Tag Archives : Landing Gear

November 21, 2020

Short hustle day

Started with crimping the BNC connectors for the ELT antenna and the COM2 antenna before moving back wheels. Oops, started the fuel tank pressure testing on the right side. Made Lee’s suggested plates on the wheel pants bracket and got them glued on. Tomorrow I will add some rivets and then do the final assembly of the mains. Then it…

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November 17, 2020

So much for the planned wheel install today

I was so looking forward to getting the wheels on today. Landing gear installed – check. Tires, tubes, rims ready to go – check. Assembly, fuck me. Learned today that Matco wheels don’t use standard tubes. The hole for the valve is offet about an inch. Blerg, new tubes on order. On the positive side, ProSeal the bungs for the…

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