I/AAAAAAAAMsk/aG_rNkX-uZ4b7YckeF_X4c9jSb_KQ39wACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%2528150%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iXPq3Q4BsLs/YNY6iRUbV-I/AAAAAAAAMsk/aG_rNkX-uZ4b7YckeF_X4c9jSb_KQ39wACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%2528150%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Super happy with the canopy / fuselage blend!!! We're just about ready for body work!!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r5khNDpPNts/YNY6iYzpNcI/AAAAAAAAMso/t6HCeAZ-sDUFkioP3iqdCpyAPKVS8Jy7wCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%2528153%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r5khNDpPNts/YNY6iYzpNcI/AAAAAAAAMso/t6HCeAZ-sDUFkioP3iqdCpyAPKVS8Jy7wCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%2528153%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z8aMRdBvIyo/YNY6ihByhlI/AAAAAAAAMsw/e58M85Ec9x4b71_2PctDMQCbEOOptYzIQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%2528158%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z8aMRdBvIyo/YNY6ihByhlI/AAAAAAAAMsw/e58M85Ec9x4b71_2PctDMQCbEOOptYzIQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%2528158%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hb5ekQNSxro/YNY6iumGS2I/AAAAAAAAMs0/YLnGOHTkR2k4upkmoUijbIDPQKeeReCuwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%2528163%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hb5ekQNSxro/YNY6iumGS2I/AAAAAAAAMs0/YLnGOHTkR2k4upkmoUijbIDPQKeeReCuwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%2528163%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lnyej4lX7_w/YNY6irgNnsI/AAAAAAAAMss/S0YibWS4k741k_aVexaKA9rER9GqIMSqACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%2528157%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lnyej4lX7_w/YNY6irgNnsI/AAAAAAAAMss/S0YibWS4k741k_aVexaKA9rER9GqIMSqACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%2528157%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p></div>Aryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914208726502866360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416976019310059172.post-14521245141606243402021-06-22T12:45:00.001-07:002021-06-25T13:19:25.087-07:00Canopy latch<p>Canopy latches</p><p>I remember the first time I read the plans and came across page 18-10; I thought "Holy crap, I know none of this makes sense now, but someday it will!" Well, that "someday" finally came!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aIqY_NjRYdc/YNIdfvGsinI/AAAAAAAAMp4/1iU-nE7c-VAnBeMqlqwlqEYgBMkM6fWJQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/drawing%2B%2528800x512%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="800" height="410" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aIqY_NjRYdc/YNIdfvGsinI/AAAAAAAAMp4/1iU-nE7c-VAnBeMqlqwlqEYgBMkM6fWJQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h410/drawing%2B%2528800x512%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p>I should start out by saying I had to modify a few things due to the fact that my canopy bubble is wider than standard Long-EZ's. This caused my canopy frame to be a narrower and taller rail. That in turn gave me less area to mount my C7 and C8 brackets. More on this later.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B9UJuOYqVqc/YNIdMJFrtyI/AAAAAAAAMio/IL4r8kmBE_QjlHrO1nNpxj8uwGAdAnvzACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810001%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B9UJuOYqVqc/YNIdMJFrtyI/AAAAAAAAMio/IL4r8kmBE_QjlHrO1nNpxj8uwGAdAnvzACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810001%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Before I could begin, I had to make sure that the top of my longerons were 100% level. Back when I did the bottom of the canopy (<a href="http://www.aryjglantz.com/2019/02/turtle-nook-canopy-rain-lips.html" target="_blank">link here</a>), I had added flox to the top of the longerons so that the rollover structure would be flush with the longerons. At the time, I didn't spend too much time leveling them since I wanted to move on, but I had no choice now and get this done.</p>I purchased a rail (typically used for dropped ceilings, these are super cheap at any local hardware store and are the flatest/straightest rails I found at the store!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rfmTQYkIE3E/YNIdMQ4RjRI/AAAAAAAAMiw/OcbsN0PhxEcqqUJVWwK-3oEpydhYoSoAACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810033%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rfmTQYkIE3E/YNIdMQ4RjRI/AAAAAAAAMiw/OcbsN0PhxEcqqUJVWwK-3oEpydhYoSoAACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810033%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Placing it on top of the longerons, I could see a little bit of light shining through...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tPQQ0wIieRo/YNIdMcTfAmI/AAAAAAAAMi0/IJ4QXdw8F9M7U4-cRpIPbgk1_VD7QHkagCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810041%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tPQQ0wIieRo/YNIdMcTfAmI/AAAAAAAAMi0/IJ4QXdw8F9M7U4-cRpIPbgk1_VD7QHkagCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810041%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I put duct tape on the rail so it wouldn't stick to the flox I was about to place it on...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bXM5n9TkRks/YNIdMwRBMFI/AAAAAAAAMjE/0pT0JwB6iaQ3iTPoa4I95PT9Z6INSH8vwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810054%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bXM5n9TkRks/YNIdMwRBMFI/AAAAAAAAMjE/0pT0JwB6iaQ3iTPoa4I95PT9Z6INSH8vwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810054%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Prepped the surfaces by sanding them, plopped flox on top of the longeron....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yUyWrd7oUcE/YNIdMVmL8tI/AAAAAAAAMi4/Lb9TllAvp4soNO9v-2f2NxzdK0BywwUiQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810044%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yUyWrd7oUcE/YNIdMVmL8tI/AAAAAAAAMi4/Lb9TllAvp4soNO9v-2f2NxzdK0BywwUiQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810044%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And pressed the rail on top of it...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SJpolhAPtl0/YNIdMpX0UKI/AAAAAAAAMi8/fk7ZU4_cqUwWE6sbZ3G5dlKoURxjjkb1gCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810048%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SJpolhAPtl0/YNIdMpX0UKI/AAAAAAAAMi8/fk7ZU4_cqUwWE6sbZ3G5dlKoURxjjkb1gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810048%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Xi2MIES0hM/YNIdMi0D1HI/AAAAAAAAMjA/nqe9FZNgaUMU9gidmcFxu5rXoABQD_dLACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810050%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Xi2MIES0hM/YNIdMi0D1HI/AAAAAAAAMjA/nqe9FZNgaUMU9gidmcFxu5rXoABQD_dLACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810050%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>After cure, the rail popped right off, and the longerons were 100% level!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WgnKsAstFCU/YNIdMx_7rRI/AAAAAAAAMjI/8b-rxK86ABg-35g2K4dcPYl_gXO7ViuZgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810056%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WgnKsAstFCU/YNIdMx_7rRI/AAAAAAAAMjI/8b-rxK86ABg-35g2K4dcPYl_gXO7ViuZgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810056%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FKhxTxcvDMc/YNIdM4JtFRI/AAAAAAAAMjM/nlUF3DKxI9sFqC3VOHuJsCtE2IM0fEpawCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810060%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FKhxTxcvDMc/YNIdM4JtFRI/AAAAAAAAMjM/nlUF3DKxI9sFqC3VOHuJsCtE2IM0fEpawCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810060%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-noT61o8nEXw/YNIdNB1t-1I/AAAAAAAAMjQ/i-t-Pgx6B1gBiGxVi-sckqFhv6JrbPP2QCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810061%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-noT61o8nEXw/YNIdNB1t-1I/AAAAAAAAMjQ/i-t-Pgx6B1gBiGxVi-sckqFhv6JrbPP2QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810061%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Super happy with the results! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qf0Q6IscJgM/YNIdNLcPNzI/AAAAAAAAMjY/QizMe_xdDUU6_I1FbOPKWIKYZPRJ-pRngCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810065%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qf0Q6IscJgM/YNIdNLcPNzI/AAAAAAAAMjY/QizMe_xdDUU6_I1FbOPKWIKYZPRJ-pRngCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810065%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I repeated this for all longeron surfaces...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m34lkfqGFMM/YNIdNFCFMnI/AAAAAAAAMjU/sgbMlHTwwOcpTUUi-El9dxgeOCwx4KtKwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810071%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m34lkfqGFMM/YNIdNFCFMnI/AAAAAAAAMjU/sgbMlHTwwOcpTUUi-El9dxgeOCwx4KtKwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252810071%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>No light shining through now!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z60xYqAFDu0/YNIdNiV-vlI/AAAAAAAAMjk/RwIXgzisl8QgbcwnswUE4grgFM_5heogwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810074%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z60xYqAFDu0/YNIdNiV-vlI/AAAAAAAAMjk/RwIXgzisl8QgbcwnswUE4grgFM_5heogwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810074%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And everything is perfectly flush with the rollover assembly...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UDDscdE6Gug/YNIdNvH2w9I/AAAAAAAAMjc/v5ubJrUibhMR826wAdFjj25p-7njDxrfgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810082%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UDDscdE6Gug/YNIdNvH2w9I/AAAAAAAAMjc/v5ubJrUibhMR826wAdFjj25p-7njDxrfgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810082%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nDJal97aQqo/YNIdNqaNMgI/AAAAAAAAMjg/BcHdI6weS08WpLiXyEH5u-X_g7ap4rQnQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810085%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nDJal97aQqo/YNIdNqaNMgI/AAAAAAAAMjg/BcHdI6weS08WpLiXyEH5u-X_g7ap4rQnQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810085%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With the longerons level, I now focused on marking where the C1-L and C2-L hooks needed to be installed. I couldn't follow the dimensions stated in the plans since I distributed my hardpoints different than the plans to avoid the attachment points of my rollover structure. </div><div><br /></div><div>Since the hard points were already glassed inside my canopy frame, I didn't have too much wiggle room. I marked the hard point edges onto the longerons... and marked the mid-point. The tricky part here is that the latch point (the AN525-10R10 screw) is offset from the pivot point of C1 and C2-L, so I had to measure the offset and marked that as the pivot point. </div><div><br /></div><div>Red arrows = limits of the canopy hard point (where the C7 & C8 need to be installed)</div><div>Yellow arrow = mid-point of the hard point</div><div>Blue arrow = the pivot point of C1 & C2 (location of where I need to drill through the longeron)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2140f29dfmA/YNInmMX6qWI/AAAAAAAAMqk/s52TpRsrnWs3JTvzzViSybQ8TKZiGVNqwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810089%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2140f29dfmA/YNInmMX6qWI/AAAAAAAAMqk/s52TpRsrnWs3JTvzzViSybQ8TKZiGVNqwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810089%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7BVCiyICpqo/YNInmIZjoaI/AAAAAAAAMqo/uXHeSlGmQYcb1_UETbzmOmOdb93v5NFwwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810090%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7BVCiyICpqo/YNInmIZjoaI/AAAAAAAAMqo/uXHeSlGmQYcb1_UETbzmOmOdb93v5NFwwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810090%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I then measured 0.6" from the top of the longeron...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AcJbucXaGvM/YNIdO5c5TXI/AAAAAAAAMj4/U6j-0Or4aMUdH808Q2Msa87yZ3I6RZu1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810091%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AcJbucXaGvM/YNIdO5c5TXI/AAAAAAAAMj4/U6j-0Or4aMUdH808Q2Msa87yZ3I6RZu1ACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810091%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UrtxTSbA1Ec/YNIdOwnp6II/AAAAAAAAMjw/uPuefMd7lUkZa7R1ZNgO5NeLlPIkn_rgACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810092%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UrtxTSbA1Ec/YNIdOwnp6II/AAAAAAAAMjw/uPuefMd7lUkZa7R1ZNgO5NeLlPIkn_rgACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810092%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With the three locations marked... measured and checked 100 times... it was time to drill!!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TF0oRdOhrPI/YNIdO3Sp8QI/AAAAAAAAMj0/gQjzRRKr4jAFrUQy0yXxr79Nlj8tcQy7gCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810094%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TF0oRdOhrPI/YNIdO3Sp8QI/AAAAAAAAMj0/gQjzRRKr4jAFrUQy0yXxr79Nlj8tcQy7gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810094%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Rather than use an AN3-13A bolt micro'd from the outside (as the plans indicate to do), I decided to use t-nuts (similar to the way I installed my rollover structure). Here's the process... after drilling the through hole, I used a dremel to clean out the foam and micro...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lAU8oQVzzo8/YNIdOwQNrJI/AAAAAAAAMj8/wXn5NnpHc9E0qegNYicuknoji2j8KnSGQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810096%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lAU8oQVzzo8/YNIdOwQNrJI/AAAAAAAAMj8/wXn5NnpHc9E0qegNYicuknoji2j8KnSGQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252810096%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I milled off foam slightly larger diameter than the t-nut...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MDqMo0ICcFc/YNIdPGC7QAI/AAAAAAAAMkA/R-pXAUkA3MkUwhqI-beXQ_7oam7_p0AggCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810100%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MDqMo0ICcFc/YNIdPGC7QAI/AAAAAAAAMkA/R-pXAUkA3MkUwhqI-beXQ_7oam7_p0AggCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810100%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then used an AN3 bolt to tighten the t-nut into the longeron... </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T0nOM6vWyiw/YNIdPNiXd_I/AAAAAAAAMkE/s7rFWp5MBnMQxVrqCxWJkk72rtXyVMGXwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810101%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T0nOM6vWyiw/YNIdPNiXd_I/AAAAAAAAMkE/s7rFWp5MBnMQxVrqCxWJkk72rtXyVMGXwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252810101%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I removed the AN3 bolt, and replaced it with an AN525 screw, 2 large area washers and a 5/16" OD (5/32" long) <a href="https://www.mcmaster.com/92320A745/" target="_blank">spacer</a>. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--b0Ta195-mI/YNIdPEQydkI/AAAAAAAAMkI/oFmfLfp9aFk7n8Ow_YuRlnbBrwwJg8foQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810105%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--b0Ta195-mI/YNIdPEQydkI/AAAAAAAAMkI/oFmfLfp9aFk7n8Ow_YuRlnbBrwwJg8foQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252810105%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The idea behind the spacer is to allow me to tighten the screw against the spacer, and still allow the C1 and C2 hooks to pivot freely.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5dK4ZaFCxy8/YNIdPd_B3HI/AAAAAAAAMkM/nKbHTx3nk2kv8yWTpuG_WQxbgtVw9aEuQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810106%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5dK4ZaFCxy8/YNIdPd_B3HI/AAAAAAAAMkM/nKbHTx3nk2kv8yWTpuG_WQxbgtVw9aEuQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810106%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This of course meant I had to open up the #12 hole up to allow the spacer to fit...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VrHY4r0hb9s/YNIdPXuePcI/AAAAAAAAMkQ/jHWnpDn5lB4JlZDOWA6zDSD-WLT7U5umQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810107%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VrHY4r0hb9s/YNIdPXuePcI/AAAAAAAAMkQ/jHWnpDn5lB4JlZDOWA6zDSD-WLT7U5umQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810107%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Taaaa-daaaaa!!! C1-L installed...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xh9_jUScUHE/YNIdPcQbOGI/AAAAAAAAMkU/-wevRsveew0pFiQnx4pxkInS2DPE7rNKACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810117%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xh9_jUScUHE/YNIdPcQbOGI/AAAAAAAAMkU/-wevRsveew0pFiQnx4pxkInS2DPE7rNKACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810117%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The middle C2-L hook installed....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YBsn290rLOU/YNIdPiObKWI/AAAAAAAAMkY/1E9id0G8ozIw1EzQonwLviHUyjZepTjxwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810118%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YBsn290rLOU/YNIdPiObKWI/AAAAAAAAMkY/1E9id0G8ozIw1EzQonwLviHUyjZepTjxwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810118%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And the aft C2-L hook installed....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UwZnefJzwhw/YNIdPgv47gI/AAAAAAAAMkg/82JH0Y4jEMU3IVQcmKbv8Jm3gJH9SqWUgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810123%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UwZnefJzwhw/YNIdPgv47gI/AAAAAAAAMkg/82JH0Y4jEMU3IVQcmKbv8Jm3gJH9SqWUgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810123%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It was now time to make the remaining pieces (C4, C6, C3, etc..)</div><div><br /></div><div>Since the location of my hooks were different than the plans, I had to measure the lengths for my connecting rods (C6). I needed a way to hold the hooks in place as if though they were latched, so I taped a card to the top... </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zrm49k95Gzg/YNIdPjPY6PI/AAAAAAAAMkc/2f4C6ZtXfMgHn_60A6uGZPyQnSB5MQq6QCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810125%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zrm49k95Gzg/YNIdPjPY6PI/AAAAAAAAMkc/2f4C6ZtXfMgHn_60A6uGZPyQnSB5MQq6QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810125%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This held them in place to allow me to make my measurements...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v38BQV-c0MU/YNIdP-x-BXI/AAAAAAAAMkk/LUgI4ECyIbMbHd0PafuCIhaCViczzX7PgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810130%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v38BQV-c0MU/YNIdP-x-BXI/AAAAAAAAMkk/LUgI4ECyIbMbHd0PafuCIhaCViczzX7PgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810130%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With measurements in hand, I was able to cut my C6 tubes to length and install the 1/4-20 threads on the ends...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y-gsi-viUks/YNIdQJoR-OI/AAAAAAAAMks/FtCl-G1SmlwpwQ2EHBah0FTM0ExLLCuXQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810132%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y-gsi-viUks/YNIdQJoR-OI/AAAAAAAAMks/FtCl-G1SmlwpwQ2EHBah0FTM0ExLLCuXQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810132%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w9rWI2kpeOA/YNIdQgFObaI/AAAAAAAAMko/ZYS4GqNj8VsLupmx4B-0n84gRzLo-HZrACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810133%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w9rWI2kpeOA/YNIdQgFObaI/AAAAAAAAMko/ZYS4GqNj8VsLupmx4B-0n84gRzLo-HZrACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810133%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z0zuJ_-Lrhk/YNIdQ74Xa9I/AAAAAAAAMkw/jEY1iH98CZAX7ZG2_qk7gUcUHXnrsHynwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810135%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z0zuJ_-Lrhk/YNIdQ74Xa9I/AAAAAAAAMkw/jEY1iH98CZAX7ZG2_qk7gUcUHXnrsHynwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810135%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8DamfiM2Hrc/YNIdQ7piHoI/AAAAAAAAMk0/Gdaswh4_hSkxnAvHWnsPe-dnPQ6I-Fy-wCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810137%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8DamfiM2Hrc/YNIdQ7piHoI/AAAAAAAAMk0/Gdaswh4_hSkxnAvHWnsPe-dnPQ6I-Fy-wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810137%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iJuT6sZV8kQ/YNIdQ5TlcdI/AAAAAAAAMk4/AUCUb7W-QPg5gZjgmCuqVVnRliYYbswkwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810144%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iJuT6sZV8kQ/YNIdQ5TlcdI/AAAAAAAAMk4/AUCUb7W-QPg5gZjgmCuqVVnRliYYbswkwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810144%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I was about to cut the tube when I remembered that the mark is the pivot point, not the cut mark! So I had to account for the extra length...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E1O6WM04fWk/YNIdRArE-3I/AAAAAAAAMk8/BtmAuRyOawseevvh1T2ocaAWAtDOOptFwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810148%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E1O6WM04fWk/YNIdRArE-3I/AAAAAAAAMk8/BtmAuRyOawseevvh1T2ocaAWAtDOOptFwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810148%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then cut everything up to size and installed C3 on the end. I later realized that the rivet should have been installed 90 degrees with respect to the through hole - but as long as the rivet does not interfere with the C1/C2 hooks, it should be fine!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N3lLY4Tm_d4/YNIdRLdgEbI/AAAAAAAAMlA/u0lGjZYGZIgDfAvAg9YF8U9zlhMWIuQCwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810150%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N3lLY4Tm_d4/YNIdRLdgEbI/AAAAAAAAMlA/u0lGjZYGZIgDfAvAg9YF8U9zlhMWIuQCwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810150%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then installed the push rods and test them out...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hNCEbIxumnE/YNIdR_xCnTI/AAAAAAAAMlE/Mkrst191SeIcakSYvqvtPcOs6khO4Dh2gCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810153%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hNCEbIxumnE/YNIdR_xCnTI/AAAAAAAAMlE/Mkrst191SeIcakSYvqvtPcOs6khO4Dh2gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810153%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I had to drill through the top left shoulder of the pilot seat to allow the pushrod through...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-by29Bm40dMA/YNIdSO_T6tI/AAAAAAAAMlI/bvim_t-ntC8hGOZqL_foJm1cirvwxI2KACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810155%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-by29Bm40dMA/YNIdSO_T6tI/AAAAAAAAMlI/bvim_t-ntC8hGOZqL_foJm1cirvwxI2KACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810155%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then had an "oh crap" moment... I noticed that there wasn't much room between the bottom of the longeron and the pushrod... and would actually touch when the latch was in the open position - not allowing for maximum "open" travel... what happened?! Why?! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3cfp7Ou47jw/YNIdSG1FtbI/AAAAAAAAMlM/k4ZO2HV7STEWxhlt1sre1UsAlQS9gU-NwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810157%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3cfp7Ou47jw/YNIdSG1FtbI/AAAAAAAAMlM/k4ZO2HV7STEWxhlt1sre1UsAlQS9gU-NwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810157%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>After searching through notes, banging my head on my desk a few times... I finally realized what was going on! I remembered that back in Chapter 5 when I installed my stiffener, I had installed a 0.5" high stiffener instead of 0.4" (also ran into this very same issue back when I did the <a href="http://www.aryjglantz.com/2019/05/fuselage-cutouts.html" target="_blank">fuselage cutouts!</a>). That with the addition of a bit of flox that I added to level the top of the longerons with my rollover assembly meant that there was more "meat" on my longerons. Since I had kept the C1 and C2 hooks per plans, there was less clearance for them to move!</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PwS-TrVs12o/YNIdScxjj1I/AAAAAAAAMlU/aE2fGdC217EEuskkvQQf8ILyJfgWPXHjQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810163%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PwS-TrVs12o/YNIdScxjj1I/AAAAAAAAMlU/aE2fGdC217EEuskkvQQf8ILyJfgWPXHjQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810163%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I knew what had to be done - redo C1 and C2 with more clearance!! And here it is... I simply copied the "hook" part, and extended the bottom (where it attaches to the pushrod).</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TdJZM1QZ0CI/YNIdStapsEI/AAAAAAAAMlk/ObnJXeL_ciY_utnbi1eQ8xczeBOMkhOMQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810174%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TdJZM1QZ0CI/YNIdStapsEI/AAAAAAAAMlk/ObnJXeL_ciY_utnbi1eQ8xczeBOMkhOMQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810174%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fbdw54hd0V4/YNIdTEbHdTI/AAAAAAAAMlw/qQYBdm9LnawyJFf-KAZgdooQBdRsbCY1gCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810185%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fbdw54hd0V4/YNIdTEbHdTI/AAAAAAAAMlw/qQYBdm9LnawyJFf-KAZgdooQBdRsbCY1gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810185%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eEpC1BLGNxE/YNIdTFa86ZI/AAAAAAAAMl0/6LZ7KyjbmFcvpKUwWn3_9CRKKSAh15P_wCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810186%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eEpC1BLGNxE/YNIdTFa86ZI/AAAAAAAAMl0/6LZ7KyjbmFcvpKUwWn3_9CRKKSAh15P_wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810186%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kyeVGpQnB7M/YNIdTSel_HI/AAAAAAAAMl4/qLf0RSrUOokECd0DDxHeHQod6pClZcSFQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810189%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kyeVGpQnB7M/YNIdTSel_HI/AAAAAAAAMl4/qLf0RSrUOokECd0DDxHeHQod6pClZcSFQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810189%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>With C1 and C2 pivoting perfectly, it was now time to focus on C7 and C8... (by now, you would think that I would be smart enough to not make all three without testing one out first...)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-94dvyJlCtR0/YNIdScQu4OI/AAAAAAAAMlc/GZTWh_Yvd7kBOZm-aZSPplvIRgfrDcSDgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810169%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-94dvyJlCtR0/YNIdScQu4OI/AAAAAAAAMlc/GZTWh_Yvd7kBOZm-aZSPplvIRgfrDcSDgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810169%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The problem I ran into is that if I use 0.45" wide extrusion (as indicated in the plans), I would drill into my canopy bubble (since my canopy bubble is wider than standard Long-EZ's). So I came up with a workaround... rather than use 0.45", I went with a much wider lip...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PugTwKExCW0/YNIdSjUa8hI/AAAAAAAAMlg/djEBVVSPVpkAHsoa-QsSqPLaJFWFjHwxQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810172%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PugTwKExCW0/YNIdSjUa8hI/AAAAAAAAMlg/djEBVVSPVpkAHsoa-QsSqPLaJFWFjHwxQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810172%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This way, I have plenty of room to bolt C7 and C8 brackets on. (the top of the bracket will rest on the longeron when the canopy is closed).</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2f1SeGQxO9Q/YNIdS9A6gjI/AAAAAAAAMls/VQEy4SDU1VEBArpY_eRzsFRl5lac8L0dgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810179%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2f1SeGQxO9Q/YNIdS9A6gjI/AAAAAAAAMls/VQEy4SDU1VEBArpY_eRzsFRl5lac8L0dgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810179%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I used hot glue gun to temporarily bond them on and test it out before drilling anything...</div><div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-do5kNewvCD0/YNIdSr8O8MI/AAAAAAAAMlo/4qpsilLKklcX_GK4eXOvJ49iwMqCYJi1QCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810177%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-do5kNewvCD0/YNIdSr8O8MI/AAAAAAAAMlo/4qpsilLKklcX_GK4eXOvJ49iwMqCYJi1QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810177%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div>Good thing I did... because something wasn't sitting right. I noticed that the hook wasn't "hooking" into C7 and C8 properly. After much head-scratching, I noticed it was because the hooks I made were just a hair oversized, and the 0.6" dimension in the plans didn't allow enough clearance. So rather than shave off some of the hook (and potentially weaken it), I decided to remake C7 and C8 (yep, for a second time now) with 0.65" clearance. This worked like a charm!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vQw_5SAystE/YNIdTfEiVQI/AAAAAAAAMl8/f8qH99mFrUIADAuR8d250t6ZGhD89jEogCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810195%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vQw_5SAystE/YNIdTfEiVQI/AAAAAAAAMl8/f8qH99mFrUIADAuR8d250t6ZGhD89jEogCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810195%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oujEPR1BscQ/YNIdTscnDSI/AAAAAAAAMmA/KtVwf4Q9n6s3Z6aLZi-2ST08H4Q2EttrACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810196%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oujEPR1BscQ/YNIdTscnDSI/AAAAAAAAMmA/KtVwf4Q9n6s3Z6aLZi-2ST08H4Q2EttrACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810196%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_cdgCwK2UfA/YNIdTvGgpZI/AAAAAAAAMmI/qPnU9gTa7msQVggKx2O_eFDoaJg8Z_QNQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810197%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_cdgCwK2UfA/YNIdTvGgpZI/AAAAAAAAMmI/qPnU9gTa7msQVggKx2O_eFDoaJg8Z_QNQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810197%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here I am testing the new C7 and C8 brackets... worked great!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fYkxKYxY1Cw/YNIdTsrwoHI/AAAAAAAAMmE/SmalBg4WPr8d8hqy0JDjcXLqv1jZgi_fACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810198%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fYkxKYxY1Cw/YNIdTsrwoHI/AAAAAAAAMmE/SmalBg4WPr8d8hqy0JDjcXLqv1jZgi_fACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810198%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-crFDoVtverg/YNIdT7tTWEI/AAAAAAAAMmM/WKglOaIHT5AT5zxuYXaJTwx21GLp0ZkOgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810200%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-crFDoVtverg/YNIdT7tTWEI/AAAAAAAAMmM/WKglOaIHT5AT5zxuYXaJTwx21GLp0ZkOgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810200%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With everything working right, it was time to bond them on permanently. I predrilled them with pilot holes (to make it easier to drill through the canopy frame later)...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tcrFz8_H1w4/YNIdUOdYvDI/AAAAAAAAMmQ/_rt1DL-4ZTIAlTCDt85JsjDK362cglXgACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810203%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tcrFz8_H1w4/YNIdUOdYvDI/AAAAAAAAMmQ/_rt1DL-4ZTIAlTCDt85JsjDK362cglXgACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810203%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I put tape on the outside to prevent flox from passing through and bonding itself to the longeron side...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g-yylT1W04A/YNIdUC2LJQI/AAAAAAAAMmU/NlRcYfzmpgMCzjnRpAqBf-ZsDOUo_ZHuQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810204%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g-yylT1W04A/YNIdUC2LJQI/AAAAAAAAMmU/NlRcYfzmpgMCzjnRpAqBf-ZsDOUo_ZHuQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810204%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then taped each bracket in position, with C1 and C2 latched in...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rvpMy3z9Y-U/YNIdUA3xn3I/AAAAAAAAMmY/AyktwmO3dMsuctYdOjiuUUiwX57d-q1KgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810206%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rvpMy3z9Y-U/YNIdUA3xn3I/AAAAAAAAMmY/AyktwmO3dMsuctYdOjiuUUiwX57d-q1KgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252810206%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I also taped off all around the brackets to keep flox from spilling down to the longeron..</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z4o1u15Rku8/YNIdUYQrb6I/AAAAAAAAMmg/1yVKsq4402kF1x7UDh0tEPhvEFUkrT99QCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810209%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z4o1u15Rku8/YNIdUYQrb6I/AAAAAAAAMmg/1yVKsq4402kF1x7UDh0tEPhvEFUkrT99QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810209%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And masked off the hooks, pushrods, etc... didn't want ANY flox on them!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mIHTDADbmyo/YNIdUojf4qI/AAAAAAAAMmk/F6zIztzr6Uwo5lYyVWT0JAaMvtoyDN0LgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810211%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mIHTDADbmyo/YNIdUojf4qI/AAAAAAAAMmk/F6zIztzr6Uwo5lYyVWT0JAaMvtoyDN0LgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810211%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jd4QyccW3fc/YNIdUg_GbwI/AAAAAAAAMmo/v6lnwNBPhZs9-jxeQQXQmhdIG7Q-Rk4QQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810212%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jd4QyccW3fc/YNIdUg_GbwI/AAAAAAAAMmo/v6lnwNBPhZs9-jxeQQXQmhdIG7Q-Rk4QQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810212%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then prepped the mating surfaces by sanding them and cleaning them...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eZmYA7pTIu8/YNIdUQ16seI/AAAAAAAAMmc/I8PqCMbAkjsv_OE-vCkFy8tMCrlO4FshgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810207%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eZmYA7pTIu8/YNIdUQ16seI/AAAAAAAAMmc/I8PqCMbAkjsv_OE-vCkFy8tMCrlO4FshgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810207%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>It was time to mix epoxy! I started by painting all the mating surfaced with plain epoxy...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DhmNGiXb8g8/YNIdUwppTaI/AAAAAAAAMms/LMUpiN98wloYbDvNs0Rzf9sUox0Tt_4rgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810215%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DhmNGiXb8g8/YNIdUwppTaI/AAAAAAAAMms/LMUpiN98wloYbDvNs0Rzf9sUox0Tt_4rgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810215%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Canopy side too...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h9KBL1mdkzM/YNIdU9AyXgI/AAAAAAAAMm0/TWlrWcoFWpkUMcaXZTAuDjhIlniZUm6iwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810216%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h9KBL1mdkzM/YNIdU9AyXgI/AAAAAAAAMm0/TWlrWcoFWpkUMcaXZTAuDjhIlniZUm6iwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810216%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then put flox on top of the brackets...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WlXIzYMvA2g/YNIdU_5wZhI/AAAAAAAAMmw/sj6_5oQaJgMx7M4FaCQLylLx1XBTM47RwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810218%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WlXIzYMvA2g/YNIdU_5wZhI/AAAAAAAAMmw/sj6_5oQaJgMx7M4FaCQLylLx1XBTM47RwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810218%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And very gently closed the canopy down...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f3bL6qBHQbo/YNIdVJ855wI/AAAAAAAAMm4/Qb8ZVIQl8ZQyY1xyRdf25j7RE8SIsaFOgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810221%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f3bL6qBHQbo/YNIdVJ855wI/AAAAAAAAMm4/Qb8ZVIQl8ZQyY1xyRdf25j7RE8SIsaFOgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810221%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Making sure everything was sitting right... </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dPHs7svfA78/YNIdWA-GiaI/AAAAAAAAMnA/TdVEvY-9nEoJD9MCPXgEPTOcW6GcJhWlACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810228%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dPHs7svfA78/YNIdWA-GiaI/AAAAAAAAMnA/TdVEvY-9nEoJD9MCPXgEPTOcW6GcJhWlACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810228%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The next day, I reached in from F28 bulkhead and with a little jiggle popped the canopy open... the only thing that was keeping the canopy closed was the tape that was protecting the longerons from flox...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k4R22XyeWAE/YNIdWbsLXTI/AAAAAAAAMnI/ObAMStAO4L4JQJL3ExsvGLsqZM5WO2HVQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810230%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k4R22XyeWAE/YNIdWbsLXTI/AAAAAAAAMnI/ObAMStAO4L4JQJL3ExsvGLsqZM5WO2HVQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810230%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I cleaned all the tape off and very carefully tested the canopy latches...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AE7HrhZe0-U/YNIdWZ05hYI/AAAAAAAAMnM/E8EzbXfVcKwSszP-kLGYQm_G8g7bJYy7gCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810233%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AE7HrhZe0-U/YNIdWZ05hYI/AAAAAAAAMnM/E8EzbXfVcKwSszP-kLGYQm_G8g7bJYy7gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810233%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With everything working great, it was time to drill through the canopy hardpoints!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B5ROHC9hg8M/YNIdWXdduVI/AAAAAAAAMnQ/Pvm8OAIQUgUflJBpFCPew4A29L0TENaNwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810234%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B5ROHC9hg8M/YNIdWXdduVI/AAAAAAAAMnQ/Pvm8OAIQUgUflJBpFCPew4A29L0TENaNwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810234%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Made it through the other side!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aw8xP4LsZ-0/YNIdWmgvHfI/AAAAAAAAMnU/ZtTUA5T2SMAPgD6UWKgh-Z4x3ic3UiAoQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810237%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aw8xP4LsZ-0/YNIdWmgvHfI/AAAAAAAAMnU/ZtTUA5T2SMAPgD6UWKgh-Z4x3ic3UiAoQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810237%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Since I was using wider extrusions for my C7 and C8, I did not like the idea of tapping into it and screwing them on from the top. Instead, I decided to countersink from the bottom and install them with a washer and nut (similar to the way the canopy hinges are installed on the other side). So I took my countersink tool and went to town...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oaMuLGJqQwc/YNIdWzl8TSI/AAAAAAAAMnY/MOkxZvvaw94Ghivho0jUB2n62oWbK0RwgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810241%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oaMuLGJqQwc/YNIdWzl8TSI/AAAAAAAAMnY/MOkxZvvaw94Ghivho0jUB2n62oWbK0RwgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810241%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fb6JuTbw-2U/YNIdXFqUFmI/AAAAAAAAMnc/fzUv5O3BwZwVP9LGZFX0Scdcug23089hACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810242%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fb6JuTbw-2U/YNIdXFqUFmI/AAAAAAAAMnc/fzUv5O3BwZwVP9LGZFX0Scdcug23089hACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810242%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I placed duct tape on the canopy to prevent dust and debris from scratching it...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fqVD5GKGR9Y/YNIdXVJUIOI/AAAAAAAAMng/x1HvIwMHi80A2vf-XeDQnj7QFWQ86rklwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810244%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fqVD5GKGR9Y/YNIdXVJUIOI/AAAAAAAAMng/x1HvIwMHi80A2vf-XeDQnj7QFWQ86rklwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252810244%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Using a dremel I milled away some of the hardpoint to make room for the washer and nut...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zkq5YIH4IWA/YNIdX7GhE3I/AAAAAAAAMnk/0lmms4MNFpcjFKO8CDLFQA0SLXTRiIeEwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810246%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zkq5YIH4IWA/YNIdX7GhE3I/AAAAAAAAMnk/0lmms4MNFpcjFKO8CDLFQA0SLXTRiIeEwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810246%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C90VoivE0Nc/YNIdYD1rUBI/AAAAAAAAMno/xvHbPON6OW8qKh8zQgogH7LHsdSr_UQmgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810248%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C90VoivE0Nc/YNIdYD1rUBI/AAAAAAAAMno/xvHbPON6OW8qKh8zQgogH7LHsdSr_UQmgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810248%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PL3mkGKAwtk/YNIdYaon9KI/AAAAAAAAMns/zItqWpegQosDTWOt9ezduqYxINLlaq_kwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810250%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PL3mkGKAwtk/YNIdYaon9KI/AAAAAAAAMns/zItqWpegQosDTWOt9ezduqYxINLlaq_kwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810250%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Taaaa-daaaa! Brackets installed!! I ended up using MS24694-S64 (for C7) and -70 for C8... </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NFarl817Xlk/YNIdYjmo_7I/AAAAAAAAMnw/J_aihSlICVApkoEWYB9U9mPEedHJEQSCwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810259%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NFarl817Xlk/YNIdYjmo_7I/AAAAAAAAMnw/J_aihSlICVApkoEWYB9U9mPEedHJEQSCwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810259%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OY_bcB9rqPI/YNIdYy-nE9I/AAAAAAAAMn0/h4Uu85PoDqstNs6uhavD2Y1R3dAqCVpZACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810261%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OY_bcB9rqPI/YNIdYy-nE9I/AAAAAAAAMn0/h4Uu85PoDqstNs6uhavD2Y1R3dAqCVpZACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810261%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This will also allow me to install a proper rain/weather seal.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-21aBSUaB9qw/YNIdbEbNphI/AAAAAAAAMoY/VeBVSmeVKWU_syDw6WHWdkGRStd7jTIKACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810288%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-21aBSUaB9qw/YNIdbEbNphI/AAAAAAAAMoY/VeBVSmeVKWU_syDw6WHWdkGRStd7jTIKACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810288%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With the latches complete, I focused my attention to the lock plate (C9). Since my canopy has rounded corners, I had to place my C1 handle further aft than per plans. This meant I couldn't build a standard C9 bracket since it would sit too far away from the instrument panel. I had to come up with a workaround. My solution was to use an off the shelf draw latch that would hold the C1 handle in its locked position. Let me show you...</div><div><br /></div><div>The draw latch was purchased from McMaster - <a href="https://www.mcmaster.com/1794a55/" target="_blank">draw latch</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>I had to make a plate so that I could adjust the draw latch forward/aft to provide the right amount of tension on the C1 handle.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MibmArZg3kg/YNIdbdDnXYI/AAAAAAAAMoc/QnaaGimvrZMNcmvh2KYKldMInOE_ConeACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810289%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MibmArZg3kg/YNIdbdDnXYI/AAAAAAAAMoc/QnaaGimvrZMNcmvh2KYKldMInOE_ConeACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810289%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's the rough trim...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x3S1TjVd5Ig/YNIdb2eYnHI/AAAAAAAAMog/Y6cQczXG2eIqOaYYjVaXsHE6IFvE7MJWACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810290%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x3S1TjVd5Ig/YNIdb2eYnHI/AAAAAAAAMog/Y6cQczXG2eIqOaYYjVaXsHE6IFvE7MJWACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810290%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then cut a slit using the multitool...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BiHbhHMMZK0/YNIdcGV9n2I/AAAAAAAAMok/TEtodcqbPu8H7XeDx1kxePDP6VHp0stMgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810292%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BiHbhHMMZK0/YNIdcGV9n2I/AAAAAAAAMok/TEtodcqbPu8H7XeDx1kxePDP6VHp0stMgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810292%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Slowly and patiently, I then used a metal file to open up the slit...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9qyBN2wZpXA/YNIdcb9VdDI/AAAAAAAAMoo/whpVJJp7gOUtmoMOuucF3Q5w942safutACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810295%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9qyBN2wZpXA/YNIdcb9VdDI/AAAAAAAAMoo/whpVJJp7gOUtmoMOuucF3Q5w942safutACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252810295%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And a little bit more...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AMk1f8-RgsI/YNIdcazfjgI/AAAAAAAAMos/6cXIv9zdZbc9ghUz-7gIxO5GhQMws1VywCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810296%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AMk1f8-RgsI/YNIdcazfjgI/AAAAAAAAMos/6cXIv9zdZbc9ghUz-7gIxO5GhQMws1VywCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252810296%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Taaaaaa-daaaaa!!!! Plate complete!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZtCXLSn6TOM/YNIdcq6sHTI/AAAAAAAAMow/wX_qwhL816MeqKx-n7gAC7LHFGcgvTccQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810297%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZtCXLSn6TOM/YNIdcq6sHTI/AAAAAAAAMow/wX_qwhL816MeqKx-n7gAC7LHFGcgvTccQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810297%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p3jDqnsL9UY/YNIdduqqqqI/AAAAAAAAMpQ/ZyMJCgSycAY8KjjQi-WLbqjAy0ihW2xxACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810314%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p3jDqnsL9UY/YNIdduqqqqI/AAAAAAAAMpQ/ZyMJCgSycAY8KjjQi-WLbqjAy0ihW2xxACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810314%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I used NAS1097AD5-4 rivets to attach the draw latch to the plate...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tQeNK-4lllg/YNIddt3LLsI/AAAAAAAAMpU/tT8M5ibnFd4H_T7Nc0hlVLMYrDwLY4f4gCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810315%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tQeNK-4lllg/YNIddt3LLsI/AAAAAAAAMpU/tT8M5ibnFd4H_T7Nc0hlVLMYrDwLY4f4gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810315%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This gave a flush back which will allow me to slide the latch forward and aft...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MqABiItF9hQ/YNIdd0-ATpI/AAAAAAAAMpY/bWK0ly_rp88Tz0V2tmAuCeaXZgm8-5M7ACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810316%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MqABiItF9hQ/YNIdd0-ATpI/AAAAAAAAMpY/bWK0ly_rp88Tz0V2tmAuCeaXZgm8-5M7ACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810316%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>But how will I mount the plate to the fuselage wall? Excellent question! </div><div><br /></div><div>The draw latch needed to be 1" offset from the fuselage wall (for it to be flush with the C1 handle). So I made a nutplate using 1/4" birch plywood... and a 0.75" thick standoff. I installed t-nuts to the nutplate... and drilled out room for the bolts to go through the standoff...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bu1vaXkjq_c/YNIdctGgU-I/AAAAAAAAMo0/Pz9xSCeVwHgpiyatK-aEwHjLOyFAmfvLwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810298%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bu1vaXkjq_c/YNIdctGgU-I/AAAAAAAAMo0/Pz9xSCeVwHgpiyatK-aEwHjLOyFAmfvLwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810298%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NZRvotp2OoA/YNIdc7ZasbI/AAAAAAAAMo4/YZv0oocJCAIK1umPK71RSCZclJiiGFE0ACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810300%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NZRvotp2OoA/YNIdc7ZasbI/AAAAAAAAMo4/YZv0oocJCAIK1umPK71RSCZclJiiGFE0ACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810300%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Time to glass the standoff in place! But first, I made sure to put cling wrap into the t-nuts to keep epoxy from getting inside. Also, notice the small hole I made near the center... I'll explain later...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J8MsrbthsFE/YNIdcxJ0m_I/AAAAAAAAMo8/z95GOdhseOg5RtLEVx_QebzrSGh9YOEwwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810301%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J8MsrbthsFE/YNIdcxJ0m_I/AAAAAAAAMo8/z95GOdhseOg5RtLEVx_QebzrSGh9YOEwwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252810301%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I marked where the standoff needed to be installed and removed the C1 handle (so that I wouldn't get epoxy all over it while glass the standoff in place)... I then used 5-min to tack the standoff into position...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R5WZQditijo/YNIddLeo9GI/AAAAAAAAMpA/YT8WC0lep90FSUUdgLMOZtL8Ruf2wayLgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810304%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R5WZQditijo/YNIddLeo9GI/AAAAAAAAMpA/YT8WC0lep90FSUUdgLMOZtL8Ruf2wayLgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810304%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then painted all mating surfaces with plain epoxy and floxed the nutplate over the standoff.. using a toothpick through the hole I made earlier to keep it from sliding off. I then glassed 2 plies of BID at 45 over everything and peel plied the edges for a nice transition... </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QfgjmGT3FwQ/YNIddCA4oSI/AAAAAAAAMpE/mPJJhhXJd4sbK3PKFz6fMV0_IDOz6IrPQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810306%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QfgjmGT3FwQ/YNIddCA4oSI/AAAAAAAAMpE/mPJJhhXJd4sbK3PKFz6fMV0_IDOz6IrPQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810306%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a3nbzm52_EY/YNIddQYceBI/AAAAAAAAMpI/RMXL7J19yjAA5Zck3CcNyhO3740pqjX4gCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810309%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a3nbzm52_EY/YNIddQYceBI/AAAAAAAAMpI/RMXL7J19yjAA5Zck3CcNyhO3740pqjX4gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810309%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The next day, I cleaned everything up... I opened up the t-nut threads and removed the cling wrap. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5m8x-F-mKPY/YNIddc_4NRI/AAAAAAAAMpM/eeHbPgOR1rYm3IPNjWUjVVny82vgvPb8QCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810313%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5m8x-F-mKPY/YNIddc_4NRI/AAAAAAAAMpM/eeHbPgOR1rYm3IPNjWUjVVny82vgvPb8QCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252810313%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then temporarily install the draw latch and marked where to install the latch clip onto C1 handle...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NFaFMi-qw3U/YNIdd2ALSrI/AAAAAAAAMpc/jPD9IZ5eN1c1DI6HIDKPE8cTqwWLeKD4QCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810320%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NFaFMi-qw3U/YNIdd2ALSrI/AAAAAAAAMpc/jPD9IZ5eN1c1DI6HIDKPE8cTqwWLeKD4QCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252810320%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With everything installed, it was the moment of truth!!!! Here I am lowering the canopy...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bbg5LUdnWgY/YNIdeLK1GmI/AAAAAAAAMpg/ohOucUT5OEAaXt9TGGeMdK7dc-Cv2vUmQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810326%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bbg5LUdnWgY/YNIdeLK1GmI/AAAAAAAAMpg/ohOucUT5OEAaXt9TGGeMdK7dc-Cv2vUmQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810326%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>C1 is pushed forward as the canopy closes, latching onto the C7 and C8 brackets... </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XuL98Np3VfY/YNIdeLRrR0I/AAAAAAAAMpk/kAqRQWh7BL4FSQJodFhwZgEISvS_dEVdQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810329%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XuL98Np3VfY/YNIdeLRrR0I/AAAAAAAAMpk/kAqRQWh7BL4FSQJodFhwZgEISvS_dEVdQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810329%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The draw latch is then placed over the clip on the C1 handle and locked until it clicks...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D9D70Kr6DUs/YNIdedEWUcI/AAAAAAAAMpo/BiLhxKuYvrchtMFBlviruw_bz4OWlilBgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810332%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D9D70Kr6DUs/YNIdedEWUcI/AAAAAAAAMpo/BiLhxKuYvrchtMFBlviruw_bz4OWlilBgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810332%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The draw latch has a safety clip to keep it from opening on its own...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4Ac9jq_iIVI/YNIdehNz-zI/AAAAAAAAMps/QFVfCmGZCL8trxg0gNVldMc4phupHeYIgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810335%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4Ac9jq_iIVI/YNIdehNz-zI/AAAAAAAAMps/QFVfCmGZCL8trxg0gNVldMc4phupHeYIgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810335%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And there you have it!!! The canopy latch is FINALLY complete!!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Aryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914208726502866360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416976019310059172.post-36235709868354554442021-03-28T08:44:00.005-07:002021-06-25T13:19:07.549-07:00Avionics hatch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EK8BbDEeZVc/YGCN_6vJ9jI/AAAAAAAAMUo/lsqifaTDXhkK3M-L2_7I_L0jWQ_SXonNwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810343%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EK8BbDEeZVc/YGCN_6vJ9jI/AAAAAAAAMUo/lsqifaTDXhkK3M-L2_7I_L0jWQ_SXonNwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/%252810343%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="0" /></a></div><p></p><p>The original plans doesn't have a dedicated avionics hatch. Instead, the canopy is left long - the idea being you can access the avionics bay whenever you open your canopy. I was never a big fan of that design, since it exposes the avionics every time you open the canopy. Some builders make an avionics "shield" to go over it, but I decided to trim my canopy short and have a dedicated avionics hatch.</p><p>I also wanted a design that didn't have any camlocs or screw heads exposed - if you've been following my blog, you should know I lean towards the side of OCD :p so I came up with a piano hinge design.. read on, and you'll see!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rc8QdKl-CPU/YGCNK1fk8lI/AAAAAAAAMNQ/fs-g1JODv189Jn0ZcERLvBDl5XhQAgYwACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810002%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rc8QdKl-CPU/YGCNK1fk8lI/AAAAAAAAMNQ/fs-g1JODv189Jn0ZcERLvBDl5XhQAgYwACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810002%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Never mind the purple blanket - I placed it there to protect the canopy bubble while I worked on the avionics hatch. To make the hatch itself, I taped cling wrap to the existing surface..</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-erMzxgorDwU/YGCNK_uMTrI/AAAAAAAAMNM/Uhr2yvHAGxEyidEhy0f-pcl9sJyV7937wCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810006%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-erMzxgorDwU/YGCNK_uMTrI/AAAAAAAAMNM/Uhr2yvHAGxEyidEhy0f-pcl9sJyV7937wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810006%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then laid 3 plies of carbon fiber over the cling wrap. The middle ply was at 45, the top and bottom were perpendicular. Why carbon? I had some leftover from my canopy frame and figured why not - it will make for a nice, strong, stiff hatch!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8McmdK7_cvw/YGCNK4bADDI/AAAAAAAAMNU/vndcaS3uGFs9_j5mwDS_8k76WDirjH8qwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810018%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8McmdK7_cvw/YGCNK4bADDI/AAAAAAAAMNU/vndcaS3uGFs9_j5mwDS_8k76WDirjH8qwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810018%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After cure, I taped the hatch's trim line...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1xZOymSFdQM/YGCNLDUAVfI/AAAAAAAAMNY/LzEQpXFMi5oMAyY6bW2MDP0hxcHBhoaCwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810021%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1xZOymSFdQM/YGCNLDUAVfI/AAAAAAAAMNY/LzEQpXFMi5oMAyY6bW2MDP0hxcHBhoaCwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252810021%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And popped it off... with the cling wrap underneath, it came right off.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vRGPPOPMO0E/YGCNLgL0dCI/AAAAAAAAMNc/fDyH5Cd40QYZ3g_o-O4-pViITL9bLbLxgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810022%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vRGPPOPMO0E/YGCNLgL0dCI/AAAAAAAAMNc/fDyH5Cd40QYZ3g_o-O4-pViITL9bLbLxgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810022%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I brought it to the bench and trimmed all around..</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x1PVlbXM7-A/YGCNMlw465I/AAAAAAAAMNk/KuXmbPQpViEmirMB4HwV0fde0qIRM38CQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810027%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x1PVlbXM7-A/YGCNMlw465I/AAAAAAAAMNk/KuXmbPQpViEmirMB4HwV0fde0qIRM38CQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810027%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div><br /></div><div>Placed it back in position...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m2nFhiKZFig/YGCNMIHJcwI/AAAAAAAAMNg/wFcLu-t0IcEtR5rXbcpwBsppE7mHmC25wCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810024%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m2nFhiKZFig/YGCNMIHJcwI/AAAAAAAAMNg/wFcLu-t0IcEtR5rXbcpwBsppE7mHmC25wCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252810024%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>And built a jig over it so that it will maintain its shape while I work on the inside surface.. I used 2x1's and bondo. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cn1EdVhShy0/YGCNNSjMu1I/AAAAAAAAMNo/Qo6k_d4yaHoEG5-p_TCAkF8bczL0VGgJACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810035%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cn1EdVhShy0/YGCNNSjMu1I/AAAAAAAAMNo/Qo6k_d4yaHoEG5-p_TCAkF8bczL0VGgJACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810035%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I really wanted the side edges to be held down, so I cut a few mixing sticks to length, and used hot glue gun to bond them in place. They worked perfectly!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ftHv1ZTipqQ/YGCNN7Hiq6I/AAAAAAAAMNs/-RL21zGRG1cUK7gA3IqLIJwnpyl3adNYwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810038%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ftHv1ZTipqQ/YGCNN7Hiq6I/AAAAAAAAMNs/-RL21zGRG1cUK7gA3IqLIJwnpyl3adNYwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810038%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Once everything cured, I popped the assembly off...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gYdBIKzO47s/YGCNOdH5pkI/AAAAAAAAMNw/JyDhUdm2WHAi3hb_NeN_Mm2hraqv28kxQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810042%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gYdBIKzO47s/YGCNOdH5pkI/AAAAAAAAMNw/JyDhUdm2WHAi3hb_NeN_Mm2hraqv28kxQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810042%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The jig allowed me to place the assembly upside-down on my bench and held its shape perfectly...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PucviilJpHA/YGCNO-hloSI/AAAAAAAAMN0/YvZbVD9fCKEJs719dOgN34E-TrWSz-aaQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810043%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PucviilJpHA/YGCNO-hloSI/AAAAAAAAMN0/YvZbVD9fCKEJs719dOgN34E-TrWSz-aaQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810043%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then sanded the entire inside surface...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3JD6O_0bBV8/YGCNPYcNraI/AAAAAAAAMN4/2FoXk2t5VOIAlHuZ8bVlgQTyDmmzdseNgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810048%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3JD6O_0bBV8/YGCNPYcNraI/AAAAAAAAMN4/2FoXk2t5VOIAlHuZ8bVlgQTyDmmzdseNgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810048%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I now needed to bond a foam doubler to the hatch to make it structure sound. I had a few scraps of 3/8" thick H45 foam leftover from the strakes (chapter 21), so I cut two triangles to fill the center.. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YL6Dq3BNeOE/YGCNP4NvSJI/AAAAAAAAMN8/ijo17s_OFFQFROwaN0_wrkg3ftsHmpiRwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810055%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YL6Dq3BNeOE/YGCNP4NvSJI/AAAAAAAAMN8/ijo17s_OFFQFROwaN0_wrkg3ftsHmpiRwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810055%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With everything prepped, I painted plain epoxy to the surface, then a thin layer of micro, and placed the foam pieces on...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ul71CzRCHjI/YGCNQcn8hqI/AAAAAAAAMOA/C72cB34ddp44_hiP-z5kOq0VG7Vvje07QCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810057%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ul71CzRCHjI/YGCNQcn8hqI/AAAAAAAAMOA/C72cB34ddp44_hiP-z5kOq0VG7Vvje07QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810057%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I used a few bricks to help weigh the foam down... notice I placed a sheet of cling wrap between the foam and bricks to help prevent them from sticking...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vgPj2eNMLB0/YGCNQ0MQd0I/AAAAAAAAMOE/uHlWv2f1bfcO-RvtVuQi1c11q4TC77Z0wCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810059%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vgPj2eNMLB0/YGCNQ0MQd0I/AAAAAAAAMOE/uHlWv2f1bfcO-RvtVuQi1c11q4TC77Z0wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810059%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I also used clamps to help the foam edges bend to the shape of the hatch...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VecqhpgNxWA/YGCNRYrKLRI/AAAAAAAAMOI/dWaoQKO1kdMPpM9jg8YNsfFaBCUY9_UZgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810060%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VecqhpgNxWA/YGCNRYrKLRI/AAAAAAAAMOI/dWaoQKO1kdMPpM9jg8YNsfFaBCUY9_UZgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810060%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Before I could trim the foam on the inside panel of the hatch, I needed to know the final dimension of the avionics bay opening.. so I measured and marked the opening, keeping in mind I needed lips on the sides to attach piano hinges.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2jGLjjkAABE/YGCNSW-DMrI/AAAAAAAAMOQ/rz412AniezM-pwp6VSp-afx_Woz-MPf2wCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810062%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2jGLjjkAABE/YGCNSW-DMrI/AAAAAAAAMOQ/rz412AniezM-pwp6VSp-afx_Woz-MPf2wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810062%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Still to this day, my adrenalin flows when I take a saw to the plane!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nxGLezDIp5o/YGCNS1ecCfI/AAAAAAAAMOU/Hi9hvZWpIk8K4RcFg2tpGN44H2z7nRCuQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810065%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nxGLezDIp5o/YGCNS1ecCfI/AAAAAAAAMOU/Hi9hvZWpIk8K4RcFg2tpGN44H2z7nRCuQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810065%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Recall from earlier posts that there is a good 2" of foam under this hatch, so I used a hand-held hacksaw blade to trim through the foam portion...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zFkMbgPa1Mw/YGCNTUweBbI/AAAAAAAAMOY/7yE59k1dQUoOdkU9vFEYT3_LSHAt8NnrQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810066%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zFkMbgPa1Mw/YGCNTUweBbI/AAAAAAAAMOY/7yE59k1dQUoOdkU9vFEYT3_LSHAt8NnrQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810066%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Taaaaa-daaaaaa!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I9s4M5c6vGs/YGCNTzv1nwI/AAAAAAAAMOc/E5fNCYo3mss20L1do6-5ZByfwY6mooBaQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810069%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I9s4M5c6vGs/YGCNTzv1nwI/AAAAAAAAMOc/E5fNCYo3mss20L1do6-5ZByfwY6mooBaQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810069%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I2Cp_ihVxeQ/YGCNUeRaScI/AAAAAAAAMOg/M-mhQ_5lil4Vtcy5IjcuP8qK5puj_G3vQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810072%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I2Cp_ihVxeQ/YGCNUeRaScI/AAAAAAAAMOg/M-mhQ_5lil4Vtcy5IjcuP8qK5puj_G3vQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810072%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then used a large drill bit to make round corners... and trimmed up to the red lines...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pGREAD5Ogs0/YGCNUz-zf8I/AAAAAAAAMOk/o0Y6cvMHCwYIg8_8eMLxUupSJtUxWzYrwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810078%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pGREAD5Ogs0/YGCNUz-zf8I/AAAAAAAAMOk/o0Y6cvMHCwYIg8_8eMLxUupSJtUxWzYrwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810078%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Final cutout with rounded corners!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iT8ZnZ0KgcA/YGCNVXqVyEI/AAAAAAAAMOo/fLHMmW3jVJohJh0Rjc6Wc0XLUlRCrfeAwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810081%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iT8ZnZ0KgcA/YGCNVXqVyEI/AAAAAAAAMOo/fLHMmW3jVJohJh0Rjc6Wc0XLUlRCrfeAwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810081%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It was now time to contour the inside foam of the avionics compartment... a sanding drum on a drill worked great for this!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TQ1aXFzALhs/YGCNVwnJGaI/AAAAAAAAMOs/z4CR8H-w93wnN1HvP9t432zVH0mI9GT-gCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810082%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TQ1aXFzALhs/YGCNVwnJGaI/AAAAAAAAMOs/z4CR8H-w93wnN1HvP9t432zVH0mI9GT-gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810082%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Now that I had the opening cut to final dimension, I placed the hatch back on...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fGbzxeqX8Xk/YGCNWbMEuOI/AAAAAAAAMOw/hNd4LafHIuYniHSfesdW5RF_4GI9Xv1HgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810084%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fGbzxeqX8Xk/YGCNWbMEuOI/AAAAAAAAMOw/hNd4LafHIuYniHSfesdW5RF_4GI9Xv1HgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810084%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And used a marker to trace out the outline onto the hatch foam... reaching in from F28 bulkhead...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q9plHt1rAi8/YGCNW_-JQcI/AAAAAAAAMO0/mDKx5IjAgSEEWc9YV55SEeGECK3Inp3yQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810085%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q9plHt1rAi8/YGCNW_-JQcI/AAAAAAAAMO0/mDKx5IjAgSEEWc9YV55SEeGECK3Inp3yQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810085%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Lifting the hatch out, you can see the outline...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-anpXhwrw6dM/YGCNXSrQCTI/AAAAAAAAMO4/MXkmA65Xu84fogNT6LLvuNX7YzvqatFQACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810087%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-anpXhwrw6dM/YGCNXSrQCTI/AAAAAAAAMO4/MXkmA65Xu84fogNT6LLvuNX7YzvqatFQACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810087%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I took it back to the bench and trimmed the excess foam off...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WkwgL_XM4gM/YGCNX9CqZoI/AAAAAAAAMO8/l2_b-i_6qJomCZpE_vzSUykEs0f6j8fQwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810088%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WkwgL_XM4gM/YGCNX9CqZoI/AAAAAAAAMO8/l2_b-i_6qJomCZpE_vzSUykEs0f6j8fQwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810088%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>No worries, all that micro and excess foam gets sanded off too!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2-FJsz2i5Gg/YGCNYcfjOdI/AAAAAAAAMPA/GvI1kkhHesMw55S9Tstt3vlZ0OYX12rZgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810089%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2-FJsz2i5Gg/YGCNYcfjOdI/AAAAAAAAMPA/GvI1kkhHesMw55S9Tstt3vlZ0OYX12rZgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810089%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I put the hatch layups on hold and focused on laying up the inside of the avionics compartment...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xulX-1ZusNM/YGCNY1L7e-I/AAAAAAAAMPE/83n5dk7MzWssBBG882bd2tok-CHx97jyACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810091%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xulX-1ZusNM/YGCNY1L7e-I/AAAAAAAAMPE/83n5dk7MzWssBBG882bd2tok-CHx97jyACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810091%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's an inside shot of the avionics compartment...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4W-M52LczdI/YGCNZejZyoI/AAAAAAAAMPI/2qy1KV4CVg0uR6kZW4GDpTikos7ymhc0gCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810092%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4W-M52LczdI/YGCNZejZyoI/AAAAAAAAMPI/2qy1KV4CVg0uR6kZW4GDpTikos7ymhc0gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810092%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Notice I sanded the foam completely off about 0.75" around the entire opening for a nice glass-to-glass bond... even more on the sides to all the piano hinge installation later on...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D90mL7QwVpw/YGCNZ8tJqpI/AAAAAAAAMPM/Z_ZvvCp9Dj06iusxEMhTHucT1ttIePjhACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810094%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D90mL7QwVpw/YGCNZ8tJqpI/AAAAAAAAMPM/Z_ZvvCp9Dj06iusxEMhTHucT1ttIePjhACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810094%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This layup wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. I took it slow and one strip at a time.. using a paint brush to wet it out in place..</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GBz9cFUas1w/YGCNcckxp0I/AAAAAAAAMPg/sLwVUztBiSUIcZw-efSntuuN7-bLyUaggCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810107%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GBz9cFUas1w/YGCNcckxp0I/AAAAAAAAMPg/sLwVUztBiSUIcZw-efSntuuN7-bLyUaggCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810107%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-egHxvpomL8g/YGCNclsyqpI/AAAAAAAAMPk/nYX_O4E9wCs3wLStAdmy0Mye6ud9Xy3vACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810110%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-egHxvpomL8g/YGCNclsyqpI/AAAAAAAAMPk/nYX_O4E9wCs3wLStAdmy0Mye6ud9Xy3vACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252810110%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NSVNC7fTDGM/YGCNdzqYRbI/AAAAAAAAMPw/6JrdGA5O3cwk9TsD6xIIYyDR_z3l_7CygCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810118%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NSVNC7fTDGM/YGCNdzqYRbI/AAAAAAAAMPw/6JrdGA5O3cwk9TsD6xIIYyDR_z3l_7CygCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810118%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After cure, I trimmed off the excess...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-il-tjJN1Mfg/YGCNeeRL9JI/AAAAAAAAMP0/s3NDiDKec4cei7V597ktJAicDTy--aHdwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810122%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-il-tjJN1Mfg/YGCNeeRL9JI/AAAAAAAAMP0/s3NDiDKec4cei7V597ktJAicDTy--aHdwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252810122%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nXpNfbikEiA/YGCNe433nBI/AAAAAAAAMP4/VvKEmHZCaj41g7LH3jK6GCsUtnLiT-GMwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810124%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nXpNfbikEiA/YGCNe433nBI/AAAAAAAAMP4/VvKEmHZCaj41g7LH3jK6GCsUtnLiT-GMwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810124%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And sanded all the edges nice and flush...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J6-B8QLI43c/YGCNfJ0PXOI/AAAAAAAAMP8/WM5EgAaI_L8a4c6WKwA6-F-HbRW1sQSpACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810125%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J6-B8QLI43c/YGCNfJ0PXOI/AAAAAAAAMP8/WM5EgAaI_L8a4c6WKwA6-F-HbRW1sQSpACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252810125%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hpStUpoZows/YGCNhUgWaJI/AAAAAAAAMQQ/6p7O4PJlU_wW1r5w3MLVorLoipoUe4gKwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810143%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hpStUpoZows/YGCNhUgWaJI/AAAAAAAAMQQ/6p7O4PJlU_wW1r5w3MLVorLoipoUe4gKwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810143%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With the inside of the avionics compartment complete, it was time to focus on the avionics hatch!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XvGR1c2Zi0w/YGCNh-vnHLI/AAAAAAAAMQU/2GxMEusasjoeiG1SNfZPbdJdi2pXEs_9QCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810148%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XvGR1c2Zi0w/YGCNh-vnHLI/AAAAAAAAMQU/2GxMEusasjoeiG1SNfZPbdJdi2pXEs_9QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810148%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I placed the hatch back on, and marked space for the piano hinges...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7SfxAoQaJaM/YGCNiLujJwI/AAAAAAAAMQY/cgwfBR-3XhsZrvxAnOjrNaRixcuaOLa3QCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810149%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7SfxAoQaJaM/YGCNiLujJwI/AAAAAAAAMQY/cgwfBR-3XhsZrvxAnOjrNaRixcuaOLa3QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810149%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I needed to remove foam on the sides for the piano hinges...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YePfjjtt9t4/YGCNijff9KI/AAAAAAAAMQc/FwdhqDa15mABvGL6nqfLSseWYBkxr-GtgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810151%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YePfjjtt9t4/YGCNijff9KI/AAAAAAAAMQc/FwdhqDa15mABvGL6nqfLSseWYBkxr-GtgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810151%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Foam removed... and sanded the surfaces to remove all traces of micro...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YM68ycmYywA/YGCNi_pyIdI/AAAAAAAAMQg/06UkazdmMjcEaQAy7nFQU8zJCPzKrr7AgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810157%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YM68ycmYywA/YGCNi_pyIdI/AAAAAAAAMQg/06UkazdmMjcEaQAy7nFQU8zJCPzKrr7AgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810157%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It was now time to bevel all the foam edges... here is the before pic...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bg7OAert_2k/YGCNjDHULyI/AAAAAAAAMQk/GBksJpgoJ0E0L7d2_FMzbIaUZSVU2wulQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810160%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bg7OAert_2k/YGCNjDHULyI/AAAAAAAAMQk/GBksJpgoJ0E0L7d2_FMzbIaUZSVU2wulQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810160%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And after pic...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yiz4DRrCOAc/YGCNjQrpLNI/AAAAAAAAMQo/Gape33l6pektJCF2SZY-ZA-of6hCRbv-QCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810162%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yiz4DRrCOAc/YGCNjQrpLNI/AAAAAAAAMQo/Gape33l6pektJCF2SZY-ZA-of6hCRbv-QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810162%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This will allow a nice transition for the glass...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GU6UKTq8AnM/YGCNjlhl96I/AAAAAAAAMQs/T_Dh118wH60t6ypBqgS4YNrTAiaEfVO7gCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810164%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GU6UKTq8AnM/YGCNjlhl96I/AAAAAAAAMQs/T_Dh118wH60t6ypBqgS4YNrTAiaEfVO7gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810164%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fOCNz4UWhec/YGCNj2g7YAI/AAAAAAAAMQw/vdazZ86nmYoQaJPURxyPOzTuBfUO3PRCwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810165%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fOCNz4UWhec/YGCNj2g7YAI/AAAAAAAAMQw/vdazZ86nmYoQaJPURxyPOzTuBfUO3PRCwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810165%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With everything prepped, I painted plain epoxy on all mating surfaces... and micro slurry on the foam surface...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lf3t8qxcv20/YGCNkHizwoI/AAAAAAAAMQ0/CKpfmhKji8wZ8aDPsGcAyOEG7meRs2N_wCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810168%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lf3t8qxcv20/YGCNkHizwoI/AAAAAAAAMQ0/CKpfmhKji8wZ8aDPsGcAyOEG7meRs2N_wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810168%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I laid 3 plies glass. I decided to go with glass instead of carbon fiber here since glass is softer around the edges and will transition the foam bevels better. I peel plied the surfaces for a nice finish...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iG1b1YuWElo/YGCNkew-8rI/AAAAAAAAMQ4/2OdN9bdbATspcDZWOU-wlJXG8RWK5K1TgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810174%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iG1b1YuWElo/YGCNkew-8rI/AAAAAAAAMQ4/2OdN9bdbATspcDZWOU-wlJXG8RWK5K1TgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810174%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After everything cured, I took it back to the fuselage to test its fit, and removed the 2x1 jig...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3k-G_Gox8Eo/YGCNkjc1asI/AAAAAAAAMQ8/GNsApOVwg4UFmzSuJuwXfmcyPPTlLl-LwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810181%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3k-G_Gox8Eo/YGCNkjc1asI/AAAAAAAAMQ8/GNsApOVwg4UFmzSuJuwXfmcyPPTlLl-LwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810181%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Happy with its fit, I trimmed the edges all around... I purposely left the borders long and will trim to final size later... </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hSyn4CkOz2E/YGCNk-tt7II/AAAAAAAAMRA/8e_2LgzTVe4NCM1HPveNxgvOkPIVFcFlwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810183%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hSyn4CkOz2E/YGCNk-tt7II/AAAAAAAAMRA/8e_2LgzTVe4NCM1HPveNxgvOkPIVFcFlwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810183%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gfOXTnEQLAU/YGCNlJtJJbI/AAAAAAAAMRE/Zoj3Hm30HUsIBwpk3yRObY4S8HmHLW2BACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810186%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gfOXTnEQLAU/YGCNlJtJJbI/AAAAAAAAMRE/Zoj3Hm30HUsIBwpk3yRObY4S8HmHLW2BACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810186%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9n8VYjie4zM/YGCNlSO9tHI/AAAAAAAAMRI/SQbKr2Xgz10qx-dwQpqyH3EyocxHkE4dQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810187%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9n8VYjie4zM/YGCNlSO9tHI/AAAAAAAAMRI/SQbKr2Xgz10qx-dwQpqyH3EyocxHkE4dQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810187%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mynNZYThZCs/YGCNlrGdz3I/AAAAAAAAMRM/y3EZ7fK-bLQa6Q0wF2edL-Qsg1ZPNoSXACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810190%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mynNZYThZCs/YGCNlrGdz3I/AAAAAAAAMRM/y3EZ7fK-bLQa6Q0wF2edL-Qsg1ZPNoSXACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810190%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With the hatch complete, it was time to install the piano hinges.. I started by cutting the inside hinge to length... I left them 0.5" longer than the opening for better retention..</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VU07OL8ruzM/YGCNl_85KNI/AAAAAAAAMRQ/PlLZgboYEwU1M9lTU46wrlfwzqiWOhPeACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810193%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VU07OL8ruzM/YGCNl_85KNI/AAAAAAAAMRQ/PlLZgboYEwU1M9lTU46wrlfwzqiWOhPeACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810193%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nZDZEzTVgyQ/YGCNmKgDVBI/AAAAAAAAMRU/z_caG5zGWjEtPgateklBrBwuCNecRLYBACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810195%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nZDZEzTVgyQ/YGCNmKgDVBI/AAAAAAAAMRU/z_caG5zGWjEtPgateklBrBwuCNecRLYBACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810195%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then clamped the hinge in place to allow me to play with its position...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_2x1mpVBmEU/YGCNmn_-MkI/AAAAAAAAMRY/bsaCkG7FsAgq2kfKfX_jIjMjTVesZeiawCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810196%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_2x1mpVBmEU/YGCNmn_-MkI/AAAAAAAAMRY/bsaCkG7FsAgq2kfKfX_jIjMjTVesZeiawCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810196%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My plan was to have the pins of the piano hinge accessible through the canopy rain lip...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rCKRL67-nqc/YGCNnBOAUII/AAAAAAAAMRc/qJjG-BfM-Pk6fdEU8vyQdDhT17OgEGLPQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810199%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rCKRL67-nqc/YGCNnBOAUII/AAAAAAAAMRc/qJjG-BfM-Pk6fdEU8vyQdDhT17OgEGLPQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810199%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here I am playing with the orientation so that the pin would align perfectly where I wanted... </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wJ1CcEN2Q3s/YGCNngURVQI/AAAAAAAAMRg/Zf5_NiLCjGUriEpQWwzZkxevcGC3Jo7-QCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810200%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wJ1CcEN2Q3s/YGCNngURVQI/AAAAAAAAMRg/Zf5_NiLCjGUriEpQWwzZkxevcGC3Jo7-QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810200%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p-E-QQBW-uQ/YGCNoNk3h4I/AAAAAAAAMRk/wTkCaDPACH4zAFGY5WUlAUCdUn4b6MbEwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810201%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p-E-QQBW-uQ/YGCNoNk3h4I/AAAAAAAAMRk/wTkCaDPACH4zAFGY5WUlAUCdUn4b6MbEwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810201%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a better pic of the mark I was shooting for.. I wanted to make sure both sides were symmetrical...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qQMEBS0flrU/YGCNopbPJaI/AAAAAAAAMRo/uTBTtRhDwWoMGnyyGmabxVthqi-WnwacwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810203%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qQMEBS0flrU/YGCNopbPJaI/AAAAAAAAMRo/uTBTtRhDwWoMGnyyGmabxVthqi-WnwacwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810203%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CzBpR8ar6fI/YGCNpPN8aZI/AAAAAAAAMRs/OtUenlrAooAU6C7mPrUe34MZIySO1dQNACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810207%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CzBpR8ar6fI/YGCNpPN8aZI/AAAAAAAAMRs/OtUenlrAooAU6C7mPrUe34MZIySO1dQNACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252810207%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Happy with the alignment, I drilled through the rain lip wall...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T3KU_72xHsg/YGCNpimXAGI/AAAAAAAAMRw/pA55e8xNm1k-zjJobYstsU7Cdg2UNi-GwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810208%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T3KU_72xHsg/YGCNpimXAGI/AAAAAAAAMRw/pA55e8xNm1k-zjJobYstsU7Cdg2UNi-GwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810208%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And passed the pin through...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VRCB7PNfWGc/YGCNqNvxUJI/AAAAAAAAMR0/wgWvXzPc1rcrawUPwpxB5_M53-9Dj04EQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810212%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VRCB7PNfWGc/YGCNqNvxUJI/AAAAAAAAMR0/wgWvXzPc1rcrawUPwpxB5_M53-9Dj04EQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252810212%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a good shot showing the pin going through the rain lip wall and through the piano hinge...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MNutkiPdqRU/YGCNqnPtE6I/AAAAAAAAMR4/gtsiRV882esog8ArEKVVsIeljV5czojdgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810213%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MNutkiPdqRU/YGCNqnPtE6I/AAAAAAAAMR4/gtsiRV882esog8ArEKVVsIeljV5czojdgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810213%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Before floxing the hinges in place, I applied tape to the hinges hoops to keep flox from getting inside..</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rf4VPjOyVbI/YGCNrBJyxlI/AAAAAAAAMR8/J75JapAedMcYil6xX9PsvjyncKHao09JQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810219%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rf4VPjOyVbI/YGCNrBJyxlI/AAAAAAAAMR8/J75JapAedMcYil6xX9PsvjyncKHao09JQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810219%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I prepped all the mating surfaces for a good bond...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FIhDGWEytNE/YGCNrtAc84I/AAAAAAAAMSA/sesKupVl_cAf5ZoLaeIvRe5UpOSaJqxKACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810221%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FIhDGWEytNE/YGCNrtAc84I/AAAAAAAAMSA/sesKupVl_cAf5ZoLaeIvRe5UpOSaJqxKACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810221%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I also prepped the pin outlet to make it easier to install a conduit later on..</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eJLyHD3nU2E/YGCNsCzTLtI/AAAAAAAAMSE/e3EOE-UMMN8TOoIhp4tv3uYk5b9gus9PwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810227%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eJLyHD3nU2E/YGCNsCzTLtI/AAAAAAAAMSE/e3EOE-UMMN8TOoIhp4tv3uYk5b9gus9PwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252810227%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I painted plain epoxy onto the hinge and sides of the avionics compartment, applied wet flox to the hinge...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WZSNesE720s/YGCNsWXu5EI/AAAAAAAAMSI/l7mCWWYvoiwmQnX92d8rAdwBmCQSOgHQQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810229%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WZSNesE720s/YGCNsWXu5EI/AAAAAAAAMSI/l7mCWWYvoiwmQnX92d8rAdwBmCQSOgHQQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810229%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And installed them in place. Notice the pins are in place and going through the hinge and canopy rain lip - this was to make sure the hinges were perfectly aligned..</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jHwV1Z8Dlr8/YGCNtL9alwI/AAAAAAAAMSM/E7Gjnx-mRckbOf2L5A085Q_LYP_Y1zCbgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810233%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jHwV1Z8Dlr8/YGCNtL9alwI/AAAAAAAAMSM/E7Gjnx-mRckbOf2L5A085Q_LYP_Y1zCbgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810233%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qyN__T4rXoM/YGCNtfaF3aI/AAAAAAAAMSQ/q_KZmJ3EjZQ-N6gwpW8altExCEUH4EYtQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810241%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qyN__T4rXoM/YGCNtfaF3aI/AAAAAAAAMSQ/q_KZmJ3EjZQ-N6gwpW8altExCEUH4EYtQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810241%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After everything cured, I tested removing and reinstalling the pins from the rain lip - they were perfectly aligned and had no problem removing and reinserting the pins. Happy with the fit, I removed the clamps..</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jEfv4k3v4wI/YGCNt2TslHI/AAAAAAAAMSU/H7rZO7nEBxAxjXfeIm0wIexp93T7qX9mACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810244%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jEfv4k3v4wI/YGCNt2TslHI/AAAAAAAAMSU/H7rZO7nEBxAxjXfeIm0wIexp93T7qX9mACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252810244%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I then marked where I needed to drill for the rivets.. and clamped the hinge to keep it from popping off while drilling..</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VoMw_DtR4pA/YGCNvafKiPI/AAAAAAAAMSg/Ez1IfcSOlwomuN6BkBWbz3OSiFnyQ7kugCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810251%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VoMw_DtR4pA/YGCNvafKiPI/AAAAAAAAMSg/Ez1IfcSOlwomuN6BkBWbz3OSiFnyQ7kugCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810251%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Drilling a #30 hole...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GJmhdrGLoSE/YGCNvidrg6I/AAAAAAAAMSk/hyd5Bfmlu34zlxoyEqP2eFW3rN9sMkVrQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810254%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GJmhdrGLoSE/YGCNvidrg6I/AAAAAAAAMSk/hyd5Bfmlu34zlxoyEqP2eFW3rN9sMkVrQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810254%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Using a 120-deg countersink for the rivet heads...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Ez8mY924ew/YGCNwIWWC6I/AAAAAAAAMSo/aqGGReuvTxU-NlwbA5g-3ei0DWL-J-LGQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810255%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Ez8mY924ew/YGCNwIWWC6I/AAAAAAAAMSo/aqGGReuvTxU-NlwbA5g-3ei0DWL-J-LGQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810255%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And installed BSC-44 pop rivets...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7mU375x3GV4/YGCNw895RaI/AAAAAAAAMSs/X4yqk8O4XNwBVOPITTI8ed5yUQtLaB-yQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810258%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7mU375x3GV4/YGCNw895RaI/AAAAAAAAMSs/X4yqk8O4XNwBVOPITTI8ed5yUQtLaB-yQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810258%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LHZWo3RQAeA/YGCNxeNmWbI/AAAAAAAAMSw/_iIUt8sVHOQ1xPPNpk2thbnMLR17WlnuACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810260%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LHZWo3RQAeA/YGCNxeNmWbI/AAAAAAAAMSw/_iIUt8sVHOQ1xPPNpk2thbnMLR17WlnuACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810260%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D5Wk_MKuhXU/YGCNyxGjJII/AAAAAAAAMS8/pQlXbPk8jXkf2fI8YWrzIGUBQPn_DZBMgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810269%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D5Wk_MKuhXU/YGCNyxGjJII/AAAAAAAAMS8/pQlXbPk8jXkf2fI8YWrzIGUBQPn_DZBMgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810269%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Perfectly flush with the top surface so the avionics hatch can lay perfectly flat!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>With the inside hinges permanently installed, it was time to focus on the hatch hinges. I cut them to length and installed them with the pin. Because the hinge is slightly bent to follow the top contour, the hinge stays in place without falling down...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5k9bxMJIZtM/YGCNzfahyyI/AAAAAAAAMTA/r1Wiod6JEZsd2zTIl6ecZAP8-13r1MhKQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810271%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5k9bxMJIZtM/YGCNzfahyyI/AAAAAAAAMTA/r1Wiod6JEZsd2zTIl6ecZAP8-13r1MhKQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810271%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Which is perfect - since this allows me to place the hatch on top of them while the flox cures.. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h4-yo9S1ZRo/YGCNz5zKf9I/AAAAAAAAMTE/GqooHMSVKDEIrUIt9wZjJnCdlM37Blx0QCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810275%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h4-yo9S1ZRo/YGCNz5zKf9I/AAAAAAAAMTE/GqooHMSVKDEIrUIt9wZjJnCdlM37Blx0QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810275%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>But before I mixed up any flox, I prepped the surfaces...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-55Yc1SfrX2o/YGCN0Y2gzVI/AAAAAAAAMTI/OPAjKhvUWlEUgHTpoUTyMbXrP76Cq5yKwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810282%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-55Yc1SfrX2o/YGCN0Y2gzVI/AAAAAAAAMTI/OPAjKhvUWlEUgHTpoUTyMbXrP76Cq5yKwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810282%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I also needed a way to know exactly where to place the hatch without moving it around too much since I didn't want the flox to spread around... so I put duct tape all around...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RmyWjBP7Ers/YGCN09vT-MI/AAAAAAAAMTM/r6jKJHlIAJg2tvRKWCV4F-i7QKiOV2tggCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810289%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RmyWjBP7Ers/YGCN09vT-MI/AAAAAAAAMTM/r6jKJHlIAJg2tvRKWCV4F-i7QKiOV2tggCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810289%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And marked where the final resting place of the hatch needed to go...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sl49Psx1bMk/YGCN1bikdVI/AAAAAAAAMTQ/hqQ0WP_bfowDG3QoQjWGibE0aK9-08rQACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810291%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sl49Psx1bMk/YGCN1bikdVI/AAAAAAAAMTQ/hqQ0WP_bfowDG3QoQjWGibE0aK9-08rQACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810291%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I also put tape to protect the hatch from bonding to the opening's sides...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-89YZIxEIGKE/YGCN14Ye-oI/AAAAAAAAMTU/jr8n6V1RyxU1QLjtKT3Bzj9fPrI8iFZ5gCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810292%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-89YZIxEIGKE/YGCN14Ye-oI/AAAAAAAAMTU/jr8n6V1RyxU1QLjtKT3Bzj9fPrI8iFZ5gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810292%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I made sure to place the tape such that it would also cover the hinge's hoops and keep flox from getting into them...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q4yOBWP41ls/YGCN2dliw9I/AAAAAAAAMTY/P5igQmVWJW0-9Q5u15-yWlxZNLB3N6ltQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810295%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q4yOBWP41ls/YGCN2dliw9I/AAAAAAAAMTY/P5igQmVWJW0-9Q5u15-yWlxZNLB3N6ltQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810295%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With everything prepped, I painted plain epoxy onto the hatch's mating surfaces...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uAeZv7h-PdE/YGCN2nZY-nI/AAAAAAAAMTc/nKQNIxnigfgsXmQAJQcvQ1JMQWzeXxUAQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810298%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uAeZv7h-PdE/YGCN2nZY-nI/AAAAAAAAMTc/nKQNIxnigfgsXmQAJQcvQ1JMQWzeXxUAQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810298%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Plain epoxy on the hinge's mating surfaces and applied flox...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-px1aFqrMfxg/YGCN2_YecBI/AAAAAAAAMTg/7XOuN-Fu7OY4ZEr8FjvmCc3t_FtcU_5ugCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810300%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-px1aFqrMfxg/YGCN2_YecBI/AAAAAAAAMTg/7XOuN-Fu7OY4ZEr8FjvmCc3t_FtcU_5ugCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810300%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dcG_WwYSht0/YGCN3T4L0xI/AAAAAAAAMTk/75lnbUIwVykV0uvj8RkEbBscJTBk23TDgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810302%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dcG_WwYSht0/YGCN3T4L0xI/AAAAAAAAMTk/75lnbUIwVykV0uvj8RkEbBscJTBk23TDgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810302%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With the hinges and flox in place... I then placed the hatch on top of it...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MxBfGK7LmRo/YGCN3436-ZI/AAAAAAAAMTo/l0k-J5X1xrYRKhOBoNmbVnrGzz7YfA5ywCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810304%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MxBfGK7LmRo/YGCN3436-ZI/AAAAAAAAMTo/l0k-J5X1xrYRKhOBoNmbVnrGzz7YfA5ywCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810304%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And weighed everything down with bricks... I placed a towel under the bricks to protect the hatch from getting scratched up...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0OxQ3gReG4c/YGCN4dBYZDI/AAAAAAAAMTs/iarW17mzVi8C4Bf2IhMkdoxXRIoUYsu7QCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810309%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0OxQ3gReG4c/YGCN4dBYZDI/AAAAAAAAMTs/iarW17mzVi8C4Bf2IhMkdoxXRIoUYsu7QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810309%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I made sure to press the hinge up onto the hatch.. and made sure they stayed there...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uoXeJjbIhuI/YGCN42tBGgI/AAAAAAAAMTw/uJZNtsX1TqUbGGsWbaVu431Agcn2Q5CNwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810311%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uoXeJjbIhuI/YGCN42tBGgI/AAAAAAAAMTw/uJZNtsX1TqUbGGsWbaVu431Agcn2Q5CNwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810311%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bYRr0cU10Qo/YGCN5WaoCXI/AAAAAAAAMT0/l_4CyuY2IB076Gz9EZ_YjKPWsXsYmLMRQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810312%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bYRr0cU10Qo/YGCN5WaoCXI/AAAAAAAAMT0/l_4CyuY2IB076Gz9EZ_YjKPWsXsYmLMRQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810312%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The next day, I removed the bricks and made sure the hatch was perfectly flush with the top surface...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-24mTNcUW15U/YGCN55mf3BI/AAAAAAAAMT4/RNtpdYu7Keo3lr8eTMRPajek5OL4fb2sQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810314%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-24mTNcUW15U/YGCN55mf3BI/AAAAAAAAMT4/RNtpdYu7Keo3lr8eTMRPajek5OL4fb2sQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252810314%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Indeed it was!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KY5nZIJ7zYU/YGCN6Zg2YXI/AAAAAAAAMT8/mUJAtIxJ-5EsYw1PK4bNjsYnTt9ytmFnQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810317%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KY5nZIJ7zYU/YGCN6Zg2YXI/AAAAAAAAMT8/mUJAtIxJ-5EsYw1PK4bNjsYnTt9ytmFnQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810317%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I removed the pins and popped the hatch off...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5gaM_oywQgc/YGCN68WkcRI/AAAAAAAAMUA/hpWva-LF38I5827S0CHd6RT_AE59dG0-ACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810321%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5gaM_oywQgc/YGCN68WkcRI/AAAAAAAAMUA/hpWva-LF38I5827S0CHd6RT_AE59dG0-ACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810321%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here I am removing the remnants of the tape that protected the hinges from getting any flox inside them...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XWEwJAfupFI/YGCN7bPFU1I/AAAAAAAAMUE/DUMYoMmkOgwJm2pq-vi8VvyzGltxdrhQwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810326%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XWEwJAfupFI/YGCN7bPFU1I/AAAAAAAAMUE/DUMYoMmkOgwJm2pq-vi8VvyzGltxdrhQwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252810326%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Perfect! I then marked where to drill holes for the rivets...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vbNl8EKM2e0/YGCN75yQj2I/AAAAAAAAMUI/WxzwkTUf11Ysjn57r-PeBe7CDEy-uTJtQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810327%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vbNl8EKM2e0/YGCN75yQj2I/AAAAAAAAMUI/WxzwkTUf11Ysjn57r-PeBe7CDEy-uTJtQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252810327%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And drilled away...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jD6bUueyupE/YGCN8aKEjtI/AAAAAAAAMUM/MNlGAvZCoww9OUGrU_vgJMUyy6lNvT3HACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810329%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jD6bUueyupE/YGCN8aKEjtI/AAAAAAAAMUM/MNlGAvZCoww9OUGrU_vgJMUyy6lNvT3HACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252810329%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Countersunk from the top...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A97ugjR6szE/YGCN8_b239I/AAAAAAAAMUQ/nOOwDZbM2Ykk2b1vexy2_-mZlrLv0ygCACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810332%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A97ugjR6szE/YGCN8_b239I/AAAAAAAAMUQ/nOOwDZbM2Ykk2b1vexy2_-mZlrLv0ygCACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252810332%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And installed the rivets...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FOv-t0X3zKQ/YGCN9dzATmI/AAAAAAAAMUU/wsPDTR7YGfczXQFBOO1vW119ppUmGzOawCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810336%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FOv-t0X3zKQ/YGCN9dzATmI/AAAAAAAAMUU/wsPDTR7YGfczXQFBOO1vW119ppUmGzOawCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810336%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Taaaaa-daaaaa! These hinges aren't going anywhere!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I-TZ8f7eM6o/YGCN9_eRMcI/AAAAAAAAMUY/3Y8DlkS1NWQEwld5Mt3fXGc73dXQKt-GACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810337%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I-TZ8f7eM6o/YGCN9_eRMcI/AAAAAAAAMUY/3Y8DlkS1NWQEwld5Mt3fXGc73dXQKt-GACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252810337%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Now for a demonstration....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pv-5Iw6_UbU/YGCN-TlPEaI/AAAAAAAAMUc/Wh3mk-3aojgj9eFzTpU6gBSDnmoT_rZcgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810339%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pv-5Iw6_UbU/YGCN-TlPEaI/AAAAAAAAMUc/Wh3mk-3aojgj9eFzTpU6gBSDnmoT_rZcgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252810339%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f39RxnlPiTg/YGCN-yjyhoI/AAAAAAAAMUg/TxwOe5loSjQrHXdnhaxGm4QFGSd4rGGdwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810340%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f39RxnlPiTg/YGCN-yjyhoI/AAAAAAAAMUg/TxwOe5loSjQrHXdnhaxGm4QFGSd4rGGdwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/%252810340%2529%2B%2528600x800%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-95oejamkcYc/YGCN_XbJv-I/AAAAAAAAMUk/EBXAc_Q0FcUzchKoMVklF36EPFKE8VnkQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810341%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-95oejamkcYc/YGCN_XbJv-I/AAAAAAAAMUk/EBXAc_Q0FcUzchKoMVklF36EPFKE8VnkQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810341%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EK8BbDEeZVc/YGCN_6vJ9jI/AAAAAAAAMUo/lsqifaTDXhkK3M-L2_7I_L0jWQ_SXonNwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810343%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EK8BbDEeZVc/YGCN_6vJ9jI/AAAAAAAAMUo/lsqifaTDXhkK3M-L2_7I_L0jWQ_SXonNwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810343%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The pin ends will be soldered/welded to a set screw that will be tapped into the rain lip.. but I will do that later when I get to the body work...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ml2njUsVzh0/YGCOAXYU38I/AAAAAAAAMUs/HXcenr9eN3UPRRKmyj7JYtB4jF12iazUQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/%252810346%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ml2njUsVzh0/YGCOAXYU38I/AAAAAAAAMUs/HXcenr9eN3UPRRKmyj7JYtB4jF12iazUQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/%252810346%2529%2B%2528800x600%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Aryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914208726502866360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416976019310059172.post-19141999176249926632020-07-19T09:36:00.004-07:002020-08-15T06:51:21.960-07:00Nose hatch<div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MliOfKXJaWA/XxOTIvY_9HI/AAAAAAAAMHo/XwxSPaacpEYnH3y6-49eglHvgrH8fwK0wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/%252810344%2529%2B%2528640x480%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MliOfKXJaWA/XxOTIvY_9HI/AAAAAAAAMHo/XwxSPaacpEYnH3y6-49eglHvgrH8fwK0wCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/%252810344%2529%2B%2528640x480%2529.jpg" width="0" /></a></div>Technically speaking, this is part of Chapter 13 - the nose. However, I waited to fiberglass the nose top when fiberglassing the canopy - so that everything would spline beautifully.<br />
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Note that I implemented a longer nose than the "per plans" version. The longer nose has two compartments instead of one - so my hatch will be a different size and shape. Also, rather than use nutplates to secure the nose hatch, I wanted a more convenient way of opening/closing the hatch - so rather than use nutplates, I will use a custom hinge.<br />
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I started out by drawing out a shape I thought was reasonable (don't worry, I changed it a hundred times before I committed to the final one!)<br />
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I placed plastic wrap over the nose and laid up 3-plies BID over it. The plan was to make the nose hatch using the current nose top as a mold.<br />
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I then built a frame over it using 2x1's (using Liquid Nails instead of Bondo; I find it easier to use since it comes in a calking tube, I don't have to mix it and gives me plenty of time to work with it).<br />
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Placed it upside-down on my workbench and rough trimmed the edges...<br />
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Ah, perfect! This really helped hold its shape on the workbench!<br />
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I then sanded the inside surface dull...<br />
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In order to fine tune the inside of the hatch, I needed to know exactly where my opening was going to be... so I turned my focus to that...<br />
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I drew a cutline 0.7" inward... this will serve as the water-seal all around the nose hatch...<br />
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I then made the cut... being careful not to cut into the F1-3 bulkhead in the middle...<br />
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For the forward lip, I used a dremel cutting-wheel for better accuracy...<br />
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Taaaa-daaaaa!<br />
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Ok, now to mill out all that foam underneath! Taking out the BIG GUNS for this job!!<br />
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Slowly but surely, I was able to mill out all the foam...<br />
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Now I had to smooth everything out...<br />
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Using a sanding drum worked great for the meaty parts...<br />
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I had to cut out a notch in the top portion of the F1-3 bulkhead... since the hatch has some thickness to it... I marked it and cut away...<br />
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Notice the curve on top of F1-3...<br />
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This allowed me to see how close I was getting to the edges all around...<br />
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I would then take the hatch back to the bench, and with a dremel wheel sand a bit more foam off the edge...<br />
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The inside foam is starting to take shape!<br />
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I also made sure to bevel the edges to have a smooth transition for the inside glass...<br />
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With the inside surface all prepped, it was time to glass the inside surface of the hatch... I started out by patching the foam voids with dry micro, then painted plain epoxy around all edges for a good glass-to-glass bond...<br />
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Slurried the foam surface...<br />
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Then 3 plies BID....<br />
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After cure, I trimmed up all the edges...<br />
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With the inside surface glassed, it was time to remove the 2x1 bracing...<br />
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Liquid nails is tougher than bondo, so I use the multi tool to help release it...<br />
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It leaves a bunch of blobs, but these are easily sanded off with a palm sander...<br />
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That's a nice looking hatch! (never mind the edges... I did a rough trim and will cut it to its final shape later)<br />
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Now to finalize the inside of the compartment... I sanded all the surfaces smooth, used a dremel to apply a flox corner around the entire perimeter of the hatch opening...<br />
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Made sure to file away any micro for a strong flox bond...<br />
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Also prepped all the existing glass for a good glass-to-glass bond that will overlap...<br />
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The forward nose compartment floor needed some attention...<br />
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So I cut out a floor panel out of 1/4" high density foam...<br />
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I poured liquid foam into the existing uneven compartment floor, and placed the nice new clean panel into position. The idea being to weigh it down in place and the expanding liquid foam will fill in all the uneven gaps below it. I now have a perfectly flat even compartment floor! Turned out great!<br />
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Showing the inside corners of the arch (looking forward)...<br />
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Here's the aft face of the arch... this surface will remain un-glassed for now until I figure out how I want to close out the canard/elevator torque tubes...<br />
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Notice how all mating surfaces are prepped... floxed corners around the entire perimeter... all foam has been sanded smooth... just about ready for glass!<br />
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Ok, lets do this! I cut enough BID glass to make sure I had at least 2 plies for each surface... making sure to overlap at least 1" with any section...<br />
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I painted plain epoxy inside all flox corners and applied flox all around (I worked the aft nose compartment first... and the forward nose compartment the next day to divide the workload)<br />
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I then slurried all foam surfaces... I mixed the slurry on the drier side to help keep it from oozing down the walls...<br />
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I also painted plain epoxy to the mating glass surfaces below the foam side pillars.. <br />
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One section at a time, I slowly installed 2-plies BID all around the compartment...<br />
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I should note that I also installed 3"x5" trapezoid sections to the armpits of the arch to reinforce the corners...<br />
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Here's a better shot of the "armpit" of the arch...<br />
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After cure, I trimmed all the overhang...<br />
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Now to glass the forward compartment...<br />
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Sanded all the foam smooth, prepped the flox corners, etc...<br />
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Here is a shot looking forward and up at the F-7.75 bulkhead ... notice how I left a good 0.7" lip all around for a strong glass-to-glass bond... as the lip makes its way around to the sides, it transitions back into a flox corner...<br />
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Again, I made sure I had 2-plies BID on all surfaces... including the compartment floor...<br />
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After cure, I trimmed everything up... looking great!<br />
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With the inside nose compartments complete, it was time to focus on installing the hatch hinge hardware...<br />
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It took a bit of thinking.. and this is why deviating from plans is so time consuming... you have to come up with all the details yourself and figure out how to make it work...<br />
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I started out by making a hinge out foam to test the dimension/geometry and see if the hatch would clear the opening... I tested 3 different foam hinge geometries before settling on the one I felt confident enough the geometry would work... and finally cut the real hinge out of the expensive 2024-T3 1/8" thick plate.<br />
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I also had to come up with a way to bolt the hinge onto the F-7.75 bulkhead. I cut a small plate out of 1/4" birch plywood... and made two brackets out of 1"x1" extruded aluminum...<br />
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Installed the t-nuts to the plywood plate...<br />
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I then realized I would have a difficult time installed the plate.. how could I keep the plate from sliding down during cure? So I made a small toothpick diameter hole on the centerline of F-7.75...<br />
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And drilled the plywood plate to slide a toothpick through it...<br />
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Look ma, no hands!!! Taaaa-daaaa!<br />
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I prepped the surface for bonding...<br />
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Plugged the t-nut threads with plastic wrap to keep flox and epoxy from getting in...<br />
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Painted plain epoxy to the F-7.75 bulkhead...<br />
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Painted the plywood plate with plain epoxy...<br />
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Pancaked flox to the backside of the plate...<br />
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And installed it onto F-7.75... using the toothpick as a locating pin...<br />
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I then prepregged 5 plies of BID on the bench (approx 6"x5"), and installed the prepreg, using a brush to remove any air bubbles...<br />
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Taaaaa-daaaaa! Brackets installed!<br />
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Ok, now to mount the hinges to the hatch... but how?! I needed a way to "lock" the hinges in the exact position that would keep an equal gap all around the hatch...<br />
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I knew the brackets had to be x-distance apart based on the brackets that were installed onto F-7.75... so I drew the hatch centerline... and then measured half x distance from the center line...<br />
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I know had the slits marked of where the hinges needed to be installed...<br />
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Using the multi tool... I cut the slits...<br />
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I then cleaned up the hinges and drilled a bunch of holes for the flox to bite...<br />
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I used the dremel to mill out all the foam... all the way down to the glass on the other side for the flox to bond to...<br />
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I then installed the hinges to the brackets... and put a bunch of foam blocks to lift the hinges into position...<br />
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Notice the 2x1 block at the very top... I cut slits into the 2x1 block to keep the perfect spacing between the two hinges (same spacing I cut the slits into the hatch)...<br />
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I played with the foam blocks until I had the hinge height such that it would barely touch the hatch's top skin (in other words, have the hinge fit into the hatch slit.. and go deep into the slit but not touch the glass skin on the other side)...<br />
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With everything prepped, it was time to bond the hinges into the slits for good! I mixed up flox and filled the hatch slits..<br />
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I then placed the hatch into position, pressing the hatch to force the hinges into the slits. I let it cure overnight and hoped for the best. The next day, I opened the hatch...<br />
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Worked great!!! The 2x1 did get stuck to the hinges from a bit of flox that oozed down, but that was easily knocked off...<br />
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I uninstalled the hatch from the brackets... took it to the bench and used a dremel to clean off all the excess flox around the hinges... I also prepped the surrounding surfaces to install some glass plies over the hinges...<br />
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With everything prepped, I installed flox fillet along the hinge edges.. and filled the holes to give the glass something to bite to...<br />
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I then prepregged 2-plies BID at 45 and installed it over the hinge slit... peel plied the edges for a smooth transition...<br />
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The next day, I cleaned everything up...<br />
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Taaaa-daaaaa! Hinges are installed onto the hatch...<br />
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Spent a little bit of time sanding / fine tuning the hatch edges...<br />
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And there you have it.. the nose hatch is complete! The step between the hatch and the fuselage will get filled during the finishing phase. Also, I will install a latch mechanism later on...<br />
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Technically, this section belongs in Chapter 24 (covers, fairings, consoles) step 4 - canard cover. But I'm placing it in Chapter 18 since I glassed the top of the canard and the nose when I glassed the outside skin of the canopy - all in one shot.<br />
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So with the top nose glassed, it was time to mark the cutlines and remove the canard.<br />
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I used a 3-foot section of Nylaflow tubing to help me mark a nice spline forward of the canard...<br />
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The aft cutline was simply where the F28 bulkhead sits...<br />
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It was time to make the cut! You would think taking a blade to the airplane would feel "normal" by now... but no... the adrenaline still kicks in every time!!<br />
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For the forward cut, I used a dremel cut-wheel since it makes it easier to cut the curved spline...<br />
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Especially around the corners...<br />
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With the cuts made, I used a knife to slice through the foam underneath...<br />
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I pulled and pulled on the canard and couldn't get it off! And then I had a "Oh crap!" moment - I had totally forgotten that the canard was BOLTED onto the F22 bulkhead! Since I haven't cut my nose hatch yet, there was no way for me to easily remove the canard bolts! The only way was to dive under the instrument panel and blindly reach in with a wrench and hope to remove the bolts. After a few tries, I finally got it!<br />
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The canard was now happy to come off and I set it on top of stands to get to work on the inside of the canard compartment.<br />
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In Chapter 24 (page 24-3), the plans say to glass the backside surface with 2 plies BID. However, I figure why let this compartment go to waste? Sure it's a tight space, but the Long-EZ doesn't have spare room anywhere, and I wasn't going to let this space go to waste. Perhaps I can fit a small tool bag, or spare parts... who knows, I'll find out later... for now, let's turn this into a valuable storage compartment!<br />
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So I started out by milling out as much foam as I could...<br />
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On the lip, I made sure to sand down to the glass for a nice glass-to-glass lip...<br />
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The front side too...<br />
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I made sure the inside corners had a nice fillet for a smooth transition onto the top surface of the canard...<br />
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The compartment is just about ready for glass!<br />
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I failed to take a picture, but I cut the handle off the brush, and used it to wet out the fiberglass inside the compartment... it was easier than I thought and worked out great!<br />
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After cure, I trimmed all the edges and overhang...<br />
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I wanted to make sure whatever I end up putting inside of this compartment doesn't fall aft and into the avionics bay... so I decided to make a small bulkhead.. I took scrap H45 3/8" thick foam and glassed 1 ply BID on one side...<br />
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I then traced out the opening and trimmed it... (never mind the marked lines... those were on there from before)...<br />
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Perfect fit! The glassed surface faces the inside of the compartment...<br />
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And put a flox corner all around the edges...<br />
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The backside was now ready to be glassed!<br />
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Look at ALL that extra storage space!!! Ok, so maybe I won't be able to fit golf clubs in there... but an emergency kit or two for sure!<br />
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With the canard storage compartment complete, it was time to focus on the forward face of the F28 bulkhead...<br />
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I'll glass this surface later on when I work on the nose compartment...<br />
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I had purposely covered F28 with tape to protect it... it was now time to remove the tape and prep F28 for glass...<br />
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Notice how I added a bit of space on top of the "per plans" F28... this was in order to get the canopy, canard top and nose top to all spline beautifully...<br />
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I made a flox corner all around the top for a nice strong edge...<br />
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And a flox corner around the corners as well...<br />
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After cure, I trimmed everything up perfectly flush and re-drilled the canard pin holes...<br />
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The pins are still dry fitted and will be floxed in permanently later on...<br />
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I then reinstalled the canard to test fit it... PERFECT!!! I will glass the forward surfaces when I figure out how I want to close out the elevator torque tubes later on...<br />
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And there you have it... the canard top cover is complete!<br />
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<br />Aryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914208726502866360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416976019310059172.post-67314106742588471402020-07-18T09:37:00.001-07:002020-07-18T09:37:41.688-07:00Canopy brace and gas spring<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LmB5nR9k-g0/XxMNRafDweI/AAAAAAAAL5M/xA8w2kNwiAYnqr35D-bFVZ-T5wsr0LHtgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/%252810121%2529%2B%2528640x480%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LmB5nR9k-g0/XxMNRafDweI/AAAAAAAAL5M/xA8w2kNwiAYnqr35D-bFVZ-T5wsr0LHtgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/%252810121%2529%2B%2528640x480%2529.jpg" width="0" /></a><br />
With the canopy hinges installed, it was now time to install the cross-brace that keeps the canopy from "spreading" (width wise). The plans has us install two cross-braces: one in the middle and one towards the aft of the canopy; however, many Long-EZ passengers complain that the aft canopy brace hits them on the head when closing the canopy - so current builders leave the aft brace off - as will I.<br />
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Also, I will install a gas-spring to the middle brace. This will help open and close the canopy - similar to the trunk lid of an SUV.<br />
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Ok, so let's get started! First, I removed the canopy from the fuselage and propped it on stands.<br />
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The plans say to mill out a cavity, fill it with flox, and install the brace. But since I'm installing a gas spring to it, I needed a way to keep the brace from being torqued out of its hole. After giving this some thought, I created a plan to use the forward most screw (of the aft hinge) to pass through the brace. Since the canopy hinges have hard-points, this would serve as a perfect anchor and keep the brace from torquing out.<br />
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Here is the aft canopy hinge...<br />
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Zooming in, notice how I removed the forward most screw...<br />
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I then reinstalled the canopy onto the fuselage (one of hundreds of times during this process), and marked the locations for the brace on the canopy rails. For the right canopy rail, the brace needed to pass through the hinge screw - so this location was easy.<br />
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For the left canopy rail, I aligned it such that the brace will be 100% parallel with the rollover structure tube next to it. (I failed to take a picture of the alignment, so I'm cheating here by showing you the already drilled pic)<br />
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With the locations on the canopy rails marked, it was time to drill. I started with a small dia bit to make a pilot hole... aiming to go through the hinge screw hole...<br />
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This was a bit terrifying since I only had one shot at it!! To my relief, I drilled exactly through the hinge screw hole... here is a shot looking up through the bottom of the canopy rail... you can see the drill bit intersecting the hinge screw hole...<br />
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I then opened up the hole to 0.5" dia (since I decided to use a 0.5" dia 4130 brace 0.049" wall)<br />
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And then drill the left canopy rail (using the marked location that would result in the brace being 100% parallel with the rollover tube in the fuselage)...<br />
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Notice how I drilled the left rail all the way through... this was to allow me to slide the brace in through this side (rather than try to force the canopy open the way the plans suggests).<br />
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Test fitting the brace through...<br />
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I then made a hole on the right end of the brace to allow the hinge screw to pass through it... this will keep the tube from torquing out..<br />
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Test fitting it.. perfect fit! Ok, with some overhang on the left side as anticipated...<br />
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I reinstalled the canopy (4th millionth time!) and played with the canopy width (by pushing/pulling on the left canopy rail - remember, the right rail is "locked" in position with the hinge screw) until the aft nook aligned flush...<br />
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When I had it exactly where I wanted, I marked the brace...<br />
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Removed the canopy and the brace... and brought it over to my vice...<br />
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I measured about 0.25" inboard from my mark since I didn't want any portion of the brace protruding outboard of the canopy rail.... so notice the second mark....<br />
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I then reinstalled the brace (temporarily - still not floxed in) to make sure everything fit well. Since the left rail wasn't floxed in, the canopy was still able to flex (width wise). So I cut a 2x1 to the final width I wanted the canopy and used bondo to "lock" the width.<br />
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Before floxing the brace in permanently, I wanted to make sure the gas spring geometry was going to work (can you imagine doing ALL this work, floxing the brace in and then finding out the canopy doesn't open all the way?!)<br />
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So I marked where on the rollover tube I wanted the gas spring stud to be located. I measured how high above the fuselage longerons the canopy brace was and translated this height onto the rollover tube.<br />
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I then made a pilot hole... and slowly enlarged it in order to tap a 5/16"-18 thread for the gas spring ball stud...<br />
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Speaking of ball stud... let's talk gas springs for a moment. I purchased mine from Mcmaster Carr (<a href="https://www.mcmaster.com/4138T71/">https://www.mcmaster.com/4138T71/</a>) Part # 4138T71. This was based on my geometry (the position of the rollover tube with respect to my canopy brace) and a 40 lb push force. Truth be told, I first purchased one that was too short and had to return it for a longer one.<br />
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The end sockets are not removable.<br />
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But the ball stud is. I didn't like the idea of simply threading the stud to the rollover tube (since the tube is thin-walled and also sits at an angle)... so I also purchased this threaded insert to weld into the rollover tube (<a href="https://www.mcmaster.com/97191A250/">https://www.mcmaster.com/97191A250/</a>) part # 97191A250.<br />
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The gas spring comes with the ball stud and the lock pin. (although I did purchase additional ball studs with longer threads (<a href="https://www.mcmaster.com/9512K63/">https://www.mcmaster.com/9512K63/</a>) 0.75" thread length vs the standard 0.55" that the gas spring comes with.<br />
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Here I am showing how the lock pin works... there are two small holes on the top and bottom sides of the ball joint. The ball stud gets press fitted into the joint (leaving that out so you can see the lock pin), the lock pin gets inserted and the collar wrapped around the neck to keep it in place. This keeps the ball stud from popping out of the joint.<br />
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For the time being, I simply threaded the ball stud into the rollover structure... and installed the gas spring...<br />
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I then reinstalled the canopy (I lost count now...)<br />
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I then marked the location of onto the canopy brace (keep in mind, this is the EXTENDED position)... so I then measured the offset and marked where it would be in the RETRACTED position....<br />
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It was hard to see the mark on the black tube, so I put tape over it and marked the tape...<br />
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With the mark made, I uninstalled the canopy, removed the brace... and brought it over to the drill press to make a pilot hole.... it was very important to drill the whole at the correct orientation so that it would be perpendicular to the hole at the end where the hinge screw goes through.<br />
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I then opened it up to a #F size so I could tap it with a 5/16-18 tap...<br />
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Tapping a 5/16-18 thread for the ball stud...<br />
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Taaaa-daaaa!! I'm not worried about using a threaded insert here since there is plenty of thread surface (unlike at the rollover structure)....<br />
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With both ball studs installed... it was time to test the gas spring!<br />
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Look ma, no hands!! I had to be careful here because remember, the brace is not floxed in yet, only being held by that hinge screw...<br />
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Ok, so with the canopy opening and closing perfectly, it was time to permanently flox the brace in place for good! I prepped the ends of the brace by sanding and scuffing them up...<br />
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On the left end, I drilled a bunch of holes through it to allow the flox to bite...<br />
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I may have gone overboard, but hey, no harm...<br />
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I then plugged the ends with plastic wrap to keep the flox from oozing into the tube later on...<br />
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One canopy brace ready to be installed!<br />
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While prepping, it occurred to me that the flox might ooze out of the bottom of the hinge hole...<br />
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So I tapped the bottom to keep the flox in...<br />
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Also, I prepped the left rail by milling out some foam all the way down to the glass. I wanted to make sure the flox was going to bond to the glass of the canopy rail for a strong bond...<br />
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With everything prepped, I mixed up flox and used a ziplock bag to insert flox into the right rail first. Painted plain epoxy to the ends of the brace and inserted the brace through. I then used a spare AN3 bolt and inserted it through the hinge hole to make sure the brace was all the way in and in the correct orientation. I then filled the left rail hole with flox until it oozed out on the other side...<br />
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I removed the spare AN3 bolt so that it would not get bonded in permanently...<br />
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The next day after it cured, I re-drilled the hinge hole to remove some of the flox that had fallen into the hinge hole...<br />
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I reinstalled the hinge screw, removed the 2x1 brace and cleaned off all the bondo residue...<br />
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And reinstalled the canopy.... (I told you I was going to reinstall the canopy a million times throughout this process!)<br />
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Taaaa-daaaaa!!! Canopy opens and closes perfectly!!! And I love the sound the gas spring makes!!<br />
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Oh yea, I almost forget... we still have to weld the inserts!<br />
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The strakes / fuel tanks were built with flat leading edges so that it would be easier to seal up the inside of the fuel tank. But this wouldn't make a really efficient leading edge for an airfoil. The plan here is to bond a bunch of foam to the leading edge... shape it like an airfoil.. and glass it.<br />
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First of all, this step was "forgotten" in the plans. CP#30 LPC#84 says: "We omitted to tell you to micro a urethane foam block (2 lbs/ft3 green) to the 'flat' leading edges of the strakes, see page 21-7, cure, then carve to match proper leading edge contour (ribs R23, R45 and the wing). Slurry the foam and lay up two plies of UND crossing each other at 45 degrees to the leading edge of the strakes. Lap this layup 1/2" onto the strakes top and bottom."<br />
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If you recall way back when I built the fuselage sidewalls (chapter 5), I embedded a conduit such that I could route wires from the leading edge of the strake to the avionics compartment. Well it was now time to install the conduit from the fuselage to the outboard of the strakes. I started by sanding/prepping the flat leading edges so that I could bond the 0.5" pex pipe conduit to it...<br />
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I marked where the conduit needed to line up with the one that was already embedded inside the fuselage wall...<br />
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I used a dremel to make a notch on the R23 and R45 tips so I could slide the conduit in...<br />
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I cut the inboard tip of the conduit so that it would be flush with the fuselage wall...<br />
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Roughed up the entire conduit so that the flox would bond well...<br />
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I then used duct tape to hold the conduit in place...<br />
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Used a clamp to hold the outboard end tight around the OD rib... the idea being that any wires that make their way into the OD/R45 compartment will be able to be fished through the strake leading edge and into the avionics compartment...<br />
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Happy with the conduit placement, I mixed up wet flox and dabbed it along the top.. making a nice fillet...<br />
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Here is a good shot showing the conduit that was already embedded in the fuselage wall... I made a hole to verify I could fish wires through... this will later get patched up... or I'll create a small "access cover"...<br />
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Repeated for the other side...<br />
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After it cured, I sanded everything again.. this time so that the foam blocks I was about to install would bond well to the surface...<br />
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Let's talk foam blocks. For the outboard fairing block, I purchased a styrofoam large cell block (8"x16"x25") from aircraft spruce... the idea was to cut this block in half to use for both sides...<br />
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Cut it in half... simple, right? Can't do it with the bandsaw... its too tall! So I came up with this contraption... I used a 2x1 to clamp it onto my workbench... and used the 2x1 and the table's edge as a saw guide...<br />
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Notice the table's edge acting as a guide...<br />
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This worked great! Taaa-daaaaa! Two peices!<br />
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Ok, but now I had to make it fit into the corner between the strake and wing root... so I traced a template and cut it out using cardboard...<br />
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Brought my template to the foam block and marked it...<br />
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Trying to test fit it... but that conduit is in the way!<br />
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So I marked the conduit location...<br />
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And milled out a notch using the dremel...<br />
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There we go!! That's what I'm talking about!!!<br />
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I then prepped the surface getting it ready to bond the block...<br />
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But how is it going to stay put while it cures? I prepped a come-along strap wrapped around the spar to do just that...<br />
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I also made a dummy rib out of cardboard to hold/protect my nav antenna cable...<br />
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I mixed up liquid pour foam, spread it all over the mating surfaces, and pressed the block in place... using the come-along strap to hold it there...<br />
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This worked great!<br />
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Of course, I had to repeat this for the other side as well..<br />
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Now to focus on the strake leading edge foam blocks... I purchased four styrofoam large cell blocks (4"x8"x16")... and used my bandsaw to cut each of these in half...<br />
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The result was eight (four for each side) blocks for the leading edge...<br />
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Since the conduit is in the way, I had to mill out a notch for each block...<br />
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Here I am test fitting each block... the conduit held the foam blocks in place<br />
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Looking very Lego like....<br />
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I trimmed the inboard most block flush with the fuselage wall...<br />
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And repeated for the other side...<br />
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Notice I also cut wedges to fill the gaps between the outboard fairing block and R1... and another wedge between R2/R3 where the strake kink is...<br />
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I mixed up small batches of liquid foam and installed one block at a time...<br />
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I knew I was going to have a mismatch between the foam blocks and the top of the strake...<br />
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So I mixed up more liquid foam and poured it along the transition...<br />
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With all the foam in place... it was time to shape a perfect airfoil leading edge.. I started with the big guns! It helps to have a NEW sanding belt (ask me how I know!)<br />
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I sawed off the heavy stuff... being careful not to let the saw touch the strake skin...<br />
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The key to shaping the foam blocks was understanding what to trim first. Step 1 was to establish the actual leading edge line. Notice the black "line".. this was a first go at identifying the leading edge (a line between the wing leading edge and the point where the strake kinks (the leading edge of R23). The second line is the line between the leading edge of R23 and the point where the inboard strake leading edge mates with the fuselage wall.<br />
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I used the saw to trim the leading edge... staying a bit more forward to be conservative...<br />
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I then placed a straight edge to the leading edge.. and sanded it perfectly straight...<br />
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The idea being to end up with a leading edge that would intersect exactly with the wing's leading edge...<br />
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Looks like the leading edge line was cut with a laser! This took a lot of patience... as it was a lot of: check with the straight edge.. sand a little... check with a straight edge... sand a little... until it was just right!<br />
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With the leading edge defined (from the top view), I now needed a way to mark the leading edge waterline. So I took out my leveling laser...<br />
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This isn't as fancy as it sounds... I literally taped a laser to the side of a box... placed the box on a stand... and leveled the box with shims...<br />
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I shimmed until the laser aligned with the wing's leading edge... and with the point on the fuselage wall where the strake will mate with the fuselage wall...<br />
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Taaaaa-daaaaaa! Strake leading edge defined!<br />
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It was now time to sand the airfoil shape. Mentally, I was picturing this as two tasks: one was to blend the top surface of the airfoil down to the leading edge waterline, and the second: blend the bottom surface of the airfoil up to the leading edge waterline...<br />
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Then sanding by hand for fine tuning...<br />
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I used a surform for the top surface... slowly and patiently. There is a post I made earlier talking about the "<a href="http://www.aryjglantz.com/2019/07/strake-fairing-kink.html">strake fairing kink</a>"... which talks about how the outboard fairing block has a "ramp" to it...<br />
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I noticed a low spot along the inboard top transition area... so I used more liquid foam on top and let it cure...<br />
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Over the period of a week or so... it finally took shape...<br />
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Beautiful transition between the strake and wing...<br />
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No low spots... perfectly blended...<br />
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Just about ready for glass!<br />
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I prepped/sanded all the areas that were going to get overlapped with glass...<br />
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Including the fuselage wall where it will get overlapped...<br />
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I taped wax paper on the wing's inboard section so that I could overlap the glass onto the wing and not worry about it bonding to the wing...<br />
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With everything set, it was go time! I painted plain epoxy on all overlapping surfaces (top, bottom and fuselage wall)... used dry micro to fill all voids and slurried the foam...<br />
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CP#30 LPC#84 says to use two plies UND crossing at 45. I rarely ever change the ply schedule... but I decided to go with one ply BID at 45... and a second ply of UND parallel with the leading edge. I just wanted a beefier leading edge.<br />
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Here is a shot showing the inboard leading edge.. with peel ply for a nice smooth transition..<br />
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The outboard end... overlapping onto the wing...<br />
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The fuel drain tap...<br />
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The next day, I marked the line where the strake butts up against the wing's inboard edge...<br />
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Using a dremel cutwheel and a hacksaw blade, I cut along the line.. being extremely cautious not to cut too deep and damage the nav antenna cable living underneath...<br />
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The duct tape / wax paper did a great job of releasing the trimmed portion...<br />
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Finished product! Perfect strake/wing mating plane...<br />
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<br />Aryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914208726502866360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416976019310059172.post-31872269234670676822020-04-07T16:13:00.004-07:002020-04-07T16:14:08.083-07:00Rudder return springsWith the rudders installed, it was time to install the return springs. These springs bring the rudders to their neutral position when there are no wind loads to do the job.<br />
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The original plans gives us instructions on how to make the rudder return spring assembly (on page 20-6) using:<br />
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-Aluminum tube 4.5" long, 1" OD x 0.035 wall<br />
-4" steel spring (0.35" OD x 0.050 wire dia<br />
-a hook formed out of 3/32" piano wire<br />
-1/4" birch plywood plug<br />
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The idea being to make a 1" dia disk out of plywood, attach a hook to it, and use it to plug the aluminum tube. This way the assembly can be floxed inside the winglet and the spring can have something to hook on to.<br />
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So I ordered all the parts, including 3/32" piano wire. Have you ever used 3/32" piano wire?! Not sure how one is supposed to bend this thing but it was impossible to bend a clean hook out of it!<br />
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Instead, I made the 1" plywood plug and used a large cotter pin. I fished it through the plug, added a washer (to protect the pin from eating into the plywood for years to come) and used a flat head screwdriver to split the pin legs apart. I then used a dremel to cut the legs shorter than the plug's diameter. Taaaaa-daaaa!<br />
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Notice how I also beveled the plug so it would have a nice fit on top of the aluminum tube.<br />
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Ok, so now to install it inside the winglet. The "high performance rudder plans" says to install the assembly at WL25. HOWEVER, the RST-2802 antenna manual (the Holy Grail manual that explains everything you ever wanted to know about canard airplane antennas) says "If there is a piece of metal more than an eighth of a wavelength long within a quarter wavelength of the plastic plane antenna design, the antenna performance will be degraded". They go on to say "with the classic dipole 'rabbit ears' design, metal close to the center of the antenna where the ears come together has practically zero effect. Metal out at the tips of the ears has a tremendous effect."<br />
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Hmmmmm... but the High Performance Rudder plans tell us to install a blob metal object at the tip of the antenna! Nooooooooo!!! Why!!!!?!?!!<br />
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If you recall from earlier posts, I purchased my antenna from Advanced Aircraft Electronics... their antenna is 43" long.. so there was no way I could move the rudder return spring assembly further down... as you can see from the pic below... my antenna pretty much spans the entire winglet (from top to bottom)...<br />
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So I decided to follow RST's suggestion and move the metal tube assembly closer to the middle of the antenna (where the rabbit ears come together). Since the middle of my antenna has a 1" cube (where the BNC connector is), I decided to get as close to the cube as possible. I took a square to the trailing edge of the winglet and marked where I wanted to the tube installed.<br />
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I then uninstalled the rudder and drew a 1" dia circle at the same waterline where my marks were..<br />
Since the rudder only deflects outboard, I biased the hole to the inboard wall of the winglet. This way the spring will be most effective.<br />
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Ok, time to drill! I took a large drill bit and made a pilot hole... making sure to be parallel with my mark lines...<br />
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I then used a dremel to open up the hole to 1" dia...<br />
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Here I am test fitting the aluminum tube assembly...<br />
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Time to flox it in! I started by painting the tube with plain epoxy...<br />
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I also painted the hole inside the winglet with wet flox...<br />
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I pressed the tube in until it was only extruding about 1/16"...<br />
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With the tube assemblies installed inside the winglet, it was time to install the hook on the rudder side. Again, rather than using piano wire, I used a cotter pin. Since it will be embedded inside the rudder in a pot of flox, I used the vice to crimp zig-zags for better grip...<br />
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Now I had to drill the hole on the leading edge of the rudder where the hook was going to be installed. Again, biasing it towards the inboard wall..<br />
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After cure, I installed the springs inside the tube assembly, reinstalled the rudders... and then used needle nose pliers to extend the spring and hook it onto the rudder hook...<br />
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And there you have it... the rudders now return to their neutral position on their own!<br />
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<br />Aryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914208726502866360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416976019310059172.post-77212721818313463942020-04-07T14:10:00.001-07:002020-04-07T14:10:14.495-07:00Fuel tank pressure checksWith the fuel tanks completely sealed, it was time to pressure check them and make sure there were no leaks.<br />
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The plans say to retap the 1/8" NPT drain holes, but I decided to hold off on that. This way, if I did have a leak, I wouldn't be questioning whether it was the fuel drains or the tank.<br />
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I didn't have an old altimeter laying around to "T" off as the plans has us do, so I went to Home Depot and purchased a bunch of fittings. These fittings can get pretty expensive, so rather than test both tanks at the same time, I focused on one for now.<br />
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I connected one of the vent lines to a 15 psi gauge, capped the other vent line, and taped a glove to the tank fuel line. The 15 psi gauge had a Schrader valve threaded to it so it made it easy to pump air into it.<br />
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The plans say to pump a delta of 1500 feet. So I pulled up the standard atmospheric altitude reference tables: at sea level we are at 14.696 psi... at 1500 ft we are at 13.91 psi... a difference of 0.79 psi. I decided to pump the tanks to 1.0 psi so it would be easier to read if there was a leak.<br />
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I figured if anything, the extra 0.21 psi of pressure would burst the glove before causing any damage to the fuel tank... using the glove as a pressure relief valve...<br />
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I stayed in the hangar for another 30 minutes or so... the gauge still read 1.0 psi and I was happy to know there were no leaks. But just to be safe, I left it overnight just to see if the pressure would hold. To my surprise, when I returned the following day, the gauge read zero! Here's the wild part, the glove was still inflated! What the heck was going on here?<br />
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I then came up with a hundred questions... do I have a leak? Is it the gauge? Is it one of the cheap hardware store fittings? But if it is leaking, why is the glove still inflated?<br />
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Rather than purchase new hardware, I figured I would try the experiment again on the other fuel tank. This way, if the pressure held on the other tank, I would know it wasn't the hardware. I removed all the hardware and re-plumbed everything to the other tank.<br />
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So I pumped it up to 1.0 psi... waited 30 minutes and all was good...<br />
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I was convinced it had to be the gauge! If it were the tanks, the gloves would have deflated! Ok, but I needed to prove it. So I uninstalled the gauge and used existing hardware to cap it on my workbench. I pumped it up to 1.5 psi... waited a day and sure enough dropped to zero the next day!<br />
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Case and point: these gauges are NOT designed to hold pressure for long periods of time. After a bit of research, turns out the manufacturer even states this on their product! (not sure why someone would want to purchase/use this if it can't give "real-time" pressure readings?) Anyways... moving on!<br />
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A hangar neighbor of mine was kind enough to lend me a "working" altimeter. I repeated the experiment, this time using an altimeter instead of the pressure gauge.<br />
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After doing a bit of research, it turns out that altimeters are not 100% leak proof. In fact, the FAR's publish a table that shows the allowable leak rate. This was new information to me and helped explain why the gauge AND altimeter eventually read zero... but the gloves were still inflated!<br />
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I finally decided to scrap any gauge and simply connect gloves to every fuel and vent line. This method doesn't tell me the actual pressure inside the tank, but at least will let me know if there is a leak or not.<br />
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Following the scientific method, I also inflated an independent glove and taped it off (sitting on top of the center section spar).. this will serve as my "control".<br />
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The next day, all gloves (including the control) were ALL fully inflated!! Woooohoooo!!! No leaks!<br />
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I kept the gloves on and noted their reaction in the weeks/months that followed. Some days the gloves would be REALLY inflated... and other days it was seem as though they were being sucked into the tank (like a vacuum). Of course, if you've taken high school physics, you would know this is perfectly normal behavior. No, it's not witchcraft, its the ideal gas law doing its thing!<br />
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Since the fuel tank is a closed system, the air molecules are expanding and contracting due to the changes in temperature. It was cool to see this play out from day to day! (nerd alert!)<br />
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And with that, I will go ahead and stamp these fuel tanks "leak tested"!<br />
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<br />Aryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914208726502866360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416976019310059172.post-23470922155661695292020-04-05T09:59:00.001-07:002020-04-05T10:02:47.489-07:00Mixing epoxyI get asked all the time - how do you mix epoxy? I always deflect that question and say - refer to the epoxy manufacturer that you are using.<br />
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Every epoxy system has its own specification, so it is EXTREMELY important that you follow what the manufacturer of YOUR epoxy system states - not this blog post.<br />
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In this post, I will explain how I mix my epoxy for the system that I use (primarily Aeropoxy PR2032 resin with PH3660 hardener). The idea is that you note the takeaways as to point out things to look out for... do NOT treat this as an instruction manual.<br />
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Most epoxy systems consists of two parts: a resin and a hardener. In order for the epoxy to meet its manufacturer's published mechanical properties, it is vital that the proper mix ratio be used. Why is this important?<br />
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Let's talk a little more about mechanical properties:<br />
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Mechanical properties are physical properties that a material exhibits upon the application of forces. Examples include: tensile strength, elongation, hardness, etc. You can think of these as: for a given load, how much does the material deform? How much load can it take before it cracks? How does temperature effect the material? Luckily, we live in a universe where the laws of physics don't change... and so if we test a specific material for these properties, they will always behave the same.<br />
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So when an engineer designs a part (e.g., a wing spar, a control surface, a control linkage), he or she uses these known properties of the material being used to make sure the part won't fail or break under expected loads. In other words, the shape of the part and the number of fiberglass plies is specifically designed based on the mechanical properties and the expected loads.<br />
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You can now see the danger of building a part out of a material that might have different mechanical properties than what the engineer expected... the part might fail! If the epoxy mix ratio is wrong, the epoxy won't have the mechanical properties published by the manufacturer. This would be REALLY bad, as the airplane can have a catastrophic structural failure even if operating under known safe conditions.<br />
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Ok, so how close to "perfect" do we have to be when mixing? Aeropoxy states that for PR2032 and PH3660, the ideal mix ratio is 100:27 (parts by weight), and that they like the mix ratio to be between 100:25 and 100:29 in order for the epoxy to obtain the physical properties they state on their technical data sheet.<br />
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Understanding how important it is to have the ideal mix ratio, I have (and will always) use a digital scale to mix my epoxy. Many builders use pumps so that they don't have to go through the trouble of measuring every ounce of epoxy used... but what if a small clog develops in the resin tube? Or the hardener tube? How will you know if the correct mix ratio is actually being pumped into the cup? This uncertainty scares me enough to take the time to measure each and every individual ounce of epoxy that I use on my airplane.<br />
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Calculating the parts:<br />
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The math to calculate how much resin and how much hardener needs to go in the cup can be a little daunting. Here, I will explain the process I use.<br />
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Given a mix ratio of 100:27 means that a total of 127 units of weight (100 resin + 27 hardener) will be in the cup. So if we divide the resin part (100) by the total weight (127), 100/127 we get 78.74%. This means that 78.74% of the total weight is resin. Similarly, if divide the hardener part (27) by the total weight (127), 27/127 we get 21.26%. This means 21.26% of the total weight is hardener.<br />
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How do we apply this? If I want 5 ounces of epoxy, I multiply 5 by 78.74% to find out how much resin I need (3.94 oz)... and multiply 5 by 21.26% to find out how much hardener I need (1.06 oz). Notice how 3.94 oz of resin + 1.06 oz of hardener gives me a total of 5 oz.<br />
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Rather than calculate this for EVERY cup of epoxy that I mix, I created a table for easy reference that I keep next to my digital scale:<br />
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Do I pour the resin into the cup first? Or the hardener? Does it matter? Well, it does if you go over by 0.1 oz. Let me explain:<br />
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To prove my point, lets say I want to mix a 4 oz batch of epoxy. This means I would need 3.15 oz of resin and 0.85 oz of hardener.<br />
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Let's say I pour the resin in first (3.15 oz)... and then pour the hardener into the cup until the scale reads 4.0 oz, but instead accidentally go over by 0.1 oz for a total of 4.1 oz. This means I have 0.1 oz more of hardener than I should. Is this ok? Do I need to scrap the batch and start over? Let's see:<br />
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Having 0.1 oz of extra hardener would mean that I have 0.95 oz of hardener and 3.15 oz of resin. This means my mix ratio is 100:30 (0.95/3.15 x100 = 30). Recall that Aeropoxy wants the ratio to be between 100:25 and 100:29... so we would be OVER the allowable range and have to scrap the batch!<br />
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On the other hand, let's say I poured the hardener in first (0.85 oz) and then poured the resin into the cup until the scale reads 4.0 oz, but accidentally go over by 0.1 oz for a total of 4.1 oz. This means I have 0.1 oz more resin than I should. Is this ok? Do I need to scrap the batch and start over? Let's see:<br />
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Having 0.1 oz of extra resin would mean that I have 3.25 oz of resin and 0.85 oz of hardener. This means my mix ratio is 100:26 (0.85/3.25 x100 = 26). We are inside the allowable mix ratio range and do not have to scrap the batch... saving time and money!<br />
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Of course, this only applies for the scenario where I accidentally go over by 0.1 oz. Don't ask me how many times that happens! So if I have the choice to pour resin or hardener first, I choose to pour the hardener first, knowing that if I accidentally over pour the resin by 0.1 oz, I can still use the batch.<br />
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Keep in mind that the extra "0.1 oz" number doesn't always work... and is NOT something special to Aeropoxy and/or other epoxy systems. It has to do with how much extra resin (or hardener) is poured compared to the TOTAL batch. In other words, if I were mixing a 1,000 oz batch, 1 oz of extra hardener or resin would be negligible (literally a "drop in the bucket").<br />
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Which brings me to the next point - is there a minimum amount of epoxy I can mix? The answer depends on how accurate the digital scale is. Standard digital scales found in office supplies stores are accurate to the nearest 10th of an ounce (0.1 oz).<br />
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So lets say I want to mix the smallest amount possible that my scale can read and I put 0.1 oz of hardener. This means I need to put 0.37 oz of resin for an ideal total weight of 0.47 oz. But my scale can only read to the nearest 10th... so it would read 0.5 oz. This means I might have 0.03 oz of extra resin in my cup. Is this ok? Let's see:<br />
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If I have 0.1 oz of hardener and 0.4 oz of resin, that would mean a mix ratio of 100:25, which is allowed. However, if I go over by 0.1 oz of resin, I now have a mix ratio of 100:20 which is NOT acceptable<br />
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Taking all these things into account, I've expanded on the table above to let me know if: 1) is the scale accuracy limiting, and 2) if I go over by 0.1 oz of resin, can I still use that batch?<br />
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Ok, so we know how much hardener and resin to pour into the cup. Now what? It's very important to mix the two properly so that the batch becomes homogeneous (just a fancy word to state the the mixture is uniform). As you are mixing, imagine dividing the cup into thousands of little pieces... would each piece have the appropriate mix ratio? In other words, if you don't mix the batch thoroughly, you could have parts of the batch that don't have a proper mix ratio (and so would not hold its mechanical properties). This is why properly mixing the solution is just as important!<br />
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Take mixing seriously. For every batch, I start off by mixing the solution as I would stirring chocolate milk (or cream in coffee) for about 5 seconds, gently revolving the mixing stick in circles. I then use the mixing stick to "scrape" the bottom of the cup. Remember I poured hardener into the cup first, so I want to make sure all that hardener comes off the bottom of the cup and mixes in with the rest of the solution (for 5 seconds or so). Next, I use the mixing stick to scrape the walls of the cup. I want to make sure any hardener or resin stuck to the walls mixes in well with the rest of the solution (again, for about 5 seconds or so). I then slide the mixing stick along the rim of the cup to make sure any resin or hardener stuck to the mixing stick blends in well with the rest of the solution. I then repeat the whole process 4 or 5 times.<br />
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This process sounds daunting, but after you do it a few times, muscle memory kicks in and you don't even think about it.<br />
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1. The mix ratio is EXTREMELY important and should be taken very seriously. Not doing so can have catastrophic consequences.<br />
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2. Every epoxy system is different and will have a specific mix ratio particular to that system. When switching systems (even if it is manufactured by the same company), remember to create new mix ratio tables with the proper corresponding mix ratio.<br />
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3. When creating your own mix ratio tables, pay attention to the rounding error based on how accurate your digital scale is. No matter what epoxy system you use, there exists a minimum amount you can mix based on how accurate your digital scale is.<br />
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4. Given the choice, pour hardener into the cup first. Depending what your ideal mix ratio is (and assuming there is more resin than hardener), you might be able to get away with accidentally pouring extra resin into the cup. How much extra depends on the ideal mix ratio and the total amount of epoxy you are trying to mix.<br />
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5. Remember to ALWAYS tare your scale AFTER you place your clean empty cup on the scale. A paper cup can weigh 0.2-0.5 oz.. so not taring the scale would give you a large mix ratio error - deeming your batch unusable!<br />
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6. Always test your scale before each use. I've developed a habit of placing a small cube that I know weighs 3.5 oz before every use. This is not a calibration by any means, but at least lets me know the scale hasn't lost its mind!<br />
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7. Properly mixing the solution is just as important as pouring the right amount of resin and hardener! Be certain you have thoroughly mixed the solution and are using proper mixing techniques stated above.<br />
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With the bottom strakes' outside layups and fuel blisters complete, it was now time to flip the bird right-side-up and glass the strakes' top outside layups.<br />
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To flip the bird, I tied a strap around the front portion of the fuselage and lifted it slightly with an engine hoist...<br />
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I placed the strap between the leading edge of the strake and the instrument panel so that if it were to slip off, it would be "locked" in place...<br />
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With the help of two friends, I lifted the fuselage from the engine mount (by hand standing on a step ladder to give me more height)... they removed the stands from underneath and rotated the fuselage up-right like a rotisserie... then slid the stands back in place. The whole process took less than 5-minutes!<br />
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Taaaa-daaaaa!!! Airplane is right-side up again!<br />
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Now to get busy cleaning up the leading edges...<br />
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And the blobs of Liquid Nails left behind from the 2x1's...<br />
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And the OD outboard diagonal rib edges...<br />
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All this overhang had to be sanded down flush...<br />
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With all that work out of the way, I noticed something that was bugging me...<br />
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When I placed a straight edge along the leading edge...<br />
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I noticed there was a half inch gap. CP#30 under "Builder hints" warns us about this. When I installed the top skin, I remember thinking that the OD can be shaped later and will fix itself. What ended up happening was that the top strake skin was too stiff and once bonded to R45, it will not want to spline with the OD. In other words, the OD rib's shape is based on the top and bottom strake skins (rather than making the OD the shape you want and having the top skin conform to it as said in the CP).<br />
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Nothing fancy.. just taped cardboard to the leading edge...<br />
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So I mixed up some liquid foam and poured it over the front portions of the strakes..<br />
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Other side had the same issue.. so I repeated the process there as well...<br />
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After a few hours... I had both sides leveled and flush! I should note that the strake's leading edges (per plans) do not connect with the wings in a "straight line". For more information on this, be sure to read this post: <a href="http://www.aryjglantz.com/2019/07/strake-fairing-kink.html" target="_blank">strake fairing kink</a>.<br />
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Super happy with the shape of the strake's leading edge now! It blends with the OD rib in a perfect line!<br />
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I made sure to prep all leading edge surfaces for a good glass-to-glass bond...<br />
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Also sanded and prepped the top surface of the spar. CP#32 warns us to not have a joggle between the top strake foam and the spar. With everything prepped, I wetted all surfaces that were going to be overlapped with plain epoxy, dry micro on large voids, slurried all foam surfaces..<br />
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Also put micro to fill the small void between the fuselage and top strake foam...<br />
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All voids filled with dry micro and slurried the foam...<br />
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Plain epoxy on the side of the fuselage.. since that will be overlapped...<br />
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Made sure to put epoxy along the seam where the foam skin comes in contact with the spar.. just to guarantee no leaks... also painted plain epoxy on the top surface of the spar..<br />
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With everything prepped, it was time for the first ply!<br />
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UNI parallel with the strake's leading edge... the back corner also got UNI (butted, no overlap)...<br />
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Then the 2nd UNI ply... this time fwd-aft orientation...<br />
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The 3rd ply is a 5" strip of UNI parallel with the OD rib...<br />
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I left the layup long and trimmed it post-cure...<br />
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I thought I could do both layups in one day, but actually decided to hold off! And glad I did because these layups are exhausting! Sure it's only 2 plies (plus the 5" OD ply), but there is SOOOO much surface area that my hand hurt just from mixing so much epoxy!<br />
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The next day, I repeated everything for the left strake...<br />
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The plans say to add a 4th ply on the left top strake only to handle any foot traffic that the passenger might produce over the years of getting in and out....<br />
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As some builders in the past have done, I added a strip of carbon fiber just to reinforce this foot traffic.<br />
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Close up of the carbon fiber! Man, I love this stuff! Looks so cool!<br />
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A few days later, I cleaned everything up and put the wings, canard and canopy back on to see how it looked fully assemble... sometimes you have to do things for a motivational boost! WOW!!! I'm sure glad I did because I can't express what I felt when I saw everything come together!<br />
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I still have to complete the strake's leading edges, leak test the tanks, add fuel caps, etc... but looking at the airplane like this sure gives me a great sense of accomplishment... and finally starting to see a glimmer of the light at the end of the tunnel!<br />
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Since the airplane was already flipped over, I figured now was a good time to work on "layup #6". These are the 1-ply BID layups that transition the inside strake skin with the bottom surface of the top longeron. Page 21-4 mentions this layup in the first paragraph, implying it can be done the same day the strakes are installed... but since I am not a robot, I waited until the airplane was upside-down and let gravity be my friend rather than my enemy. (Layup #6 can also be seen on pg 21-6 section C-C).</div>
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I put a chair underneath the airplane so I could work on the stowage areas while sitting down...<br />
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Knowing I was going to be sanding... I figured it would be wise to wear a good mask since I'm heading into a confined space!<br />
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I'm in! Time to work!<br />
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I started by sanding all surfaces that were going to get overlapped with 1-ply BID...<br />
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An LED light helped light the compartments without getting hot... I was already sweat'n bad enough in the cave!<br />
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This is the aft compartment near the fuel sight gauge... I had previously cut the fuselage wall at an angle so that it would be flush with the BAB bulkhead... giving the passenger an extra inch of elbow room...<br />
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With everything prepped, I vacuumed and painted all overlapping surfaces with plain epoxy. I then used dry micro to help transition any uneven surfaces... to act like a "ramp"...<br />
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Before I could flip the airplane back right-side-up... I had to make and install the fuel blisters. The fuel blisters allow the fuel lines to have fuel fed into them even in unusual attitudes. Imagine using the left tank and making a left turn - all the fuel would rush outboard and the fuel line would be starved. The idea is that the airplane isn't in an unusual attitude for very long and during that time, there is plenty of fuel in the fuel blister to supply fuel to the fuel line.<br />
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Pg 21-4 shows the blister's dimensions. I started by cutting an Ikea shelf that was laying around and screwed them together to form an "L". I then used the dimensions on the plans to draw the outline...<br />
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With the jig complete, I took scrap foam and used a hot glue gun to bond the foam to the jig. I didn't have scrap foam long enough so I used two halves...<br />
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Since I need two blisters, I figured I would make a second one. I then sanded them to the correct contour.<br />
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Looking good!<br />
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I used a little bit of wax on the Ikea shelf to act like a release agent. I'm going to sand the surfaces anyway so any wax that sticks to the blister will be removed. The plans say 3-ply BID... but I went with 4 so that I could really sand it without worrying about sanding too much.<br />
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After cure, I used a spatula to pop it off the jig...<br />
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After scraping all the foam off, I now had to sand the surface for a clean finish...<br />
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I also trimmed the borders for a nice 0.5" lip all around...<br />
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I then prepped the surfaces where the blisters were going to get attached...<br />
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Before installing the blisters, I had to open up the fuel drain. I started by drilling a 1/4" pilot hole...<br />
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And then used a hole saw to get the 1.25" dia hole...<br />
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I placed a vacuum as close as I could to try and prevent contamination getting into the fuel tank... I was careful not to go in too deep so as not to ruin the fuel screen on the other side!<br />
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Baaaaam! Perfect fuel drain! I stuck the vacuum inside to remove any contaminants that had fallen in and were captured by the fuel screen.<br />
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Just when I thought everything was ready to install the blisters, I thought "Wait a minute! How am I supposed to press the blisters onto the fuselage sides?! After much thinking, I came up with this: a giant clamp made out of 2x1's... I made 3 of these...<br />
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Notice the "set screw" at the bottom of one of the legs... I'll explain later...<br />
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So with everything prepped, it was now time to install the blisters... I started by painting plain epoxy on the entire inside surface of the blister... and on the inside of the 0.5" lip...<br />
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Also painted plain epoxy on the entire surface that will get covered by the fuel blister...<br />
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I then mixed up some flox and applied a bead all around the blister lip...<br />
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And installed the blister... I then repeated this for the other side...<br />
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The next few steps happened so fast, I didn't get a chance to take pics, but I'll explain.<br />
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First, I placed plastic wrap over the blister and placed heavy bricks over the blister's lip that bonds to the strake. The plastic wrap was to prevent the brick from bonding to the blister from the excess flox. I then used the giant clamps I made out of the 2x1 to press the blisters up onto the fuselage.<br />
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Here's a close-up of the plastic wrap and bricks - weighing the blister down onto the strake.<br />
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On the side with the "set screws", I placed a wood spacer between the blister's lip and the set screw so I could tighten the screw and not damage the blister... this provided enough force to squeeze the blisters onto the fuselage wall.<br />
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After everything cured, I removed the bricks and plastic wrap...<br />
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Here's another shot of the set screws and how they held the blister in place while it cured...<br />
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I'd say we are ready for 1-ply BID!<br />
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I started by painting plain epoxy around the entire blister...<br />
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I then put a small amount of wet flox to help transition between the blister lip and strake (or fuselage wall)<br />
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1-ply of 1" BID tape all around... here I already wetted out the ply on the strake... and about to wet out the ply on the fuselage wall..<br />
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Peel ply all around for a nice smooth transition!<br />
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Next day, I removed the peel ply and cleaned everything up! WOW! They look great!<br />
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Perfectly flush against the strake and fuselage wall!<br />
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And there you have it!! Fuel sump blisters are installed! Ready to flip the bird... again...<br />
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It was now time to flip the bird and get busy on the strake's outside bottom layups! To flip the airplane, I used my engine hoist and a strap to act like a cradle around the front portion of the fuselage...<br />
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I then removed the main landing gear, and rotated the fuselage while holding it by the engine mount. I had two other friends help me and make sure everything was coordinated. I have to say, something I thought was going to be a real pain to do ended up taking 2 minutes!<br />
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With the bird flipped, it was time to trim the leading edges flush with TLE (fuel tank leading edge) and BLE (baggage leading edge)...<br />
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First I used a knife to trim most of the overhang...<br />
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Using the dremel, I then removed most of the excess glass/flox (that oozed out when I bonded the bottom skins on)...<br />
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Then with a 120 grit palm sander...<br />
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Sanded the spar since the fiberglass will overlap onto the spar... also made sure there was no "joggle" per CP#32 under 'builder hints'...<br />
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I then focused on prepping the fuel drain (where the fuel will drain into the fuel sump blister)... the plans don't really mention anything about this, simply shows a cross-section on pg 21-6 section H-H... but I wanted a nice glass-to-glass lip around the drain...<br />
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So I used a compass to draw a circle with a larger diameter around the drain...<br />
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Used a flat-head to remove the foam...<br />
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And then used a dremel to help me remove the micro that was under the foam...<br />
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Finally, I sanded a bevel all around the drain for a nice transition... and also made sure to sand 0.25" lip to have a nice glass-to-glass bond with the existing glass...<br />
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I didn't bother sanding the inner portion of the drain, since I will later use a hole-saw after cure to create the actual drain hole...<br />
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Per plans, I also removed the foam around the fuel strain tap... and beveled the foam around it...<br />
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Before glassing the bottom surface, I decided to fill the gap between the fuselage and the strake with pour foam... it was about 0.25"-0.5" and thought it was too wide to fill it up with micro!<br />
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So I taped a portion off, and poured foam into the void...<br />
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I also took this opportunity to patch up the voids that attach the spar to the fuselage...<br />
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I gave them one last torque check, and sealed them up!<br />
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After the foam cured, I sanded everything nice and flush! Also, I prepped the fuselage sides since the fiberglass will lap onto the fuselage about 1"...<br />
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I then focused on trimming the fuel line to final length. The plans say 0.4" max (pg 21-4)...<br />
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So I made a mark and trimmed away...<br />
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Booom! 0.4" on the money!<br />
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With everything prepped, it was time to glass!!! Started out by vacuuming everything, mixed plain epoxy and brushed every surface that was going to have glass overlap onto it..<br />
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Was careful not to get any slurry on the aluminum... or from getting inside...<br />
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Put a small micro fillet between the strake and fuselage to help the glass transition the corner...<br />
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Made sure to paint plain epoxy on the fuel drain for a nice glass-to-glass bond..<br />
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Per plans, first ply of UNI parallel with the leading edge... I then butted up the missing portions and wetted everything out...<br />
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I then applied UNI ply #2 (fibers forward and aft)...<br />
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Wetted everything out and then applied the 3rd ply (5" on the outboard end).... wetted everything out and peel plied all transitions...<br />
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And there you have it! Outside bottom strake layups complete!! (note: I will attach the fuel sump blisters after cure!)<br />
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<br />Aryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914208726502866360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416976019310059172.post-31940134567609100842019-08-28T14:54:00.002-07:002019-08-31T07:34:22.872-07:00Fuel lines and OD ribsWith the top strake foam panels on, it was time to for Step 6 of Chapter 21 - end ribs and outlet plumbing of the fuel lines.<br />
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I focused on the fuel lines first, and OD (outboard diagonal) rib later. First step was to drill the 7/16" hole through the fuselage wall. This is located 13" fwd of the firewall and 3" below the fuel tank's bottom skin.<br />
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Before drilling through the fuselage wall, I triple-checked to make sure that I wouldn't drill into the passenger seat by accident.<br />
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You can see here how close it comes to the passenger seat... but all was well!<br />
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I had already installed the vent lines. Those were 1/4" aluminum tubing and super easy to bend by hand. However, the fuel lines are 3/8" dia and more difficult to bend. So I purchased this tool from Home Depot for $12.. sure glad I did!<br />
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Also, glad I purchased extra length of tubing.. since I scrapped a few pieces practicing bends. Getting dimensions for every bend is difficult - so I used scrap tubing to fit, bending everything by hand causing a bunch of kinks in the tube. I then removed it from the fuselage and used it to make professional bends using my tube bending tool. The result was this:<br />
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Here is the right fuel tank line...<br />
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Here is the left fuel tank line...<br />
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The left fuel tank line is a bit more complex. Since both fuel lines run parallel along the lower right corner of the fuselage, the left line has to snake its way down the back of the passenger seat. My plan is to install these two lines for now... and will use connectors to complete the fuel lines (up to the fuel selector valve where the pilot sits) later on.<br />
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I cleaned and dulled the tube surfaces for bonding.... and then cut 1.5" x 1.5" BID squares. Using a pencil, I poked a hole and then passed the square through the tube...<br />
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The plans say to use a wood plug to avoid getting flox in the tube.. I just shoved a bunch of cling-wrap in the tube...<br />
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Before the tubes could be installed, all bonding surfaces had to be prepped...<br />
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View from the backside of the passenger seat... notice I had to notch out a small cutout (as if the passenger bulkhead needed more notches?!) next to the existing cutout.. this allowed me extra room to insert the fuel line tube without kinking it...<br />
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Ok, time to install the fuel lines! I started by painting plain epoxy on the tube...<br />
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And painted plain epoxy on all surfaces that were going to get 1-ply BID. With my helper on the outside pressing her thumb up against the fuselage hole, I filled the hole with flox from the inside. I then passed the fuel line through. She made sure the flox stayed put...<br />
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I then added a bit more flox around the tube and covered it with the 1-ply BID square...<br />
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And wetted it out...<br />
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I repeated this for the right side... but since this tube simply runs along the lower right side of the fuselage, I zip-tied it to the seat belt buckle for now. I then applied flox fillets where it touches the passenger seat, and applied 1-ply BID on top of it. This provides stress relief to protect it from leakage.<br />
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For the left fuel line... I also applied 1-ply BID to the back of the passenger seat...<br />
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I used duct tape to hold the tube in place while the flox/BID cured... notice I left the tube extra long. It was easier to install it this way, and bend it AFTER cure...<br />
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After everything cured, I hand-bended the tube. This will later get fittings and continue down the lower right corner of the fuselage...<br />
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Outlet fuel lines are installed! Woooop wooooop!<br />
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Now for the OD (outboard diagonal) ribs. CP#33, LPC#102... tells us to glass OD with 1-ply BID and install with flox. So I took two panels of 0.35" thick H45 foam... and laid them up with 1-ply BID...<br />
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After cure, I pressed them up against the outboard edges of the strakes...<br />
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And traced the contours..<br />
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Presto! Instant OD template! CP#30 under builder hints warns us that the OD rib might have to be trimmed down in order for it to blend smoothly with the wing (<a href="http://www.aryjglantz.com/2019/07/strake-fairing-kink.html" target="_blank">see my post about that here</a>).<br />
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After a little trimming... and making the cutout...<br />
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I also beveled the aft and fwd edges to match the spar and R45 rib...<br />
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I then double-checked to make sure the outboard edges of the strake skins were straight and coincided on top of each other... sanded and prepped all surfaces... mixed flox and applied it all around the OD rib...<br />
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I drilled holes through the rib and inserted a few tooth picks through...<br />
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BOOM! OD ribs installed!<br />
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I used a foam wedge to help force the rib onto the strakes on the aft corner...<br />
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For the forward edge, I used a clamp and a mixing stick to help me press the rib against the strakes...<br />
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OD ribs complete!<br />
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<br />Aryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914208726502866360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416976019310059172.post-57174584459275355762019-08-19T09:07:00.001-07:002019-08-19T09:07:49.397-07:00Strake top foamNot going to lie... I think the top strake foam skins was one of the toughest parts to build of the entire airplane project!<br />
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First step was to trim the foam panel to match the fuselage side contour. Here is Sara (one of my USF mechanical engineering protégés) helping me align the strake top foam panel...<br />
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I drilled a hole through a mixing stick...<br />
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And used it as a guide along the fuselage wall to draw the contour onto the foam panel...<br />
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Took the panel to the bandsaw and trimmed away...<br />
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Perfect match!!<br />
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I then focused on sanding the top ribs to be flush with the spar's bevel...<br />
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This will allow the top foam panel to be perfectly flush with the top face of the spar...<br />
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Here I am using a small scrap piece of foam to test the flushness... perfect!!<br />
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Trimming the aft edge of the panel was difficult, since I couldn't stick my hand inside the fuel tank to mark the foam...<br />
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So I started out by making a reference mark on the fuselage and foam to be able to realign it (fore and aft)...<br />
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I then drew a line on the spar where I wanted to cut the foam (the top of the bevel) and then made another line 3" aft of it.<br />
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This allowed me to mesure 3" forward of the aft line and mark it onto the foam...<br />
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I then trimmed the aft edge of the panel... and marked 1" forward of the edge (to make the bevel)...<br />
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I aligned the panel's edge with my worktable edge and weighed it down...<br />
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Using a belt sander, I sanded the 1" bevel along the trailing edge...<br />
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Fine tuning by hand...<br />
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Looking good!!<br />
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I then test fitted the foam panel on... Per CP#32 builder hints... Smooth transition... NO JOGGLE!!! Looking good!<br />
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With the side edge butted up against the fuselage wall and the aft edge aligned with the spar, it was time to focus on the leading edges... I started by marking the ribs onto the foam...<br />
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I tried to bend the foam to follow the ribs' forward top contour, but the inboard leading edge has a very tight radius. The plans say to use a hair drier or heat gun to apply this bend. CP #34 under "builder hints" suggests to put 2 layers of bath towels that have been soaked with 4-6 quarts of boiling water! (Seriously?! You want me to pour boiling hot water onto towels and my foam panel?! I don't think so buddy!) So I had to come up with a better solution!<br />
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I drew 1" marks starting at the rib's leading edge... extending 10" aft...<br />
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I then drew 1" marks along the inboard edge... starting at the leading edge...<br />
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And then connected the dots... drawing out an accordion...<br />
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I then used a blade to cut the accordion out.. I used tape to hold the individual strands together...<br />
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I used a few clamps to hold a scrap piece of foam to the top of the fuselage wall cutout...<br />
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This acted like a shelf and allowed me to place the accordion onto the leading edge...<br />
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Notice I put duct tape on the rib... this was so I could use hot glue gun to temporarily hold the accordion in place...<br />
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The accordion trick did a great job at following the proper contour!<br />
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The outboard leading edge was a bit more forgiving... so I used a heat gun to help me bend it into place...<br />
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With a little bit of patience, I was finally able to get the outboard leading edge to bend and follow the ribs' top contour... however, it didn't want to bend permanently..<br />
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So I put a strip of tape to the leading edge... and used hot glue gun to temporarily tack the foam panel in place...<br />
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With the top foam panel holding its proper contour, it was now time to build the "lumber assembly". This will allow me to remove the foam panel, place it upside-down on my workbench and fiberglass the inside of the top skin - all the while holding its proper shape.<br />
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The plans show a sketch of the lumber assembly using 6 planks.. there was no way the foam was going to hold its contour with just 6 planks! So I went a little overkill... I purchased two bundles of 12 stakes (2"x1"x1.5') from Home Depot and used Liquid Nails instead of bondo - its just as strong and much easier to apply with a calking gun rather than having to mix bondo. Also, notice I used pour foam over the accordion to help beef it up - this will get sanded later. I let the liquid nails cure overnight.<br />
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I wanted to make sure the leading edge had plenty of support and maintain its proper contour...<br />
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With the Liquid Nails dried, I used a blade to cut most of the hot glue gun blobs and then I pulled on the lumber assembly and yanked the top foam skin off...<br />
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...and placed it upside-down on my workbench...<br />
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The lumber assembly did a great job at keeping the foam in its proper contour...<br />
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I then focused on cleaning it up and prepping it for glass... I removed the duct tape, and any remnants of hot glue gun bits... and sanded the accordion smooth...<br />
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I glassed the inside surface with 1 ply BID... making it extra wet to prevent any fuel leaks... also, I installed peel ply along all surfaces that were later going to get bonded to the ribs and bulkheads...<br />
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The next day, I removed all the peel ply...<br />
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...and sanded the entire surface to do an epoxy wipe.. I wanted to make sure this skin would never leak fuel!<br />
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Turkey is ready!!! hehe<br />
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Happy with the drain valve... I removed it and replaced it with an NPT plug...<br />
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Since the inboard edge fiberglass overlaps onto the fuselage, I had to prep the surface for glass. First I had to fill the t-nut holes that hold the rollover structure. I clamped a few pieces of cardboard to act like shelves...<br />
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...and used pour foam to fill the holes...<br />
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After cure, I sanded everything smooth and prepped the side rail for a good glass-to-glass bond...<br />
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After the top foam gets installed, a few BID tapes are applied to help seal the tank.. so I also prepped all areas that will get BID tapes installed...<br />
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..including the R45 outboard top surface...<br />
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This picture was taken after glassing the 1-ply BID....<br />
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After cure, I sanded the entire surface to do an epoxy wipe to prevent any fuel leaks..<br />
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I also sanded and prepped the spar's bevel surface where it will bond with the top skin's beveled edge...<br />
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With all fuel tank surfaces epoxy wiped, and all other surfaces sanded/prepped... it was time to install the top foam panel on! I made sure to remember to remove the tape on the end of the vent lines and the tiny holes behind the fuel sight gauge... once the top panel gets installed, there's no going back!<br />
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So I mixed epoxy, and epoxy wiped the entire inside surface...<br />
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I installed a 9" BID tape to the aft inboard edge... this piece will overlap onto the fuselage wall 1"... I'll explain why only 9" in a bit....<br />
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Also applied plain epoxy to the fuselage side wall...<br />
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Remember how I only applied a 9" BID tape to the aft inboard edge of the panel? That's because I figured it would be much easier to have gravity on my side! So I added the remaining BID tape to the fuselage wall.. and let it hang... after installing the top panel, I can reach from the inside and brush the skirt onto the panel...<br />
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I kept a portion of the skirt dry so it wouldn't stick to the fuselage wall... the 9" BID tape on the aft end was for the aft inboard portion of the fuel tank - where I won't have access to...<br />
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I then mixed up a bunch of flox and applied it to all rib and bulkhead top surfaces...<br />
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With plenty of flox in place, I brought the top panel over and set it in place... being careful to lift the 9" BID tape on the aft inboard edge over onto the fuselage side. I then placed a bunch of bricks to weigh everything down.<br />
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I then installed BID tapes on all edges...<br />
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I used clamps to get a good seal on all leading edges...<br />
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Per plans, I also installed BID tape from the inside of the cubby...<br />
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The passenger cubby also got BID tapes....<br />
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Passenger cubby looking forward... (so from left to right, this is showing my modified BAB bulkhead, R23 rib, and the forward BAB bulkhead I added to separate the cubby between the pilot and passenger).<br />
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Here is a good pic showing how I brushed the skirt that was hanging from the fuselage wall onto the underside of the top strake panel...<br />
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Perfect fit!!<br />
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I made sure the aft bevel was weighted down to create a perfect seal...<br />
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With everything weighted down, all BID tapes in place... it was time to step away and let cure...<br />
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Everything was repeated for the other side and both strake top panels are installed! Next up, I will flip the airplane over and prep the bottom outside skin for glassing!</div>
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Before moving forward with the top strake skins, I had some fuel tank prep work to do!<br />
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Step 4 of Chapter 21 has us install vent lines and a "finger-strainer" to protect the fuel system from large size contamination.<br />
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I started out by drilling a hole on the forward top section of B23 to fit the 1/4" aluminum vent line...<br />
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Test fitting the diameter... perfect!<br />
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CP#27 under 'Builder hints' warns us that the main vent line might leak a bit if you are parked nose down - a temperature rise will cause the air/fuel in the tanks to expand and push fuel up through the vent line. To help prevent this, the CP suggests a secondary vent line located at the far aft top inboard of the tank.<br />
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So I drilled a hole through the aft portion of B23 for my 2nd vent line...<br />
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I then drilled two holes through the fuselage to route the vent lines through the fuselage walls and up into the turtle deck...<br />
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I made sure the holes were located just below where the top strake skin will be installed later on...<br />
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Notice the two holes through the fuselage wall just below the top longeron...<br />
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I then fed the aft vent line through first...<br />
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1/4" aluminum tube bends pretty easily without any special tools.. I just left them extra long to be trimmed later...<br />
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I then routed the forward vent line... along my aft BAB bulkhead and through B23...<br />
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Looking good!<br />
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These will be trimmed at a later time when I decided how I want to expel them through the turtle deck or make a "vent line canister" - which serves like a plenum to route all vent lines into. I'll create another post for that when the time comes.<br />
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Before floxing the vent lines in permanently, I focused on the screens so that I could flox everything up in one shot.<br />
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The plans say to use an "aluminum screen standard from a hardware store". Problem is, these days, most hardware stores only carry plastic or nylon screens. So I went to Target and purchased two stainless steel strainers.<br />
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I used a dremel to remove the dome mesh...<br />
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I then sanded/prepped all surfaces that were going to mate with flox... including the area around the fuel drain...<br />
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Before I could install the mesh dome, I had to figure out a way to hold it in place while it cured. So I Macgyvered a simple solution - I took a spray can cap...<br />
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And drilled two small holes through the top...<br />
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I then shaped a wire into a "U"... passed it through two holes of the mesh.. and up through the cap..<br />
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Putting a small bit of tension on the line, it held the screen mesh in a perfect tent...<br />
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Ok, with everything prepped, it was time to mix up some flox! I started out by painting plain epoxy on all surfaces that will see flox... including the surfaces of the vent lines...<br />
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I then applied flox with the lines already in place...<br />
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Notice the tape protecting the tube from any epoxy/flox from getting inside...<br />
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The screen mesh perfectly positioned..<br />
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The next day when everything had cured, I clipped the wire holding the cap off.. the result was a perfect screen over the fuel drain...<br />
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I then focused my attention to seal up the space between the floor layups under the openings... I still had bare foam here. This is because I did the tank's floor layups AFTER I installed the ribs and bulkheads. No big deal... I started by sanding all surfaces...<br />
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And then patched it with 1-ply BID...<br />
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After wetting them out with a brush, I peel plied all edges for a nice transition...<br />
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The result was a perfect sealed up floor on ALL openings!<br />
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Next up, epoxy wipe on all tank interior surfaces and the top skins!<br />
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First of all, a little disclaimer about my fuel sight gauges:<br />
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The original per plans fuel sight gauges are "built-in" to the side fuselage walls. This traces all the way back to Chapter 5 when the plans has us build the fuselage walls and make a depression into the wall. While doing my recon before starting my build, I noticed most Long-EZ builders skip this step and install an actual fuel sight gauge bubble.<br />
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Fast forward now back to Chapter 21 and it was time to install this gauge. So I started to ask around "What material should I make the gauge out of? How do I heat form it?" The canard community was quick to direct me to Vance Atkinson - he's been making/selling these gauges for years and has a very positive reputation. Don't try finding a website - he keeps things simple - you send him an email, he sends you a pricelist.. and you order. (nostromo56@tx.rr.com)<br />
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I purchased the DIY "kit" gauge without lights. This includes the clear bubble, white backplate, and two eyelets (standard pop rivet heads used as a channel to let fuel in and out of the backplate). I went with the DIY kit to save some money. As for deciding on the not lighted version... I didn't like the idea of permanently installing an LED inside the gauge - so if the LED goes bad, I would have to replace the entire gauge. I'd rather install an external light later on.<br />
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With that said - let me show you how I installed it:<br />
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First, I had to cut the clear bubble perimeter to match that of the white backplate. It was obvious that the "DIY kit" came rough cut and needed to be fine tuned. I placed the back plate onto the clear bubble and outlined the edges. Took it to my bandsaw and trimmed away...<br />
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The inlet and vent holes come pre-drilled through the back plate...<br />
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To protect the bubble from getting micro or epoxy on it throughout the install, I covered it with duct tape...<br />
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I then scuffed up the bubble's backside border with sandpaper to make sure the micro will get a nice bond...<br />
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On the backplate borders too...<br />
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I then made dash lines to help me know where to apply the bead of micro. Too far in would cause the micro to ooze into the bubble.. so I biased the line closer to the outside edges...<br />
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Another item to note, before the bubble gets micro'd onto the backplate, the eyelets need to be installed. So I took a scrap piece of foam and punched out two holes with a screwdriver to allow the eyelets to go through when I install them..<br />
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With everything prepped, I mixed up epoxy... I used a toothpick to hold the eyelet, and used another toothpick to spread epoxy onto the underside of the flange (being careful not to get any epoxy inside the eyelet).<br />
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I then installed the eyelets into position...<br />
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I used the remaining epoxy and turned it into micro... put it inside a ziplock bag and gently applied a bead of micro where I had marked the dashed lines...<br />
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I then grabbed the bubble and lowered it onto the backplate... being very careful to have everything aligned and not get any micro inside the bubble...<br />
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With everything centered, I then pressed on the bubble until the micro spread, creating a fuel tight seal. I pressed until the micro reached just shy of the bubble's inside perimeter...<br />
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I let the assembly cure for a day...<br />
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After everything cured, I sanded the edges to remove any slurry run-off...<br />
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With the fuel sight gauge assemblies complete, it was time to install them.<br />
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I decided to mount the fuel gauges 3" outboard of the fuselage wall (the plate is 2.5" wide.. so to be clear, I placed the center of the gauge 4.25" outboard of the outside fuselage wall). I drew vertical lines indicating the left, center, and right of the gauge.<br />
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It's important for the eyelets to pass through the bulkhead via flox (not foam). So I measured where the eyelets will go (located on the centerline)...<br />
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And then used a dremel to remove a 0.5" dia hole...<br />
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I did not go all the way through... I kept the back fiberglass so that when I fill the hole with flox it will have a backing to bond to.<br />
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I then filled the holes in with flox and let cure. The next day, I needed to drill the exact size and location of the eyelet. I measured the distance of the eyelet to the top of the gauge.. 1"..<br />
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So I measured 1" below the top of the BAB bulkhead along the centerline mark..<br />
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And drilled the same diameter of the eyelet through the flox filling...<br />
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I then measured (very precisely) the distance between the two eyelets...<br />
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And marked the bottom eyelet location along the centerline..<br />
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Both eyelet holes have been drilled through the flox filling...<br />
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I then test fitted the gauge.. perfect fit! Eyelets went right through the flox filled holes...<br />
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It was now time to prep the BID plies (notice the eyelets sticking through the backplate).. I placed toothpicks to prevent dust or dirt from getting inside the bubble...<br />
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I started by drawing a template of the bubble onto wax paper (the red and green lines)...<br />
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I prepregged 2 plies of BID and used a knife blade to precisely cut the bubble outline...<br />
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I then applied a liberal amount of micro on the back of the gauge assembly... the eyelets prevent any micro from getting inside the bubble...<br />
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I then installed the gauge in place...<br />
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And there you have it! Fuel sight gauges are installed!<br />
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<br />Aryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914208726502866360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416976019310059172.post-59429527033205481342019-07-25T08:53:00.002-07:002019-07-25T08:53:48.190-07:00Strake fairing kinkThe plans have us build the strake skins with the outboard edge ending at the OD (outboard diagonal) rib. Notice how this leaves a wedge gap between the strake's outboard end - and the wing's inboard edge. This is done intentionally so that the builder can bond a piece of foam here and smoothly blend the strake with the wing.<br />
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When I finished installing the top foam skins onto my strakes, I noticed that if I held a straight edge parallel with the wing's leading edge, it would require the fairing block to have a drastic ramp or "kink" in order to mate with the strake... WHAT?! WHY?! Did I do something wrong?! Did I measure something incorrectly?!<br />
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I went back and triple checked all my measurements (waterlines, angles, wing incidence, etc), all checked out! So what was going on here?!<br />
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I then decided to pull up my CAD model and see if this "kink" in the fairing block was present in the original design. So I took a slice plane to the airplane...<br />
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...and positioned the slice plane to be parallel with the leading edge of the wing... here is a top view..<br />
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With the slice plane parallel with the leading edge of the wing... I could now zoom in and see if the fairing block had a smooth transition or not...<br />
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Zooming in...<br />
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Zooming in some more... it is very clear that the fairing block does NOT spline naturally with the wing's leading edge!<br />
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Notice the "kink" between the wing's leading edge and the fairing block... the OD (outboard diagonal) rib's top contour sits at a much higher waterline than the wing's inboard edge! In order to blend the wing with the outboard diagonal, the fairing block needs to "ramp up" to it!<br />
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Seeing this in the CAD model really helped put my mind at ease! I can now stop questioning if there was something wrong with the way I built the strakes and move on! What an emotional roller-coaster!<br />
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I started out by bonding a few sections of 0.35" thick H45 foam...<br />
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I then set up a few stands under the strakes... making sure I would be able to reach into each compartment with ease...<br />
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Since the main gear is in the way, I couldn't fit another stand... so I slid a board across the two stands..<br />
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I then placed the untrimmed bottom skin under and used a bunch of scrap foam blocks to shim the skin up onto the ribs' bottom...<br />
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I then used a ruler butted up against the fuselage side wall.. and used the 4" mark to make a small dot on the foam.. I repeated this for 20+ fuselage station locations... I then removed the skin and splined the dots.. this gave me the perfect contour to cut to match my fuselage side. I then reinstalled the skin and test fitted it... no gaps between the skin and fuselage... perfect!<br />
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Next step was to trace out all the ribs and bulkheads onto the skin so I could trim it to final shape... I used as many foam blocks as I could to get the skin up onto the ribs...<br />
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I then traced all ribs and bulkheads...<br />
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Along the aft edge too.. notice how I traced the fwd face of the spar (not into the bevel)..<br />
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I then removed the skin and placed it on my bench...<br />
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I added 1" to the trailing edge to account for the bevel...<br />
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As for the outboard diagonal, I measured 32.4" from the BL23 (where the kink is). Page 21-2 in the plans shows the 4.9" and 32.0" dimensions of the right triangle... so applying Pythagorean theorem (oh come on!! You remember that, don't you?!)...<br />
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And voila! We have the outboard diagonal drawn....<br />
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Now I needed to bevel the aft edge... I lined it up flush with the edge of my work table.. and used a belt sander....<br />
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Fine finish by hand...<br />
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That's a nice looking bevel!<br />
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Before bonding the bottom skin in permanently, I wanted to make sure all surfaces were prepped for glass-to-glass bonding.. since it would be much easier to get this out of the way now...<br />
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Also, I knew the inboard forward compartments would have a hard time bending to the shape of the fuselage cutout. So I made a few holes every 5" or so...<br />
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This allowed me to pass long toothpicks through and hold the skin exactly where it needed to be...<br />
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I then shimmed the skin up onto the ribs again.. making sure everything was within tolerance...<br />
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I also used shims to hold the aft edge into the spar's bevel...<br />
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After checking and double checking that the skin was in perfect position, I mixed up micro and applied a bead along every edge of every rib and bulkhead.<br />
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I let everything cure and removed the stands from underneath. Before I could move on to doing the inside bottom layups, a little prep work was required. First, I had to patch up the inboard wing attach cutout. I made a plug out of scrap H45 foam...<br />
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And used 5-min to bond it on.. after cure, I sanded it flush (this pic was taken BEFORE sanding it flush... obviously...)<br />
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I then focused on the fuel drains... the plans don't give precise measurements as to where to make the 1.25" dia hole.. so I guesstimated the center to be 1.5" from the fuselage and 1.5" from the fwd face of the spar...<br />
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Using a 1.25" dia hole saw... I drilled away!<br />
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I then sanded the bevel rim around the hole... this was harder than it sounds... since it's a tight space and didn't want to break the foam. If I were doing it again, I would probably do this step when the skin is on the worktable prior to installing it...<br />
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Next up were the water drains... plans call for 1/8-27 NPT... (per CP#28 LPC#60)... if you are unfamiliar with NPT, it stands for "national pipe thread" and is a specific thread designation where the thread tapers to obtain a good seal.<br />
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I practiced a few times to make sure the bottom of the valve would be flush with surface...<br />
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Perfect!<br />
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I alodined them...<br />
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I used a dremel to mill out 1/8" so that the puck would be flush with the skin...<br />
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To prevent epoxy from getting inside the thread, I filled it with hand clay... also, notice the black dot on the upper left of the puck.. this was to keep track of the puck's orientation. Since it is an NTP thread, it is very important to know which side is up!<br />
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With everything prepped, it was finally time to apply the 1-ply BID to all compartments! I should note I did not do ALL compartments in one day.. instead, I broke it up into a 3 day job...<br />
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I started out by painting plain epoxy on any mating surfaces...<br />
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Slurry on the foam and a drier micro on all edges to get a nice fillet..<br />
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Showing the water drain puck embedded in the foam...<br />
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Since I built my center section spar with Aeropoxy (not rated for avgas)... I had to apply 1-ply BID to any surface of the spar that will come in contact with fuel. For ALL fuel tank surfaces, I am using EZ-poxy 87.<br />
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I peel plied the 2 UNI plies that went on the outboard diagonal...<br />
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For the inboard compartments, I applied a flox corner to all edges that mate with the fuselage wall. AFTER doing this layup, I realized that page 21-6 section C-C shows that this layup should have overlapped 90 degrees onto the fuselage's inside wall.<br />
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Notice the flox channels I made on the fuselage cutouts...<br />
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With everything prepped, I painted plain epoxy to all mating surfaces, micro for a nice fillet and flox inside the flox corners...<br />
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And there you have it! Strake bottom skins and bottom inside layups are complete!Aryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914208726502866360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416976019310059172.post-45797725668020959792019-06-10T17:10:00.005-07:002019-06-10T17:10:58.658-07:00Elevator mass balanceThe Roncz canard plans shows us how to install the elevator mass balances. Each elevator gets an inboard and an outboard mass balance.<br />
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Let's start with the outboard weights... page C-1 gives us jig "J"...<br />
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I purchased my mass balances from the Cozy Girls...<br />
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I then cut a few blocks out of 1" thick H100 Divinycell foam (6 lb/cu ft)... butted it up against the elevator... and traced out the outline...</div>
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Took it to the bandsaw and did the best I could... but it was difficult to get a nice smooth radius...<br />
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So I took it to my router table and smoothed it out...<br />
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Perfect fit!<br />
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I then positioned it along side the "J" jig and weight... and traced out the aft edge of the weight onto the foam...<br />
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This let me know precisely where to trim the foam piece...<br />
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Taaaaa-daaaaaa! Perfect!<br />
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I noticed the two weights were not identical.. so I labeled the two and made sure I worked with each one separately...<br />
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I then measured 7.5" from the outboard edge (as indicated in the plans)...<br />
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Notice the mass' inboard mark at 7.5" from the elevator's outboard edge... and the mass' outboard mark at 6.7"...<br />
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That's much better!<br />
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I then test fitted everything together... squaring it up with the leading edge..<br />
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Looking good!<br />
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The plans say to bond everything with 5-min epoxy... so I covered the elevator hinge slot with blue tape (to prevent any epoxy run off from getting in)... and sanded the surfaces dull.. including the weight..<br />
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I mixed up some 5-min epoxy and bonded everything together...<br />
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Verifying everything is squared... perfect!<br />
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I repeated it for the other elevator and let cure.. I then cut a "V" into foam blocks to prop them up...<br />
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Sanded the lead weights so the wet flox would bond, sanded the foam spacer flush with the weight, and sanded the elevator area aft of the spacer for a good glass-to-glass bond...<br />
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With everything prepped, I painted plain epoxy on the weight, spacer and aft of the spacer...<br />
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I then smeared wet flox on the weight and spacer (not on the sides)...<br />
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I wrapped the first UNI ply and stretched the fibers tight...<br />
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And wetted the 2nd ply out...<br />
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I finished it off with peel ply for a nice transition..<br />
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I let both cure overnight...<br />
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Next day, I had to remove the peel ply and trim up the edges flush..<br />
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I used the dremel first and then sanded everything flush by hand...<br />
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Taaaa-daaaaa!!! Outboard elevator mass balance installed! The sides get micro'd during finishing...<br />
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Are we done?! NOOOOO... now we have to make the elevator mass balance pockets! How else is the elevator going to fit?!<br />
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Started out by bringing the elevator into position and marking the location of the weight onto the canard...<br />
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I used the canard contour checking template to help me draw a straight line down to the trailing edge..<br />
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And a smaller blade to cut the fwd and aft lines...<br />
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I then used a blade to pop the fiberglass off...<br />
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Then the dremel to remove the foam and trim the sides...<br />
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A metal file to make everything straight...<br />
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Notice the notch goes all the way down to the top of the canard...<br />
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I then test fitted the elevator to see if the notch needed opening...<br />
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Since I figured I would be test fitting many times, rather than installing the elevator hinge pin all the way through, I simply slid a long AN bolt on the inboard end...<br />
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And the elevator piano pin on the outboard hinge only...<br />
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The plans say to have a minimum of 0.6" spacing on all sides... so I needed a little more trimming...<br />
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There we go!<br />
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Elevator trailing edge up... (the canard is upside down)<br />
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Elevator trailing edge down... (the canard is upside down)<br />
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No binding! Looking great!<br />
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No binding! Looking great!<br />
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Are we done now?! NOOOOO!!! Now we have to apply 1-ply BID to the pockets.. and while we are at it, lets put that 1-ply BID on the outboard rib...<br />
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Flox corner all around the rib...<br />
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Plans don't really say anything about how to apply the 1-ply BID into the pocket.. but I went ahead and put a flox corner all around the pocket as well.. I would hate for this 1-ply BID to come off in flight and jam my elevator!<br />
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I then cut the 1-ply BID pieces... and taped the outboard hinge to protect it from any epoxy...<br />
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Painted plain epoxy inside the flox corners... then put flox... then slurry on the foam..<br />
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Now are we done?! NOOOOOOO!!! We still have to install the INBOARD weights! I placed them against the NC12...<br />
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I took the weights to my drill press and drilled away! This was my first time drilling through lead.. it's so malleable that it forms all these spikes!<br />
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I had to let it cool and use a hacksaw to remove it!<br />
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After cleaning it up, it's ready to be installed!<br />
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The original plans say to use AN509-10R14 bolts (counter sunk into the CS12)... but since I am using the offset torque tubes that are spaced further apart, I don't think the AN3 bolt head will interfere..<br />
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Ok, now we are done!! Elevator mass balance weights are installed! I will check for proper elevator nose down later (as I still have to trim the elevator's inboard ends and layup those ribs).<br />
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I started out by tracing the rib templates from the full-scale drawings found on A14 and drew the bulkheads from page 21-1. I butted R23 and B23 to make it one long rib. The plans purposely separates them so one could do the inside layups of the fuel tank without having B23 in the way.. but I decided to do them as one piece.<br />
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My parents came to visit for the weekend, so I put them to work! There is no question I wouldn't be where I am today without their love and support! Thank you guys for everything! ::wipe tear::<br />
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The plans say to build a jig table under the spar, and to bond the bottom skin and ribs with micro. I had such a difficult time wrapping my mind around how one is supposed to do that while making sure the ribs were properly positioned and level?! Obviously it is possible, since hundreds of builders before me have done it in the past, and are flying very well... but I decided to do the 1-ply BID layups on the ribs first, install them onto the spar and fuselage, and then install the bottom skin - knowing the ribs are exactly where they need to be!<br />
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Here are my parents helping me cut the 1-ply BID that goes on the ribs...<br />
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Wetting the 1-ply BID out...<br />
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The next day, we flipped the foam sheets over, and put 1-ply BID on the other side...<br />
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I left an overhang on all edges to trim later..<br />
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After cure, I cut all ribs and bulkheads out with the bandsaw...<br />
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To get a nice flush edge with the foam, I took my router table out...<br />
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Notice the bearing wheel rides along the foam edge, while the blade cuts the fiberglass perfectly flush with the foam...<br />
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One quick pass sanding it by hand to straighten out any imperfections... I purposely left the edges of all bulkheads extra long to account for beveling... I'll show that in more detail later...<br />
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Ooooooooo... nice flush edges!<br />
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Of course, this had to be repeated for all the ribs and bulkheads... the pic below shows the "rough cut" to separate all the pieces.. I then took each individual piece back to the bandsaw for a more accurate cut...<br />
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Here I am testing to see how well it worked as a manual CNC... worked perfect!<br />
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So I drilled a hole through the view outlet as a starting point...<br />
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And used the router to mill the outlet out...<br />
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Also cut the vent and fuel passages...<br />
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But these cutouts need a flox corner so the foam won't soak up fuel... so I put a rabbet router bit and milled out a 0.5" deep channel...<br />
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I then used a dremel cone bit to remove the little bit of foam/micro that was left to get a nice glass-to-flox bond...<br />
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For the B23 cutout, I had to use a flat surface grinding wheel to remove the extra foam/micro for a good glass-to-flox bond...<br />
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With all the cutouts prepped, it was time to mix up some flox!<br />
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I first painted all interiors with plain epoxy...<br />
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After cure, I took it back to the router and smoothed all edges...<br />
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With the flox corners complete, I sanded ALL surfaces for a good glass-to-glass bond...<br />
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Time to install the ribs and bulkheads to the spar! I placed supports under the spar and built foam jigs that held the ribs and bulkheads in position, allowing me to shim each one individually - giving me full control over each pieces' position.<br />
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I started out by measuring the B23 and R45 rib locations. The middle part of the spar is straight (no sweep).. so it was easy to locate buttline 23. It also helps that BL23 is where the spar begins its sweep.<br />
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I placed the outboard face of B23 on buttline 23 (page 21-7 looks to show this).<br />
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R45 is trickier to measure... since the spar has a sweep, BL45 is actually 22.25" outboard of BL23 measured lengthwise along the spar... I placed the inboard face of R45 on BL45 (page 21-7 looks to show this).<br />
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Showing the inboard face is at 22.25" along the spar from BL23...<br />
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With B23 and R45 locations marked, I butted them up against the spar... I made sure B23 was square with the middle section of the spar...</div>
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I also verified that the front end of R23 was square with the right strake R23..<br />
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46" (23" left and 23" right)... perfect! I trimmed the fwd BAB bulkhead until I obtained the perfect measurement. (Remember that this fwd bulkhead is not per plans and was added for extra top skin support due to the passenger elbowroom mod of shifting the original BAB bulkhead further aft - this was explained in the previous post - <a href="http://www.aryjglantz.com/2019/05/fuselage-cutouts.html">fuselage cutouts</a>).<br />
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Can't use a square on R45 since the spar has a sweep. R45 needs to be parallel to R23... so simply measuring from B23 works...<br />
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So I shifted the front end of R45 until it was 22" outboard of R23...<br />
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With B23/R23 and R45 in position, I then focused on cutting the bevels on DB ends... the templates show where DB intersects with R45.. and pg 21-7 shows the inboard end of DB intersects where B23 and R23 butt up...<br />
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So I positioned DB in place and drew the bevel underneath...<br />
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Bevel line marked under DB...<br />
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I took DB to the bandsaw and cut the bevel... after dry test fitting it and happy with all ribs and bulkheads, I glued all pieces in place with 5-min...<br />
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Detail showing TLE (fuel tank leading edge) and BLE (baggage leading edge) connected to R23...<br />
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Detail showing DB and TLE connected to R45....<br />
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Notice the shims... gave me full control to position each piece exactly where I wanted...<br />
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Before using 5-min to bond everything, I made sure everything was perfectly level...<br />
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Waterlines all perfectly leveled...<br />
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Leading edges leveled....<br />
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All pieces bonded with 5-min... perfectly leveled and exactly where they need to be!<br />
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I then painted plain epoxy on all mating edges...<br />
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Applied a flox fillet to all edges...<br />
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I then applied 1-ply BID tape (3" wide) at 45 to all mating edges...<br />
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Finally, I peel plied them for a nice transition...<br />
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After cure, I trimmed and cleaned all edges...<br />
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The strakes are now ready for their bottom skins! This might have added a bit of extra work (having to apply BID tape to all mating edges), but at least I know all ribs and bulkheads are perfectly aligned and all edges are properly bonded to each other. Very happy with the result!<br />
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