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Tailwind Build: 24th April 2015 - Priming the cowl
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Friday, 24 April 2015. 24th April 2015 - Priming the cowl. The last few days have been an endless round of spray, sand, fill, re-sand, respray but finally the cowls are ready for top-coating - not perfect but perfectly acceptable. Hopefully the top-coat will go on OK without too many embedded insects! 24th April 2015 - Priming the cowl. 15th April 2015 - Finishing painting and re-instal. 14th April 2015 - Painting the engine. 10th April 2015 - It is officially spring, let wor. Craig Laporte's build site.
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Tailwind Build: 15th April 2015 - Finishing painting and re-installing the engine
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Thursday, 16 April 2015. 15th April 2015 - Finishing painting and re-installing the engine. The extra paint arrived this morning so I could complete the painting of the engine. Then I started to re-install the ancillaries doing as much as possible before re-mounting the engine to make access easy. The engine hoist was then positioned to allow the engine to be bolted back onto the mount. Parallel mount engines are so much easier than dynafocal! That is one more line in the final to-do list.
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Tailwind Build: August 2013
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Thursday, 22 August 2013. 22nd August 2013 - Sealing the right wing interior. The interior of the wings are sealed to avoid any risk of the wood deteriorating over time with moisture. As before two pack Randolph Epoxy varnish was used. The top skin was masked so that the glue lines can be kept free of varnish. The right wing contains the VOR/glideslope antenna. This is a dipole with a tuned balun. It was made based on instructions from Bob Archer. 19th August 2013 - Wing leading edge. Once the glue was s...
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Tailwind Build: November 2013
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Monday, 11 November 2013. 11th November 2013 - Painting, painting, painting. Despite the lack of posts I have been working over the last few weeks. The left wing has been completely painted and once fully hardened wrapped in bubble wrap and transported to my friend Paul's house for storage. The doors have been finished inside and out. Also, all the flying surfaces have now been finished to a good standard. The newer EkoPoly Premium paint is much easier to apply without runs. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Tailwind Build: January 2013
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Sunday, 13 January 2013. 13th January 2013 - Left wing top skin. Still I enjoyed the hour spent sanding it off where it shouldn't have been in the first place. Note for next time use a plastic tape. The glue can now set overnight before I remove the clamps but even with them and the nailing strips in place the aerofoil already looks superb. It is no wonder the Tailwind is so fast with such an elegant thin section wing. Friday, 11 January 2013. 11th January 2013 - Left wing plumbing and wiring. Next job i...
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Tailwind Build: 14th April 2015 - Painting the engine
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Tuesday, 14 April 2015. 14th April 2015 - Painting the engine. Massoud at MK Aero Support kindly loaned me his engine hoist so once the engine was disconnected from all the plumbing I could remove it and start the process of masking, cleaning, and spraying. It is amazing how many things there are to disconnect and remove:. Multiple cables fastened to the sump attach bolts. And finally - the engine mount bolts. 24th April 2015 - Priming the cowl. 15th April 2015 - Finishing painting and re-instal.
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Tailwind Build: November 2014
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Saturday, 15 November 2014. 15th November 2014 - Rain stops play. It has been a slow week as it hasn't stopped raining for more than a few hours at a time. However, I have got a little bit done. The new oil temperature sender was received and fitted so the engine could be ground run again. Such are the timescales of homebuilding! However, the service from Funkewerk was excellent, I received the transponder back within two weeks of sending it to Germany with a new release certificate and nothing to pay.
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Tailwind Build: April 2015
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Friday, 24 April 2015. 24th April 2015 - Priming the cowl. The last few days have been an endless round of spray, sand, fill, re-sand, respray but finally the cowls are ready for top-coating - not perfect but perfectly acceptable. Hopefully the top-coat will go on OK without too many embedded insects! Thursday, 16 April 2015. 15th April 2015 - Finishing painting and re-installing the engine. That is one more line in the final to-do list. Ticked off - only took 3 days of solid work! Tuesday, 14 April 2015.
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Tailwind Build: 3rd November 2014 - Seat belts and centre console
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Monday, 3 November 2014. 3rd November 2014 - Seat belts and centre console. The shoulder belts were then attached to the cables. Coming through the bulkhead at the back of the luggage compartment. The only things now left to complete the interior of the aircraft are to screw into place the rear windows, make a "boot" for the bottom of the control column, and upholster the seat cushions. 15th November 2014 - Rain stops play. 3rd November 2014 - Seat belts and centre console. Craig Laporte's build site.
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Tailwind Build: October 2013
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Friday, 11 October 2013. 11th October 2013 - Left Wing Painted. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). 11th October 2013 - Left Wing Painted. Craig Laporte's build site. Tailwind main gear and tailspring supplier. Dan and Daniel Hedges' build site. Tailwind components from Earl Luce. Carbon fibre components from Brian Alley. Chuck Gantzer's build site. Earl Trimble's build site.
