Tag: Systems
EP3.27 Flap Mechanics
Interior Work Continues
The interior is coming along, and looking sharp. Very exciting stuff. Seatbacks were primed and riveted together. A bit heavier on the primer wouldn’t have hurt, but they look fine. The rear skins (top) were removed to start work on the gussets, static system, and prep the same skins for installation. I created some keepers […]
New Primer/Flaps
I received a quart of new primer to see how it looks. Still using the old hardener, as I have little concern that anything has gone wrong with that. First parts out of the booth looked great–back to a little sheen, much easier to apply. You can achieve a high gloss finish with a slightly […]
Flap Mechanism
Time for flaps. This step required fabrication a few little bits. Once the brackets were produced, things moved along fairly quickly. First was installing the flap weldment. This involved three bearing blocks, two which had already been predrilled to the 705 bulkhead, and the middle one that required holes and a cut down the middle. […]