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Author Archives: pclifton
Even more lower shelf, plus some more planning
The shelf with the finished hinge setup can be seen here:
More lower shelf
Just more poking with this shelf today. I made myself a little diagram and spreadsheet to analyze my idea for letting the shelf flanges act as a stop. Turns out it’s not really a workable idea, unless I want to … Continue reading
Posted in Electrical, Fuselage
Hours Logged: 1
Upper avionics shelf
After making that bend, along with the two stiffening flanges, it was time to take a deep breath and go for a test fit. Whew, it fits nicely! At this point I couldn’t resist trying a layout of my cardboard … Continue reading
Back to avionics shelving…well, sort of
OK, so I haven’t been super productive this past week or so, at least in terms of shop time. I did take a giant leap this past Thursday, though…after exchanging a few emails with the folks at SteinAir and running … Continue reading
Antenna mounts
Next, I wanted to try the template our on a piece of scrap, to make sure it was correct before I put holes in something I couldn’t easily replace. Works like a charm: Then there was just a lot of … Continue reading
Posted in Fuselage
Hours Logged: 3
Bulkhead riveting
Eh, not much tonight. I just decided to get that last bulkhead riveted in place. Which only constitutes 24 rivets, but they’re kind of interesting to access with a squeezer (or anything else), so yeah, it really took an hour … Continue reading
Posted in Fuselage
Hours Logged: 1
Pitot harness
Next up was a trial fit in the wing. What I’d hoped to do here was to run both the harness and the pitot/AOA lines through the conduit together. Well, the harness goes through OK, and the lines can be … Continue reading
Posted in Electrical, Wings
Hours Logged: 1.5