Today we drove over to a local loading dock where we had arranged for the crate containing our new Aeromomentum AM15 engine to be delivered. Then we drove it over to my garage and opened the crate. We’re excited about doing some pioneer work with the engine. It is based on a Suzuki G15A…
Gas tank and Megahatch – 5/25/16
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Today we took a look at the megahatch we ordered from Recreational Mobility and we worked on the gas tank. We pressure tested the tank with water and some lime had built up on this tube. Must have been some type of galvanic corrosion that attracted the lime? Anyway, we needed to descale it so…
Taking the hull to get painted – 5/20/16
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Took the hull to get painted! We’re going to use this paint – white color on the trailer, ready to go! Rihn DR109 that was in the shop Laminate wing spar for the Dr109 – good to +/- 20 G’s Can we modify the Searey rudder to look like this?
R.Wing – Riveted leading Edge + L.Wing work 4/20/2016
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We had been short of SBL-44 rivets and ordered some more so now we could finish riveting the leading edge on the right wing. We also got the left wing drilled, deburred, and ready to rivet. Adding clecoes to the right wing before riveting Cut the tabs and screw to the wing rib inboard on…
Brake Bleeding, tailwheel changing, and Flying – 4/17/2016
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Today we worked on Ethan’s other plane, a 1982 Wag-a-Bond. He had skis on it this winter and needed help bleeding the brakes when he took the skis off. Remove the cap from the master cylinder, unscrew the small bleeder screw from the bleeder seat/fitting/adapter on the bottom of the brake caliper (**not the larger…
About the Project
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We are building a 2 person seaplane that was ordered as a kit. It is a Searey flying boat seaplane kit manufactured by Progressive Aerodyne. There are about 500 models of this plane that are currently flying which makes it one of the more popular small kit planes. The plane can currently be purchased as…
L.Wing – install truss, leading edge – 4/11/2016
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We worked 3.5 hours on the left wing today. Installing the wing rib trusses Installing the aileron torque tube collar Tracing the wing ribs and wing cuff support angles on the inside of the wing for drilling patterns.
L.Wing – install trailing edge cuff – 4/8/2016
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Here’s what we worked on. The trailing edge cuff looks like a piece of rain gutter. It protects the spar and helps close the gap between the ailerons/flaps and the wing. You get it in position, drill some holes, take it off and debur the holes, then eventually rivet it in place. Mark the center…
L.Wing – install wingtip – 4/3/2016
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Drill and cleco. We used a lot of our 40 copper clecoes. This must be what building an RV is like. 🙂 Strap the wingtip on, install the aileron and check the spacing. It needs 1/8″ clearance between the wingtip and aileron. We’ve got a 1/8″ thick piece of plastic sheet taped in…
L.Wing – Lower ribs and rib supports – 3/31/2016
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Today we installed the lower wing ribs and the wing supports. We used the same wing rib support lengths as on our right wing. 6.125″ for #10, 7.357″ for #1 – 1/8″ increments Combination of pretend flying and wanting to prove that we didn’t build 2 left wings.