Unfortunately the spats had no pilot holes so it was a bit of extra work to determine where the holes should go.
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Month: September 2024
First landing on all wheels
Big milestone
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Installation nose gear
Finally the nose gear could be installed
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New nose gear bushings
New bushings arrived to improve the movement of the nose gear.
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Main wheels installed and first touch down
A big milestone, after installing the axles and wheel the airplane touched down on the mains for the first time.
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Axle spacer / toe alignment 3
During test-fitting one of the axles, a not so nice discovery was made.
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Balance main wheels
Like the nose wheel the main wheels were balanced.
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Main gear toe alignment 2
Re-measuring the toe-in/out after final installation of the main gear with shims.
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