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I just picked up my Mite fuselage from the welder.  He replaced a few tubes that had minor chafing damage and wear.  The inside of the tubes were corrosion free.  Have to finish bead blasting it, then epoxy primer and top coat.

Below are a few pictures, note the there is no removable engine mount, the tubes extend from the cockpit to become the engine mount.
 

Clarence

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Are the fuselage motor mounts different for the Continentals and Lycomings, or can you mount either engine without modification to the frame?

Which engine are you going with?  The 8 cylinder?  :lol:

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See if this helps with the perspective...
 

Will you be needing donuts with that?

We have a donut guy around here...

I added a red painted frame... it comes from Italy... made by a group called Ducati... similar in size... :)

Best regards,

-a-

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11 hours ago, Mooneymite said:

Are the fuselage motor mounts different for the Continentals and Lycomings, or can you mount either engine without modification to the frame?

Which engine are you going with?  The 8 cylinder?  :lol:

I’ve got a freshly overhauled A-65-8F waiting for its old airframe.  I’m not sure if the airframe is different when installing a Lycoming O-145.

 

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5 hours ago, carusoam said:

See if this helps with the perspective...
 

Will you be needing donuts with that?

We have a donut guy around here...

I added a red painted frame... it comes from Italy... made by a group called Ducati... similar in size... :)

Best regards,

-a-

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Thanks for flipping the images!  I have been speaking with Gert about making gear donuts for the Mite.  Hopefully there is a way to get it done.

Clarence

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On 6/5/2020 at 6:30 PM, N201MKTurbo said:

How much does that thing weigh? like 5 Lbs?

Rich,

I just weighed the fuselage after priming and painting, it weighs just 17 pounds.

Clarence

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The Mite tailcone is a welded assembly made of very fine 4130 tubing.  The flight controls are are of similar construction, stamped ribs of 4130 steel and 4130 tubing all welded together.

 

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Some more progress on the Mite this week.  Hopefully I can get the pictures right side up!

The first one is part of the gear warning circuit.  It uses a Trico windshield washer valve to port intake vacuum to a vacuum windshield wiper motor to wave a warning flag at the pilot if the gear is up and the throttle is closed.  Remember that most of these planEs have no electrical system so everything is mechanical.

The second and third are the heater control valve before and after installation.

The forth is the original fuel line made of copper plumbing tubing, and my newly fabricated stainless steel tube.

The fifth one is the new line routed to a new “Steve’s Aircraft” gascolator.

Clarence

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Thanks,

I'm working my way backwards through the cockpit. The floor boards and the instrument panel are next.

Many of the smaller parts have been finished and boxed up for some time.  It’s great pulling them out and being able to install them.
 

Clarence

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10 minutes ago, carusoam said:

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Thanks Anthony,

I don’t know what happens to these pictures, they’re on my iPad right side up, but flip when I post them.

Clarence

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With that device on the IP...

We would all be getting big insurance discounts...   :)

 

When the pics look right on the ipad... and flip in MS...

Flip them again on the iPad anyways... save them in the proper position...

Magically they show up corrected...

So it’s not really an MS problem... something isn’t quite right in the Apple world...
 

Beste regards,

-a-

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