Blueadventures Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 Hi Marty Just for info, these are the fuel tank vent covers I use and the Pitot tube cover. (You can see the start of a wasp mud nest on the Pitot cover, the idea of the paper element is a carryover from my gliding days.) Wasps and bugs can't get in. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted April 28 Author Share Posted April 28 Thanks Mike, that's a great idea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 Second jury strut done. (Which is when I discovered I've run out of AN3-6A bolts, and the AN3 washers. Where's the best place to get these in Aus?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thruster88 Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 You could try your local LAME. CJ Aerospace may be an option. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted July 28 Author Share Posted July 28 (edited) Been a while since I had a day on the plane. Today I riveted the end cap and pivot/horn plate on the starboard flaperon, riveted the pivot pin on, sleeved the rod end for the AN5-10 bolt on the bellcrank and cut the slot in the fuselage. I seem to have lost the nuts for the ball ends so will have to source those, but it moves up and down (the right way) which is a good start 🙂 Edited July 28 by Marty_d 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted August 12 Author Share Posted August 12 Second flaperon on yesterday. Still have to adjust the fuselage slots a little to allow for full up/down with and without flap. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted August 17 Author Share Posted August 17 On with the Bolly! Not final fit, not torqued up and not pitched. (Definitely not lock wired!). Just to allow me to manually turn the motor, since I installed the round nuts my old wooden plank "prop" won't fit. 230mm (9") clearance to ground. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgwilson Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 Why does it need to be lock wired? Bolly normally supply AN nylocs. That way all prop bolts can be torqued exactly the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted August 17 Author Share Posted August 17 2 hours ago, kgwilson said: Why does it need to be lock wired? Bolly normally supply AN nylocs. That way all prop bolts can be torqued exactly the same. Nylocs on the outer bolts, but the bolts that go to the prop flange go into press fit round nuts and are drilled head. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 Lockwire done correctly is common in that location. Nev 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted August 24 Author Share Posted August 24 Wing root top skins done. Starting to look like a real one! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planedriver Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 Marty you should be very proud of your achievements and the hurdles you’ve had to overcome along the way. It’s looking great and is a credit to your dedication to the task you set yourself. What I’m curious to know is does a bit of blaspheming help when things do not go as intended? 😜Rgds planet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted August 24 Author Share Posted August 24 Thanks Planey! I tend to stick with normal foul language on the occasion that things don't go as planned. Have to say though, that's a reasonably rare event as the Zenith plans are generally spot on - any f-ups are my own fault! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted September 12 Author Share Posted September 12 Spent an hour with some mildly soapy warm water... I want to start making the cover so thought I'd better start with a clean plane! In the end I went thru 6 buckets and the water in each one was brown when I finished. Amazing how much dust gets on it in the shed. So now she's the cleanest she's ever been since the sheets of aluminium were unpacked 14 years ago! Next job is to get a big roll of paper, lay out and cut, then cut the car cover up and sew it together. Anyway, thought I'd share a pic or two of the clean plane! 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfGnome Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 Looks like a bought one*! 😁 * as the leading hand used to say when I was an apprentice… 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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