Category: 30 – Fuselage

Unfortunately the spats had no pilot holes so it was a bit of extra work to determine where the holes should go.
Continue reading “Nose gear spat”

Big milestone
Continue reading “First landing on all wheels”

Finally the nose gear could be installed
Continue reading “Installation nose gear”

New bushings arrived to improve the movement of the nose gear.
Continue reading “New nose gear bushings”

A big milestone, after installing the axles and wheel the airplane touched down on the mains for the first time.
Continue reading “Main wheels installed and first touch down”

During test-fitting one of the axles, a not so nice discovery was made.
Continue reading “Axle spacer / toe alignment 3”

Like the nose wheel the main wheels were balanced.
Continue reading “Balance main wheels”

Re-measuring the toe-in/out after final installation of the main gear with shims.
Continue reading “Main gear toe alignment 2”

Disassembling the wheels and installing the inner tubes and tires.
Continue reading “Main wheels”

Now that the shims are ready the main gear can be installed.
Continue reading “Main gear installation”