Same thing as yesterday, but with the right gear leg fairing.
Leg fairing hinge
Tonight was all about the leg fairing piano hinge. I got it match drilled, deburred, countersunk, and riveted in place for the left leg fairing.
Gear Leg Fairings
Today, I got the gear leg fairings cut to shape. I started by making sure the fairings didn’t have any twist in them with a
Finishing nose leg fairings
With all of the trimming done on the nose leg fairings, I just needed to rivet in the hinge that closes up the rear of
Nose pant and leg fairing
With the rear half of the nose wheel pant installed, I needed to fit the front half to fit around both the gear leg and
Nose wheel pant
The nose wheel pant construction is very similar to the main wheel pants. I started by cutting down some aluminum blocks that are used as
Engine’s here!
No work tonight, because I had to run to the freight yard to pick up my engine! It’s a factory new Lycoming YIO-540D4A5. I opened
Wheels and brakes DONE
Tonight, I went thru the wheel and brake assembly and made sure everything was torqued. I also took the time to figure out the best
Repeat on the right
The first half of the night was spent repeating the process of cutting back the wheel opening and starting the work on getting the pant
More pants stuff
I started tonight by installing nutplates on the wheel pant brackets. After that, I started working on smoothing the joint between the left pant halves.