Classic Aero Interior
Before the fuselage has to be removed from the rotisserie, I wanted to fit the various components which are used to attach the Classic Aero interior. We are installing the Classic Aero RV-14 / 14A…
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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,…
Wiring Finished! Ground Block & Voltage Regulator
Having wired up the lower centre panel, the only things left to wire were the “Forest of Tabs”, and the Standby Alternator Voltage Regulator. Grounding Block or “Forest of Tabs” I’d routed all the ground…
Lower Centre Instrument Panel
When designing the instrument panel, I realised there were several items that I didn’t want or need to be on the main panel. Anticipating this, ages ago I had purchased the brackets F-14188B-L & R…
Wiring and Panel – nearly there!
All the avionics connections are now complete, so the last couple of weeks have been spent installing the switches and related wiring. PFD, Standby G5, pitot, static & AOA connections. Dimmers, switches, Air Traffic display,…
Park Brake – Beringer
I’d fitted the Beringer Park Brake valve ages ago, but hadn’t got round to working out how I was going to control it! I want to have a means to display on the PFD a…
VPX Wiring
The Vertical Power VPX has 5 connectors, full of pins which have to be assigned to devices and switches. Obviously this takes a bit of planning, and there is a web based configuration tool which…
Floodlight
While I was preparing parts for the BusBar C mount I made a little bracket to mount the cockpit floodlight. I used the thinnest material I could get away with, and bent a lip on…
Ground Block – Forest of Tabs
The electrical part of building an aeroplane is challenging, not least because you are cast adrift with very little “official” advice from the kit manufacturer. You are the “Design Authority” … gulp! Where to ground…
BUS C
I have designed a “Bus C” in to the electrical system for two reasons: Redundancy Extra fused power sources There is lots of debate about the pros and cons of Cb’s v Fuses in aircraft…