40B – Landing Gear & Engine Mount
Time to dust off the engine mount! There were a few jobs to complete on it before mounting it on the fuselage … Last Jobs before Mounting on Fuselage Machine Drilling nutplate attachment holes. Riveting…
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Rear Window – Final Installation
I decided to install the Rear Window whilst the fuselage was still on the rotisserie. After double checking that I’d completed everything that needs access via the rear window openings, I retrieved the window from…
JDAir Latch
I had planned to fit the JDAir Canopy Latch right at the beginning of the fuselage build, whilst the left fuselage side was flat on the bench. But then I discovered that, at that time,…
42 – Miscellanea
I’ve spent a lot of time over the last weeks making decisions on the Avionics, and attempting to plan the installation of the components. To offset the feeling that productivity was flagging, I decided to…
38-37 to 38 Canopy Guide Pins & Final Touches – Canopy Finished!!
Canopy Guide Pins One of the last jobs on the canopy is to install the Guide Pins. The manual suggests you rivet on the pins before drilling the holes in the canopy deck, but I…
38-32 to 33 Fans, Seal & Switch!
Canopy Microswitch A very pleasant few jobs attaching items to the canopy – and no sanding! The canopy microswitch is easily installed … but you’ll need a little spanner, or another cunning plan, to hold…
38-31 Sanding the Fairing
I hadn’t been looking forward at all to this job … but actually, it wasn’t too bad. First job was to remove the peel ply, which came off easily. Happily the resin had not soaked…
38-29 & 30 Fairing Layup
The first job is to cut out the fibreglass cloth strips. I had bought some 280g “Twill Weave” Cloth, and because of the weave style (over 2/under 2) I found it impossible to cut the…
38-28 Canopy Clips and Void Filler
Canopy Clips Although the front of my canopy seemed to lie down along the front quite well, I decided to attach more than the minimum 3 clips. I used a Dremel drum sander to make…
38-26 & 27 Canopy Side Skins, Seals & Wear Strips
Canopy Side Skins Now the glareshield is painted, it’s time to permanently install the precious canopy onto its frame. The match drilled holes along the top of the Side Skins are dimpled, but don’t forget…