rickh

I welcome constructive comments.

 

Jeff

STOP!

Speaking out of my blow-hole, it looks like your plans say the elevators are connected together with a straight tube... everything is inline.

You'd be wise to look at how the Cozy-IV elevators are constructed. I think this is an approved mod for LE's too. There's an offset in the tube, right where it passes through the fuse sidewalls. Advantage is there is almost no air blowing inside from around the torque tube.

As far as the elevator hinge inserts installed later.... that don't seam rite ether.

But I'm building a Cozy, so...

Rick

Assuming your elevators are the same construction as the Cozy-IV...

I have the Aerocanard shareware PDF of the Chap. 11 instructions, if that'd help. It does show most of the dimentions. No weight for the counterbalance lead though.

I found, as have many others, you should buy [most of] the parts from the Girrrls. Spool pieces and hinge inserts specifically. I'm sure they'll suggest buying more than just them though

Rick

what are the differinces in the vari-ez and the long- ez

As a certified Honey Dipper (member of C.R.A.P), I offer the following observations.

VE:

Two up, you can each carry a toothbrush, and half fuel w/o being over gross.

Running LOP, and barely ahead of the curve in a real slippery plane, you can get phenominal fuel mileage. Rob Martinson was the winner at a local "Fuel-Venture" in his VE, got something like 100MPG over the course. VE has anhedral wings, and generally a GU canard. The latter can be suseptable to adverse pitch in rain. Powerplants generally Cont. 200 or Lyc. 230

I *think* Bill James (EZ chronicals) pilots a VE. His articals are quite enlightening FWIW.

LE

Two up, you can each carry a toothbrush, and a bunch more. Larger panel (subjective). No anhedral, either a GU or RoncZ canard airfoil. The latter is less suceptable to adverse pitch in rain. Powerplants range from I-230 to IO-360. The LE offers more options for 'farkles' (electric nose, speed brake, instruments, electrics, ...)

Both aircraft can be long distance machines, depends on what type of load you wish/have to carry.

IMHO of course

Rick

Santas got that covered. On some houses he has to come back after the fire is out, so the trick is to not keep it going all night. Didnt you know that?

Looked everywhere. Under the bed, in the chicken coop, even next to the chimney. nuttin, no engine for me this year.

I did get a new zip sweatshirt though, I can now rotate the old one to 'shop' duties. I do have my health, and I'll be cutting my elevators and canard shortly with help from a few local builders. 'Snot much, but I'm happy

Rick

I await Santa stuffing the zero time IO-360 (with LSE-III, and offset filter adapter, and...) down the chimney, but I gots the fireplace burning full blast

May all our projects come to fruition. Merry Christmas to all, peace.

Rick

Nice

An early Christmas present

Rick

How many dental patients have had a real allergy to these gloves?

How many Prostate exams resulted in an allergic reaction?

How many condoms have caused allergic reactions?

AMEN!

I remember a Steve Parkins shop pix a while back. I noticed it was two *single* car overhead doors...

Rick

... Here is my question: Is it possible to eliminate EVERY single air bubble? ...

Anything is possible

I found if my epoxy and room (ambient) temps were warm, and I squeeged s l o w, I had fewer of the bubbles you mention.

Whipping the epoxy into a froth by speed squeeging didn't help.

Rick

What Tom sez.

If you have clear space either side of the door, poke one spar end through, swivel the tub a bit, shove the fuse out. Once the strakes are built, all bets are off.

Rick

Well, I installed two (MB and NAV) on the tub, but I ain't flying yet...

I understand the first leg from the foil should be straight and long as practical before any bend.

I ran the leg (after the bend) near the lower longeron, and punched through to the inside 6 or so inches forward of the IP. When the time comes, I can cover it with one ply BID, or a smear of silly-cone... I suspect feet may snag the cable when settling in for a flight.

Watch foam thickness, I nicked the inner glass routing the wire channel near the longeron.

My MB is on drivers side, NAV is on passengers.

FWIW, Shake before using, ...

Rick

So then the washers are specific to the Cozy MK-IV?

 

Though The Gurlz show a similar setup (retrofit?) on their parts page for Long-EZ's.

http://cozy.concours.org/chap11/chap11.pdf They're substantially the same as MK-IV plans

Rick

Does not the the way the NC-3A hinge is bolted on prevent any side to side movement of the elevators?

The Cozy MK-IV has NC-2's that fit into the elevator torque tubes. These have a slot cut into it that is .220 wide. The elevator 'hinge' (NC-3 (not NC-3a) is .125 thick aluminum. The washers on either side of NC-3 fill this slot to just shy of .220"

Washers (or my secret mod) are needed on the MK-IV.

Rick

Anyone got another good website with photos?

Rick

Rick:

 

I learned a valuable lesson this year at RR dont put your tent close to people having such a good time.

How'd you do going through airport security with all that wire?

Rick

We wiped our drive before installing version 9.0, where can we download the CG version of the Mk-IV without signing up or joining anything?

...Chrissi

Email sent.

Rick

Cindy sent me the following YouTube vid / slide show. I found it interesting as it's from a non pilot, non builder point of view.

Being dialup, I couldn't download the whole thing, but the pix and embeded vids I did see were pretty cool. Should be safe for work. Click the RR link.

http://www.youtube.com/user/kybikerck

Rick

I use Pro-Set.

Punch a #2 phillips hole into the inner metal seal under the screw on cap, a #1 phillips in the hardner. Squeeze the can into the mix cup on your scale. Epoxy/hardner may goober down the sides of any container, this way ensures a neat/clean pour unit on every new gallon.

Suppose you could 'weld' a small tube onto a screw on cap, if your resin system allows it.

*I* wouldn't decant into a different container, who knows what might remain no matter how clean you think it is.

Rick

Back in CO after a non-stop scooter ride from Wicks Aircraft (Daddy *needed* aircraft parts )

Thanks to the Sat lunch crew, The Sam and Dave show hosts, and especially the pilots and builders in attendence. Will get a photo or two up shortly, need to take care of the bike first...

RIck

24 hours from now I should be midway across Kansas.

Saturday lunchtime vittles packed (and a pack of name tags too!), my ETA is Thursday eve.

If you're flying, driving, riding, or walking to RR; make it a safe one. See y'all there

Yahoo! Let's get this show on the road!

Rick

I was thinking you could add additional plys to the front face, and deal with the weight penalty. The problems will be down the road when you add the tubes to the LG strut ears, it won't fit between the bulkheads.

Cut it out, reverse it. If the holes don't line up, fill them with flox (unless way out of line, you'll enlarge them later), and redrill once you've added one of the final LG bulkhead reinforcements.

YMMV.

Rick

Yaaaa!

I will bring a BIG cooler,onions, shredded cheese,salt,pepper,ice,water ,paper towels,

(some) plastic knives,forks+spoons, plastic cups

and???

Steve Odle-N34FR 3800Hrs. +trying to keep building

Tongs to fish the dawgs out? Bigger spoons for serving?

RIck

I can make a 'run' on the scooter if needed. Though the lodge may be able to produce some stuff for a fee, and there's got to be something in the town S of RR, at the Wendel Ford Parkway. I think that's 12 miles by road

Rick

This is what I know thusfar.

Big mass of Dawgs are being hand carried from Detroit.

Buns, a few salads, chilli, a few drinks, plates, 'makins; are being brought our own Mr. Parkins, via express rental car from Louisville.

'Skip' is bringing a few sodas/water, and a few cookies for desert.

I'll be bringing mustard's (yellow and brown), catsup, kraut, knife/fork/spoons for 64. Gin/Tonic if you know the secret handshake. And a new LED gizmo (proof of concept LED wig-wag).

Needed, and none have to be in quantities for the whole crowd (125?):

More drinks (bottled water is universal). Coke, Sprite, ...

More deserts (cookies, fig newtons, Moon Pies, ...)

Lettuce salad, jar of dressing.

Plastic cups.

Am sure I'm missing something.

Rick

Added: fruit, apples, bananas, ...; Anything on Steve's list to lighten his load, empty coolers, coolers with ice, ...

... if they were reporting on Jesus walking on water, they would be griping he got his feet wet.

 

Just FYI. I hope to be back at rebuilding my strakes ASAP.