We had a blast this afternoon at Crooked Creek field testing our new launch controller and igniter using SpaceShipOne and The Mean Machine !!! Click this link to see a short video clip of highlights from today’s launches.
Glassing the right fuselage side: Cut the fiberglass cloth to approximate sizes in preparation for glassing. Workshop temperature 25 deg C and humidity 53%. Squeegee’d micro onto the foam and brushed epoxy onto any glass or wood. Applied the 1st layer of UNI cloth oriented 30 deg to the longerons then applied the 2nd layer …
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In preparation for glassing the fuselage sides, and subsequent work inside the fuselage, I’ve built a rotisserie so I can rotate the fuselage on its axis. The fuselage is supported by one bolt through the firewall (I will have to repair this hole later) and one bolt through F-22 where the nose gear tube will …
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Rounded the top right side of the fuselage. Started at the aft of the fuselage and worked my way towards the front. Used electric sander, palm sander, and sander blocks DD, CC, BB, and AA made previously. Sanded 1″ wide and 1/16″ thick aft of bulkhead F22 for aircraft nose installation.
Once the mist cleared enough for the flight I departed CYPQ and climbed to 4500′ over the south shore of Rice Lake for some air work then flew over Harwood to look for Rice Lake’s Sunken Railway. Here is a short video of today’s flight. On March 6, 1834 the Cobourg Rail Road Company was …
