Measured and marked 6.25″ (from F22) on both top longerons to identify where bulkhead F28 will be placed. Trimmed and sanded the instrument panel and bulkhead F22 joints. Marked where the 12″ x 4″ taped joint will go on F22 and the fuselage sides. This will support the canard wing.
A piece of wax paper was cut to a size just larger than 8″ x 29.5″ and four 2″ strips were measured and marked onto the wax paper. Two plies of BID cloth was cut at 45 deg and placed over the 8″ x 29.5″ section of wax paper. The workshop tempetarure was 25 deg …
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Sanded the front seatback corners at the taped joints. Clamp bars removed from instrument panel and corners sanded where taped joints will go. Inboard corners of front bulkhead F22 sanded where joints will be taped.
Shop temperature was 25 deg C and humidity was 42%. Epoxy was mixed and applied to the 8″ x 31″ layers ( 2 layers at 45 degree orientation) of BID cloth on top of the wax paper. A thin brush of epoxy was applied to the seatback joints. Using the electric scissors, four 2″ x …
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The front seatback locations where it mates with the fuselage side were sanded and vacuumed. The seatback clamps were removed. A piece of wax paper 8″ x 31″ was cut and lines drawn at 2″ intervals. Two pieces of BID cloth (at 45 deg orientation) were cut to fit over the wax paper. The cloth …
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