Chapter 9 – Landing Gear

Chapter 13 – Nose and Nose Gear

 

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Current status 5/30/11 – This weekend hopefully putting ŌlidÕ on the nose section and calling it done with Chapter 13.  IÕve installed the plans design, non-improved brakes and master cylinders (versus Dennis Ollman lay-down brakes), and struggled with getting all the linkages aligned on the left side, particularly the mount on the inside nose wall.  

 

 

 

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NG-30, with the thicker profile per newsletter #85.

 

 

 

Side view of NG30Õs clamped together, with Steve Wright retractable nose gear brackets visible

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Floor contour lines – I should have cut a template for use here, and contouring the sides, but not a big hassle.

 

 

Routed the contours – rough as you can see.  It was a trick not to gouge the soft urethane and try to hold to contour lines -  I free-handed cut and seems to have come out ok.

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TBD

 

 

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NG30Õs installed.

 

 

The contoured floor before installation

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TBD

 

 

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Floor installed and glassed.  Rudder pedals cut and installed and sides fit (not yet contoured).   It seemed strange the rudder rods going through NG-30s had no bushngs or any other hardware.  Continuing to follow plans – may lookup Cozy maillist FAQs to see if any issues of wear of rudder rods on glass/foam

 

 

Pitot Tube installation – put Vaseline on neck of tube and floxed in place.

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Now with plans-design brake cylinders and linkages.  Note the left side (against the wall) mounting doesnÕt align all the linkages.   If I were to do this again, IÕd shim and flox everything down with linkages and master cylinder in place.

 

 

On all threeÕs.

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Flipped with LorneÕs help.  Note pulley arrangement – it worked.

 

 

 

Bottom contoured

 

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Flipped with Kaui, Alex and NoahÕs help

 

 

 

Top contoured

 

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