Hangar Flying

I have a very nice  low time O-235 with 9.5 : 1  High compression pistons that I'm probably going to put up for sale.  Also have the matching prop and prop extension.  I was fortunate and found a great " deal "  from Paul Poberenzy  on VERY  low time rebuilt O-320 so I'm toolin' up for that engine.  The O-235 -L2C has very few hours on it.  A ferry pilot flew it from Arizona to Wisconsin and said it ran beautifully.  I only flew it once since then. It's pickled and I have an air dryer pump going through the case. Dessicant plugs in the jugs.  Pickeling oil in the case.  Not sure what I need to get for it but I'm open to offers.  It does not have a "sign-off" on the recent rebuild so that's the one catch. But it's for an experimental a/c anyway. Have yellow tags for most of the rebuilt components. Also logs.

Give a call if interested.  920.946.4756  Glennbob

Bill,

If you're looking for a place to shave off that 6.5 lbs, . . .I think the easiest, . . . .well . . o.k.  maybe not . .but the best place to shave it is  . . . one's  midsection ! !  ( on self that is ).  I remember on my evening walks trying to calculate how much more fuel I could carry if I could shake 20  lbs and how much more range that would give me.  O.K. . .maybe it's not the easiest place . .but my bet is that it's the best place in all categories  ! !   Happy munchin'  ! !   =  )   Glennbob

How much for the throttle  quadrant ? ?

Glennbob

920 - 946 - 4756

Wisconsin

Don't know what they're worth.

What do you need to get for the throttle quadrant ?

Glennbob

Brian,

For  primer,  I used   K36  from  PPG.  It's an Acrylic Urethane Primer surfacer.   You can add (as I did ) a reducer to make it more viscous for spraying.  Then you need thinner to clean the gun.   It has significant body so you can wet sand it to remove sanding scratches, etc, . .for a beautiful smooth finish.

For the top coat,  I used a highly recommended paint by  Du Pont  called  " CHROMAONE SS "    - I  had mine custom mixed to match previous paint on my bird.  The paint mach didn't come out perfect, but the paint  is excellent.  It is a two part paint.  You must mix a hardener with the paint.  Then if you have any blemishes to fix you gotta do it within 24 hrs because the paint continues to harden.  I seemed to have a problem with orange peel.  Too dry shooting.  But I wet sanded the finish coat in the next day or two and followed with progressively finer buffing with buffing compound.   I ended up with a glasslike finish.  No wax for at least a month as the paint must continue to harden.   This stuff is supposed to wear like iron.  So far I have been pretty impressed.

I don't remember the cost of the primer but the paint was $100.00 a quart.  I got two coats on each wing with a quart each. 

Good luck ! !   

Glennbob

The  " WEST "  system of epoxy seems to be the most widely used and approved of.  You can get different speeds of hardner. ( 205 fast or 206 slow ).

For my two cents, . .I don't think there's a non - destructive test.  As long as there looks like there are no air bubbles and you can count the plys,  you should be o.k.   Hard to tell though.

Glennbob

The  last portion of the NACA  scoop is where you're suggesting to put an extension into the cowl for better cooling . . .otherwise known as a  " diffuser ".  I had planned on doing that when the bird is on it's feet again.

The antenna should be able to be mounted just about anywhere since fiberglass is invisible to radio signals right ?  I like the idea though.  Then I can get a clean shot into the Naca.