Cozy Experimental Aircraft Project

Continuing to make spacers to shape the aircraft floor.

Continuing to shape spacers for the aircraft floor.

Contouring the floor spacers: Trimmed the 3/4 ” foam to size with the band saw then used a small hand saw to get close to 30 degree bevels and used a sanding block to complete the slope.

Transferred bottom assembly to the work table. Marked the landing brake cutout. Used a jig saw at 45 deg to cut out the landing brake with 1″ radius corners. The fuselage bottom will be given depth and contour by gluing on tapered spacers made from 3/4 “ thick low density foam.

Fabricating the bottom of the fuselage Removed the peel ply from the taped corners where the seat brace & heat duct mate with the instrument panel and seatback. Trimmed and sanded the taped joints. Cut the map pocket to full size in the seatback. Positioned 3 sheets of foam over the bottom of the fuselage …

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