carusoam Posted June 20, 2021 Report Share Posted June 20, 2021 Some interesting details to use and to avoid when thinking about having tanks resealed… Best regards, -a- 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N201MKTurbo Posted June 20, 2021 Report Share Posted June 20, 2021 It would be a lot easier to seal a tank if we could take the top wing skin off. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted June 24, 2021 Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 So much for Scrappy being a project built from scrap laying around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted June 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 Looks like the description of Scrappy’s scrap may have evolved over time… Some of the nice ideas included may add some or a touch of weight as well… But, with a giant flat eight with nitrous… T/O distance probably won’t be a major hurdle… I did like the details of where the sealant goes… Long bodies got the sealant in place as the wings were built in a similar fashion… Using painters tape was an interesting sign that excess sealant everywhere isn’t needed… the end result looks really good… if something flakes off years later… it will be really obvious where it came from… Where to put put anti-corrosion paint, and where not to was interesting to me… as we have seen a couple of planes run into a corrosion challenge near the fuel bays… PP interpretation of what I think I saw… There wasn’t much Mooney in scrappy… except maybe the instrument panel… T/O distance is going to be impressive… it will probably be considered a rotary wing when it does a near vertical departure… check out the prop blades to see what I mean… Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N201MKTurbo Posted June 24, 2021 Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 They say the Mooney wing was too labor intensive and expensive. This wing makes the Mooney wing look simple.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted June 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 Hmmmmmmm… Design for manufacturing… Kind of a new topic in manufacturing over the decades… Watching Mike measure how well he was putting in the rivets with a piece of paper… related to the various thickness changes along the length of the wing… Are there any new riveting ideas, rivets, machines, or procedures available for somebody that is building hundreds of wings per year? Sooo many tools have changed in the same time…. Wondering if there is something helpful here as well… Especially when it takes two people to set some rivets… and tools get accidentally left inside the wing… Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N201MKTurbo Posted June 24, 2021 Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted June 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 Rich, You are THE man! Thanks for the awesome answer…. I have installed some Kuka robots on manufacturing floors as well… Getting them programmed to perform perfectly is interesting… Once running… nothing but perfection after that… Mechanics are getting to be electricians and software technicians… more and more every day… Thank you and best regards, -a- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.