Fabricated a 22″ long sanding block from a 2 by 4 and 9 x 11 inch 40 grit piece of sandpaper. The sandpaper was cut in half length wise and glued to the 2 by 4. Commenced sanding the NACA Scoop’s urethane foam such that it is level from the landing brake to 1/8″ above …
Cozy Experimental Aircraft Update – August 7, 2018 Read More »
Mixed a 1:1 ratio of water and Alumiprep#33 in a plastic container and dipped the 16 aluminum inserts into the mixture for abour 3 minutes then rinsed them off with water. Covered the 16 aluminum inserts with Alodine 1201 and let them dwell in the Alodine for about 3 minutes then rinsed off the inserts …
Cozy Experimental Aircraft Update – August 4, 2018 Read More »
Trimmed 2-ply of BID cloth to fit on each of the plywood braces between the firewall and the aft landing gear bulkhead. Mixed a batch of epoxy using 142g resin and 54g hardner. Shop temperature 24 deg C and humidity 62%. Applied epoxy to the BID cloth using a paint brush. Mixed a batch of …
Cozy Experimental Aircraft Update – July 29, 2018 Read More »
Trim the horizontal birch plywood braces to accommodate the 3/8″ PVC foam later. Cut a block of 2″ thick Urethane foam to fit on top of the plywood braces between the aft landing gear bulkhead and the firewall. Vacuum.
Cut 1″ thick foam pieces to position between the landing brake and the NACA scoop. This extra foam will be used to help level out the bottom of the fuselage from the landing brake to the landing gear bulkhead. The workshop temperature was 24 deg C and humidity 62%. A batch of flox was mixed …
Cozy Experimental Aircraft Update – July 14, 2018 Read More »
