Wing root seal & nosewheel pant
During my builders inspection, Ray pointed out that I installed the rubber wing root seal incorrectly. I had trouble getting it on the first time and trimmed off the flange of the seal so it would fit. Ray pointed out that the flange was supposed to push up against the fuse and even curve up so that any water that ran down would fall into the seal and drain off. I ordered some replacement, removed the aluminum gap fairings and trimmed them so that there was 1/4" between the fairing and fuse, then installed the new seal. Much better!
I also started working on the nosewheel pant. I ordered a new wheel pant kit and it came with a new style of mounting bracket. I called Van's and asked for a new drawing since the one I had was for the old style. I trimmed the bracket per the plans and then started enlarging the hole for the wheel. I'm stalled because I'm not sure exactly how to get the bracket mounted to the wheel pant in the correct position. The wheel pant won't slide over the brackets that I can tell, which means you have to mount the bracket to the pant first. Going to call Van's on Monday and see what they say. I also need to do some fiberglass layups on the nose cap to thicken it up some to match the cutout in the aft pant.
The weather has been really crappy here in the midwest so no flying at all and this whole week doesn't look good either. Hopefully this weekend will clear up enough that I can finish my 40 hours.
(Time: 4 hrs)
I also started working on the nosewheel pant. I ordered a new wheel pant kit and it came with a new style of mounting bracket. I called Van's and asked for a new drawing since the one I had was for the old style. I trimmed the bracket per the plans and then started enlarging the hole for the wheel. I'm stalled because I'm not sure exactly how to get the bracket mounted to the wheel pant in the correct position. The wheel pant won't slide over the brackets that I can tell, which means you have to mount the bracket to the pant first. Going to call Van's on Monday and see what they say. I also need to do some fiberglass layups on the nose cap to thicken it up some to match the cutout in the aft pant.
The weather has been really crappy here in the midwest so no flying at all and this whole week doesn't look good either. Hopefully this weekend will clear up enough that I can finish my 40 hours.
(Time: 4 hrs)
