Using a hack saw and file, the excess material from the four shoulder harness support tabs were removed and made flush with the front seat. A small and thick batch of flox was mixed and applied over the slot area to fill in any cavities and smooth out the surface. Four 1/4″ thick birch plywood …
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.
