Propulsion System R&D – November 17, 2017
The team met in the Cobourg workshop to progress the planning and design efforts for our integrated propulsion system development program.
Citabria Update – November 15, 2017
Replaced the seized fuel valve in the Citabria, but first it took about 2 hours to drain out all of the fuel …
Citabria Update – November 11, 2017
Rolling along the south shore of Rice Lake on an early Saturday morning winter flight. Flight Highlight Video Arrived at the airport before 7am to heat up the engine and the cockpit before the flight. Temperature was about minus 10 deg Celsius. Departed CYPQ and climbed to 5000 ft in the Rice Lake practice area …
Cozy Experimental Aircraft Update – November 5, 2017
Workshop temperature was 25 degC and humidity 53%. A batch of epoxy was mixed with 132g resin and 50g hardner. Some of this epoxy was poured into a small cup and micro balloons added to make a batch of micro. A small portion of the micro was poured into another cup and more micro balloons …
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A rainy Sunday at CYPQ
Checking out if a National 490-C parachute will fit well in the front of the Citabria. Unfortunately it positions the front pilot too close to the instrument panel. The parachute should work ok for the rear pilot/passenger though. Will check it out next flight opportunity. Gave the engine a run and uncovered a problem with …