Tag: Fuselage
EP 5.3 Installing Engine Components
EP 5.1 New Engine Day
Engine: Mounted
Starting with the glamor shot–the engine is hung. It took a few hours, and careful movements, but all-in-all was not that exhausting of a process. The scariest part is having $50,000 hanging from a bargain engine hoist. I’m incredibly excited to be at this portion of the build, and to keep the momentum up. Time […]
EP 4.39 Work + Play
Tail Fairings Revisited
Work continues on the tail fairings, where I’m eager to get a good fit. Abandoning the Van’s fairing for one from Fairing’s Etc., I’m hopeful that I’ll wind up with a better transition between these airframe components. Initial fit shows similar gaps to the Van’s fairing, but the unit is much easier to rework. I’m […]