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Author Archives: pclifton
Canopy frame straightening
Back to the whole “not off centerline” thing: that really made me stop and think, just to make sure I wasn’t doing something horribly wrong. Eventually I reasoned that the practical fitment on the fuselage was more important than the … Continue reading
Posted in Canopy
Hours Logged: 2
More canopy frame head scratching
So it seems clear that I’ll need to bend the frame a bit to get both an even gap up front and a centered slide out back. That’s not too awfully surprising, it’s known that these frames almost always need … Continue reading
Posted in Canopy
Hours Logged: 1
Canopy rail do-over
A week after getting back from vacation and I’m still trying to get back int he swing of things. I did have my firewall forward kit come in while I was gone, and a neighbor was nice enough to grab … Continue reading
Posted in Canopy
Hours Logged: 1
Canopy rails, misc systems stuff
This was bothersome to me, since this is going to be a very visible part of the airplane that also likely won’t be painted…so there are limited options for getting rid of this ugliness. Now, this hole will eventually be … Continue reading
Posted in Canopy, Electrical, Fuselage
Hours Logged: 3.5
More turtledeck riveting
On the other hand, the back of the fuselage is looking nice and smooth now. Just got that one line of holes on either side left to do:
Posted in Fuselage
Hours Logged: 1
Some turtledeck riveting, center canopy rail prep
Not wanting to waste a holiday, I moved on to starting canopy work. The first portion of canopy fitting is just fitting the slider frame, and the first part of that is working with the rails that the canopy slides on. … Continue reading
Posted in Fuselage
Hours Logged: 4