Wiplash
Todd Noble
- Joined
- May 7, 2009
- Messages
- 366
- Location
- Hudson, IN
- Aircraft
- Air Command 582 LowRider w/stab
- Total Flight Time
- Gyro - 101 as of 7-10-16
Had a pretty productive first day.
Assembled the wheels.
Mains went together well. Front tire wouldn't hold air. Disassembled it and found a puncture in the tube with a something hard in the hole. Didn't remove it in hopes that the tube would be refunded or replaced. There was also something rattling inside the tube. Neal had a spare so put it back together and it held air.
The holes in the cheek plates were predrilled so that left cutting drilling the tubing.
After deburring the tube ends and drilling and deburring the holes, assembly went pretty quick.
I'm building this as an ultralight so that 254# limit is always on my mind. The Mast and Axle is redundant 1"x2" and the Front and rear keels are 2"x2".
The plan is to get it on wheels next...
:whip:
Assembled the wheels.
Mains went together well. Front tire wouldn't hold air. Disassembled it and found a puncture in the tube with a something hard in the hole. Didn't remove it in hopes that the tube would be refunded or replaced. There was also something rattling inside the tube. Neal had a spare so put it back together and it held air.
The holes in the cheek plates were predrilled so that left cutting drilling the tubing.
After deburring the tube ends and drilling and deburring the holes, assembly went pretty quick.
I'm building this as an ultralight so that 254# limit is always on my mind. The Mast and Axle is redundant 1"x2" and the Front and rear keels are 2"x2".
The plan is to get it on wheels next...
:whip: