Workshop temperature was 25 deg C and humidity was 46%. 93g resin was mixed with 35g of hardner to make a batch of epoxy. 2-ply of BID cloth (1.5″ x 32″) was cut out along with a length of 2″ wide peel ply to a length slightly longer than 32″. The peel ply from yesterdays …
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Workshop temperature was 25 deg C and humidity 50%. A batch of epoxy was made using 140g resin and 53g hardner. The 6-ply of UND cloth was wet out with the epoxy. Epoxy was applied to the bulkheads where the layups are positioned. Flox was mixed with the epoxy in a small cup then applied …
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Sanded and vacuumed the aft face of the forward landing gear bulkhead. Traced the shape onto paper where the 6-ply UND layup is to go on both the LH and RH sides. Covered the paper with wax paper and taped 6 layers of UND cloth on top. Two pieces of dacron were cut to fit …
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I tried out the new GoPro this morning while practicing aileron rolls in the Citabria. It was good to get some sunshine on the underside of the aircraft ! Here are a few aileron rolls … Click here for a short video clip Then back to the hangar.
Removed all peel-ply, trimmed, and sanded forward landing gear bulkhead. Released fuselage from the jig. Leveled the saw horses. Temporary firewall removed. Drilled through the 3-ply UND layup. Fuselage flipped over onto saw horses.
