Citabria Update – May 20, 2017
An early morning flight out of CYPQ into the Rice Lake practice area for slow flight, stalls, steep turns, and emergency approach practice. Back to the hangar. Lots of planes out today, including this Long EZ !
Integrated Propulsion System Update – May 13, 2017
Test:Hyb-A Purpose : To gain basic skills and knowledge associated with handling N2O and paraffin by demonstrating the combustion reaction between this oxidizer and fuel. Test Hyb-A-1: Test Hyb-A-2: Video of test Hyb-A-2
Cozy Experimental Aircraft Update – May 13, 2017
Sanded the top half of the forward landing gear bulkhead to fit flush with stringer LWX. Shop temperature at 25 deg C and humidity 48%. 56g resin and 22 g hardner were mixed together. Taped forward landing gear bulkhead with 2 plies of BID and peel ply. Flox was added to the epoxy and applied …
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Integrated Propulsion System Update – May 7, 2017
For upcoming hybrid rocket testing (Hyb-A-1), the paraffin rocket motor was secured to a test stand using two clamps and the nitrous oxide cartridge was weighed prior to the test.
Cozy Experimental Aircraft Update – May 7, 2017
A 0.25″ diameter, 12″ long drill bit was inserted through the existing holes in the forward landing gear bulkhead and, using the inside plywood corners as guides, 0.25″ holes were drilled through the hard points in the aft bulkhead. The 8″ x 8″ squares were knocked out and glue scraped off of the bulkheads.