Hours to date 402.75
Finally finished the safety cell mod - well all the Kevlar is done - still got to pretty it up with some filler and paint - but that can wait till I am ready to paint the interior of the safety cell. What colour? Grey seems to be the popular choice. I'll most likely go for that.
As you can see from the below photo I can just touch the end of the cell with a pointed toe - so that should be well clear as the rudder control on full lock will not be that extreme a movement.
Next up I decided to tackle some of the main gear reinforcement - most of this will not apply to anyone building a retractable version.
The gear mounts have a layer of carbon on the inside and 4 metres of carbon roving wrapped around each 'knee'.
I hadn't worked with roving before but this job seemed to go okay. I cut each 4 metre piece into 1 m sections to make life easier. As you can see the 'knees' needed roughing up before applying the roving.
You can easily fill in any gaps in the windings with some spare carbon strips left over from other jobs (I knew these would come in handy!). Several can be wound together to form a thicker strip and easily bonded into place.
Next job may well be reinforcing the cell to wing spar box - which must be done inside and out with carbon.
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| Pedal position test |
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| Leg room just right now |
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| Cell mod complete - still got to tidy up and paint |
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| Gear leg position check |
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| Gear mount pre-reinforcement |
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| Post - with carbon |
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| 'Knees' of gear legs that need reinforcing |
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| Gel coat taken off and roughed up |
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| Roving in place |
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