Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Tailsprings, Brakes, Pitot, Throttle
Build Hours: 997
Vacations and summer lethargy has slowed the progress. We have been finishing some of the details that are not covered in the plans. When the throttle and choke assemblies are routed into the engine compartment and the pitot is installed we will be back to the outboard wing sections.
This is a 3/16" plywood seatpan that keeps the spar from digging into the back of the legs.
We modified screen door springs from the Lowes Aircraft Dept. for the tailwheel springs. The springs allow some give if you touchdown with rudder input and with the springs in compression there is less chance of breakage.
This blurry little bracket was riveted in the rib corner of the 3 inner ribs to hold the brake cables in place. It would have been much easier to do this before skinning the wing:)
Example of the brake cable bracket installed. The pitot and static lines will be tie wrapped to the brake cable.
This is the right brake.
...and the left brake.
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