Trim the horizontal birch plywood braces to accommodate the 3/8″ PVC foam later. Cut a block of 2″ thick Urethane foam to fit on top of the plywood braces between the aft landing gear bulkhead and the firewall. Vacuum.
Cut 1″ thick foam pieces to position between the landing brake and the NACA scoop. This extra foam will be used to help level out the bottom of the fuselage from the landing brake to the landing gear bulkhead. The workshop temperature was 24 deg C and humidity 62%. A batch of flox was mixed …
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Welcome to the 2nd Edition The Tailwheel Conversion Handbook is a primary source of ground school information for pilots interested in learning to fly tailwheel aircraft in the Citabria 7ECA. Based on recent experiences providing ground briefings, check rides, and tailwheel conversion training, minor changes have been made throughout to improve the quality of this …
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Removed the weights from the 2″ and 1″ thick foam pieces and removed the nails from the birch plywood pieces now that they have all cured in place. Cut 1″ thick urethane blocks to fit outside the birch plywood pieces. Fabricated parts D from birch plywood and tapered to fit between the aft landing …
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Drilled small holes in the birch pieces for inserting nails. The nails will hold the pieces in place during cure. Vacuumed the mating surfaces of the fuselage bottom and the 1″ & 2″ NACA scoop foam blocks. Workshop temperature 27 deg C and humidity 64%. This was the first time in quite awhile that …
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