EP 5.1 New Engine Day
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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 4.37 More Wing Skins and Systems
EP 4.36 Garage Makeover and Wing Work
Wing Systems
With an engine on the way–or nearly on the way–I’d like to wrap up as many systems in the wings before they head to storage. On the list is autopilot servos, external air temp sensor, pitot and angle of attack with related tubing and wiring, and running extensions for the lights (wing tips). The autopilot […]
Controls
Adding in the controls is a fun step–although they’ll control nothing for some time. In fact, they won’t even penetrate the firewall until the engine is hung. I had purchased a throttle cable bracket–which will hold much more than the throttle cable–from Stein a while back. Actually I purchased two, a small and a large. […]
Aileron Trim
Fresh off of the elevator trim, I felt I could tackle the aileron trim. However, when I first took out the trim package, I noticed that I had a package that showed mounting in the wing. I remembered mentioning the position of the trim in the wing versus the center of the cabin to Scott […]
Trim Tab Wired
The trim tab was wired and installed, with linkage, to create a working trim tab. This was cool to interact with.
EP 4.27 The Planning and Cost of Avionics
Avionics Rundown
Hello. This post is provided as a supplement to the avionics review video, and houses the files for your own review–which makes me nervous, so a bit about that: The file provided are to demonstrate my approach for wiring only. They are not intended to educate, illustrate, or instruct you on how to wire your […]