Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby N111YX » Tue Nov 14, 2017 5:28 am

Looking good, Bryan!

Be sure to oversize the holes in the canopy. That's kept me crack-free with two different canopies.

Also, if you ever have to fit a second canopy, you'll miss the luxury of having the wings out of the way of the ratchet strap...incentive to get it right the first time:)
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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby Bryan Cotton » Tue Nov 14, 2017 2:30 pm

Thanks Kip! What size do you recommend? I am still struggling with how to mate the canopy and frame, and have it all line up.
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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby N111YX » Tue Nov 14, 2017 3:30 pm

I can't say that I have exact dimensions, Bryan. However, I can turn the nyloc nut on many of these fasteners and they will spin in my fingers with a little effort. That's a statement of torque application, too:)

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Bryan Cotton wrote:Thanks Kip! What size do you recommend? I am still struggling with how to mate the canopy and frame, and have it all line up.
Kip

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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby sonex892. » Wed Nov 15, 2017 1:51 am

Post by Bryan Cotton » Tue Nov 14, 2017 1:24 pm

We have made our first few cuts. So far, so good. We drilled a hole to pick up the center bow screw as the masking tape could not hold the canopy down.

Hi Bryan
I used cloth gaffer tape for that, I found it worked better than masking tape. If you're careful, a flap disc in a 4" angle grinder is a handy tool for perspex trimming. Still need to block sand and polish after.
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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby Bryan Cotton » Sat Dec 02, 2017 5:34 pm

Back to the canopy. We were paused for a few weeks - family visits at Thanksgiving, plus Adam's latest science Olympiad project. He has made a mousetrap powered car which has to go forward 3 meters, then back some specified distance between 4 and 7 meters.

I have pics but postimage is not working today.

Here is a video of trimming the canopy with a belt sander:
https://youtu.be/-Y00Fms76Cw
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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby Bryan Cotton » Mon Dec 11, 2017 11:29 pm

I think we have all our initial trimming done.
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It is starting to look like an airplane.
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We left the aft part of the windscreen untrimmed at the bottom. Looks like we have avoided the bottleneck look.
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Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby N111YX » Tue Dec 12, 2017 8:24 am

Looks great! Hopefully it's a job you'll only have to do once;)
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Jabiru 3300 #1637 and #3035
Dynon D-180
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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby Darick » Thu Dec 14, 2017 3:41 pm

Looks good Bryan...it took me lots of patience and persistence which you've already demonstrated in your Photo album/building log. You'll be flying this coming summer!
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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby Bryan Cotton » Sat Dec 16, 2017 6:40 pm

Thanks for the comments guys!

Here Adam is drilling the left square tube for the #8 flush screws that hold the hook angle.
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Next I've clamped the right side hinge in place.
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Hinge is riveted in the background. Hook angle and frame fitted in the foreground.
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Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby Bryan Cotton » Tue Dec 19, 2017 7:01 pm

Canopy latch details.
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I found the real acrylic drill bit today.
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Waiex 191 N191YX
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dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
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