Workshop temperature was21 deg C and 46% humidity. A small batch of flox was mixed using 16g resin and 6g hardner along with some flox. The four aluminum tabs were flox’d in place. Four 1/4″ holes were drilled (and countersink) into the aircraft step.
RC piloting practice continues with the Sky King to prepare for flying the X-15 Delta Rocket Glider. The Sky King climbed to 54 ft in 5.6s then with the throttle at idle it glided for about 11s back to land. Looking forward to more altitude and more practice when the winds calm down.
A line was marked on the forward face of the front seatback where each of the four shoulder harness supports are located such that the aluminum insert tabs would be centred with respect to the bolt hole and just below the layers of fiberglass reinforcement. Note: I measured the depth of the fiberglass reinforcement through …
JB Weld was used to secure the nutplates to the aluminum plates. These 4 plate assemblies will be used to fasten the front seat shoulder harnesses in place.
Last flight of the decade for the Citabria ! We flew around the Brimacombe ski hill …. Then over the Crooked Creek model rocket launch area … along the north shore of Lake Ontario between Wesleyville and Cobourg, over to Rice Lake, then Elmhirst, and back to CYPQ. Click here if you are interested in …
