It’s good to see the propeller back on the plane! I’m about 46% confident this will not need to come off again, but I couldn’t help myself. Seeing it on, with the cone, and the cowl. Just wow. We’re nearly there at this point.
The blister proved to be a lot of work, but now that it’s in, I’m very excited about how it came out. Redoing this area was the right choice. Once the part was created it was trimmed to include a flange. The outline was drawn on the cowl long ago when the plug was first […]
As much as I want it to be done, the cowl has a lot more work do be done before we fly. Luckily, a bunch was completed and shown below. First up: louvers The louvers used to be an optional kit, I believe, but are now included and from what I can tell, recommended for […]
The horizontal intake/fuel servo installation puts the mixture arm just a little more forward than the cowl will allow, so a blister, or relief, is needed to create room with the mixture arm is full rich. I wanted to create a blister that was symmetrical and purposeful looking, machined and aggressive. I’ve seen folks use […]