Category: Fuselage

Hand Brake and Wing Work

During the week, I had a comment on the blog about whether the steel bungee strap rod has enough clearance in a hard landing not to hit the engine mount. I hadn’t even thought about this as a possibility so…

Brake Lines II

This post takes part over two different hangar trips interrupted by a business trip to London. First thing we did was take out all the brake line fittings we had so nicely tightened, apply the thread sealant and re-install. This…

Brake Lines I

Allen and I were joined by his son Scott again today and we took a stab at the brakes. After some examination, we got to work installing the fittings into the brake master cylinders and parking brake. The parking brake…

Steel Bungee Install (1h 30m)

I recently decided there wasn’t enough work to do on the plane so it would be a good idea to replace a perfectly good part with a different one. Or at least that’s how it might seem with the idea…

Fuel Lines and Rudder Fairings

Today I extended the total fuel line foot count by a few more inches. First I hooked up the fuel valve on the passenger side and extended it to the next compartment Where the fuel lines come down from the…