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Author Archives: pclifton
Rudder bottom bulkhead
This fit would give me a nice generous closeout area, but after looking at it I was concerned about how well I could get inside that forward area to get things epoxied together. So I decided to trim the piece … Continue reading
Posted in Empennage, Fiberglass
Hours Logged: 1.5
Even more rudder bottom fitting
With the bottom now clecoed in place, it was time to revisit the cutout around the control horn. I used a piece of 1/8” bar stock to lay a new clearance line around the horn, then got to sanding again:
Posted in Empennage, Fiberglass
Hours Logged: 1.5
More tail light fitting
After a lot of work with the bandsaw, rotary file, and finally sanding drum, plus a few more test-fit iterations, I had myself a nice homemade bracket: I gave the mating side a good 40-grit rough-up to promote adhesion, then … Continue reading
Posted in Electrical, Empennage, Fiberglass
Hours Logged: 2
Elevator tip rejection, tail light fitting
Notably, those two mount screws are just loosely inserted, not attached to anything (more on that later). That nice shot belies the sorta ugly hole hiding behind it. But that’s why…it’s hidden:
Posted in Electrical, Empennage, Fiberglass
Hours Logged: 2
Elevator tip shaping
Next up was cleaning things up. The ragged edge where I cut the wet cloth got sanded to a nice straight line, and then I went to work sanding along the joint to remove the excess cloth and make a … Continue reading
Posted in Empennage, Fiberglass
Hours Logged: 1.5
Redoing the elevator counterweight glass
Well, it looks like the theme of doing fiberglass stuff repeatedly is sticking around. Last week, the day after adding the glass, I took a deep breath and tried popping the tips off. I was happy when both came off … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Hours Logged: 4
Glassing over the elevator counterweights
Then, it’s just a matter of adding plies of glass cloth. Before doing anything, I wanted to evaluate whether I could use single pieces of glass for each layer, or if I’d have to get creative with shapes to conform … Continue reading
Posted in Empennage, Fiberglass
Hours Logged: 2.5