Fabricating the bottom of the fuselage Removed the peel ply from the taped corners where the seat brace & heat duct mate with the instrument panel and seatback. Trimmed and sanded the taped joints. Cut the map pocket to full size in the seatback. Positioned 3 sheets of foam over the bottom of the fuselage …
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Workshop temperature 25 deg C and humidity 26%. Mixed a batch of epoxy using 146g resin and 56g hardner. Epoxy was applied to the 2 plies of bid (including the peel ply). A small bath of flox was made and applied to all the corners where the heat duct and seat brace mate with the …
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Removed the 2x4s and clamps from the heat duct and seat brace assembly. Prepared 2” wide tape joints to reinforce the seat brace & heat duct at the bulkheads. Dacron and 2 plies of BID cloth at 45 deg C were placed on a wax paper template.
CAVOK all day at CYPQ. I arrived at noon to warm up the engine and the cockpit then clear the snow. By early afternoon the outside air temperature had warmed up to -17 deg C. The Citabria started no problem then I taxied to the run-up area holding short of runway 27. The left magneto …
Permanent installation of the seat brace and the heat duct. Outside air temperature was -20 deg C and the workshop temperature was +25 deg C (humidity 32%). The seat brace/duct assembly was positioned in place and a marker was used to outline where it mates with the instrument panel and seatback. 62g resin and 24g …
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