After sanding the bottom of the fuselage between the landing brake and the forward landing gear, it became obvious that there was a spot on each side of the NACA scoop that dipped in towards the centre of the fuselage. I have added material to build both areas up before any further sanding. Foam pieces …
Cozy Experimental Aircraft Update – September 10, 2018 Read More »
Taping the front fuselage section floor joints: Cut enough cloth to make two 17″ x 2″ pieces of BID tape and two 9″ x 1.5″ pieces of BID tape. Workshop temperature was 25 degC and humidity 53%. 134g resin and 51g hardner were mixed together. The BID cloth was wetted with the epoxy using a …
Cozy Experimental Aircraft Update – May 19, 2018 Read More »
Glassing the Cozy MK IV floor Workshop temperature was 25 deg C and humidity 38%. The entire surface was covered with micro slurry then a batch of dry micro was mixed and used to fill in any holes and to make a generous radius in all corners. Two plies of BID cloth at 45 deg …
Cozy Experimental Aircraft Update – March 12, 2018 Read More »
Permanent installation of the seat brace and the heat duct. Outside air temperature was -20 deg C and the workshop temperature was +25 deg C (humidity 32%). The seat brace/duct assembly was positioned in place and a marker was used to outline where it mates with the instrument panel and seatback. 62g resin and 24g …
Cozy Experimental Aircraft Update – December 27, 2017 Read More »
Here are a few short clips from today’s afternoon flight between Peterborough and Cobourg (Ontario, Canada). Flight Video It was intended to be an aerobatics flight but the 5 point harness decided to be a 4 point harness today.
