Sunday, February 25, 2007
Troubleshooting and stuff...
Spent alomost three days trying to fix the trim indications. I finally found the problems which were brought on by myself. I got really screwed up on the wiring on both the elevator and aileron trims. However, they are both working properly now.
I populated the fuse panel today and powered everything up for the first time. It all worked very well. I just need to put all the covers, seats, and wheel pants in position so I can do the Weight and Balance. Maybe tomorrow....
I populated the fuse panel today and powered everything up for the first time. It all worked very well. I just need to put all the covers, seats, and wheel pants in position so I can do the Weight and Balance. Maybe tomorrow....
Labels: trim, weight and balance
Monday, February 19, 2007
Assembling....
Mounted the prop. Torqued the bolts and saftey wired. Have the scars to prove it...!
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Assembling....
| Managed to remember to take the camera today. Almost finished the wing fairings. They were a lot more work than I was expecting. Took a good two days. Still have to torque the wing bolts and put a gazzillion screws and bolts on to the tanks. |  |
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Saturday, February 10, 2007
Assembly proceeding
Empenage is pretty much done, both wings are in place and I'm now making the fairings that join the wing to the fuselage. I've had the tanks on and off more times than I care to think about, but I think that this is the last time.
Labels: final assembly
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Left wing mounted.
Mounted the left wing yesterday. Spent today rigging the aileron and connecting various lines and wires.
When I went to mount the pitot tube, I bumped it and it broke in half. Upon closer inspection, it turns out that the unit is held together with a 1/4" aluminum tube which threads into the tip and the body of the pitot, trapping the heating element and sheath between them. Problem is, the tubing they used was so thin that when they threaded the ends there was almost no material left behind. When I bumped it, the tubing broke at the threads.
When I went to mount the pitot tube, I bumped it and it broke in half. Upon closer inspection, it turns out that the unit is held together with a 1/4" aluminum tube which threads into the tip and the body of the pitot, trapping the heating element and sheath between them. Problem is, the tubing they used was so thin that when they threaded the ends there was almost no material left behind. When I bumped it, the tubing broke at the threads.
Sunday, February 04, 2007
Doors and panel
Finished setting up the trim tabs today. Installed the doors.
The panel was doing some weird things, and after some troubleshooting, it would seem that I may have messed up the connectors on the trim indicators. If I disconnect both indicators, everything works as it is supposd to. However, if I plug either or both indicators in, things go west. I hope I haven't destroyed the indicators. I guess I'll find out tomorrow.
Next after this, is the start of the wing installation.
The panel was doing some weird things, and after some troubleshooting, it would seem that I may have messed up the connectors on the trim indicators. If I disconnect both indicators, everything works as it is supposd to. However, if I plug either or both indicators in, things go west. I hope I haven't destroyed the indicators. I guess I'll find out tomorrow.
Next after this, is the start of the wing installation.
Friday, February 02, 2007
Progressing....
Have the empennage mostly done, but today I couldn't get the hangar warm enough to work in. I have a 55,000 BTU propane blower, but with the high ceiling and the less than perfect seal around the doors, I find that anything below about -5 deg C and it can't get the hangar warm enough. Today it warmed up to about -6 outside, and was slightly better inside. After 4 hrs I could still see my breath, and I was cold, so I went home.
