Developed a clamping scheme for supporting the heat duct and seat brace during cure. Levelled the sawhorses and used hot glue to glue the fuselage to the sawhorses and the sawhorses and shims to the workshop floor. Temporarily positioned the seat brace and heat duct in the fuselage to determine the locations where they fit …
Cozy Experimental Aircraft Update – December 16, 2017 Read More »
Removed the peel ply from the head duct and the seat brace. Drilled holes through the glass into the aluminum tubes. Trimmed the glass edges of the heat duct and the seat brace using the Dremel tool. Sanded the glass edges of the heat duct and sanded the front seatback to fit the heat …
Cozy Experimental Aircraft Update – December 9, 2017 Read More »
Glassed the 2nd side of the seat brace and repaired the bottom of the instrument panel. Shop temperature was 25 deg C and the humidity was 48%. 168g resin was mixed with 64g hardner. A small portion of epoxy was poured into 2 small cups. Glass bubbles were added to one cup to make dry …
Cozy Experimental Aircraft Update – December 3, 2017 Read More »
Now to cover the outside of the heat duct with 2 plies of BID at 45 deg. top and sides. Workshop temperature 25 deg C and humidity 48%. Mixed a batch of epoxy with 146g resin and 56g hardner. Poured some of it in another cup and added micro bubbles. Applied micro to the foam …
Cozy Experimental Aircraft Update – December 2, 2017 Read More »
Sanded corners on heat duct to ensure they are rounded. Drilled a hole in the glassed side of the seat brace to open up the aluminum tube. Placed the seat brace on blocks and the heat duct on a 2×4 to raise them up for glassing. Cut 2 ply’s of BID cloth for the 2nd …
Cozy Experimental Aircraft Update – November 27, 2017 Read More »
