Citabria Update – August 13, 2017
Departed Peterbrough (CYPQ) and headed to the Rice Lake practice area and climbed to 4500′. Practiced steep turns, aileron rolls, and spiral dives. Click here for a short video of the flight.
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Citabria Update – August 8, 2017
The morning started off with IFR weather due to the mist (outside air temperature = dewpoint) then became marginal VFR with a broken ceiling at 1100′. I waited it out til about 10:15am and then was able to get the Citabria into the air. I flew at 2500′ over Bridgenorth and Lakefield then back …
Cozy Experimental Aircraft Update – August 7, 2017
Cut five 5″ spacers to ensure to position the bottom firewall 5″ aft of the rear landing gear bulkhead. Used the dremel tool to open up the longeron and stringer holes for better alignment. Positioned the firewall using the spacers and clamps. Ensured vertical using a level. Confirmed distance from F22 firewall is 101.75″. Very …
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Integrated Propulsion System Update – August 6, 2017
Setup for Test Hyb-C A small hole was drilled into the combustion chamber side of the cylinder. Wires for the spark gap igniter were inserted through the hole and into the cylinder. Paraffin was melted and poured into the cylinder and black powder was applied to the paraffin on the combustion chamber side. A small …
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