Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Brakes, Stringers, Trim Motor

Finished brakes with hardware I received the other day - still not
100%, as there will be the rudder cable I have to attach, and the
final instruction in the manual is to attach the brake cylinders, but
at least the parts are all in.

Now, stringers - carbon fiber, untrimmed - what a pain! my hands look
like lizard skin - I have a bad reaction to carbon fiber, and trimming/
touching the stuff is like poison to me. Also, you need around 70 or
80 clamps if you want to do all the stringers at once - if not, do it
over 2-3 days like I did. Also, I drilled into the stringer that takes
the wiring harness and temporarily threaded electrical wire ties (see
pic) to hold the harness in place.

And finally, got the trim motor - positioned, attached and drilled/
pinned.

Also, there's a picture of my helper, Fallon.

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