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Installing the Rudder

Installing the Rudder

It’s self-explanatory, but here are some pix that may assist you in your Tailwind build.

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Author DorianPosted on Wednesday, Sep 27, 2017Sunday, Mar 1, 2020Categories MaintenanceLeave a comment on Installing the Rudder

It’s Starting to Look Like an Airplane!

It’s Starting to Look Like an Airplane!

I spent the past month installing the wings and rigging the flaps and ailerons, installing some RV gear leg stiffeners, and installing ultralight wheel pants.

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Author DorianPosted on Saturday, Sep 23, 2017Sunday, Mar 1, 2020Categories MaintenanceLeave a comment on It’s Starting to Look Like an Airplane!

Finishing the Air Intake / Lower Cowl Section

Finishing the Air Intake / Lower Cowl Section

Look carefully and you can see how the two bottom panels fit into the sides.

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Author DorianPosted on Saturday, Aug 26, 2017Saturday, Feb 29, 2020Categories Maintenance2 Comments on Finishing the Air Intake / Lower Cowl Section

Remote Mount Oil Filter

Remote Mount Oil Filter

Bye bye, oil screen. Hello, oil filter.

As mentioned in previous posts, oil changes were not an easy task on my Tailwind mainly because of the removal, inspection, and reinstallation of the... read more

Author DorianPosted on Thursday, Aug 24, 2017Sunday, Mar 1, 2020Categories MaintenanceLeave a comment on Remote Mount Oil Filter

Removing the Continental O-200 Oil Screen

Removing the Continental O-200 Oil Screen

This is super simple. The screen is soldered to the threaded cap. Once you’ve removed it from the engine, simply heat up the solder with a blowtorch and work it free. I found this easiest done... read more

Author DorianPosted on Wednesday, Aug 23, 2017Saturday, Feb 29, 2020Categories MaintenanceLeave a comment on Removing the Continental O-200 Oil Screen

Oil Access Door

Oil Access Door

I designed the oil access door in SolidWorks. Using the large, flat piece of material that was cut out of the bottom of the cowl, I... read more

Author DorianPosted on Monday, Aug 21, 2017Monday, Mar 9, 2020Categories MaintenanceLeave a comment on Oil Access Door

Air Intake Section

Air Intake Section

The cowl is mounted, but it’s a long way from finished. The next task is to work on the air intake section of the lower cowl. The previous cowl had a snorkel-type system which required fiberglassing... read more

Author DorianPosted on Saturday, Aug 19, 2017Monday, Mar 9, 2020Categories MaintenanceLeave a comment on Air Intake Section

Exhaust Hangers

Exhaust Hangers

The new exhaust system consists of four individual pipes, each between 28-32″ long which means they definitely need support at both ends. Using some 1/8″ all-thread and some 16-gauge (1/16″)... read more

Author DorianPosted on Sunday, Aug 13, 2017Saturday, Feb 29, 2020Categories MaintenanceLeave a comment on Exhaust Hangers

Mounting the Lower Cowl

Mounting the Lower Cowl

I intend to reuse the four existing cowl mount points on the fuselage.

I started by making the new mounting hardware: a 1.25″ 1/4-28 bolt welded to a 1″ washer.

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Author DorianPosted on Wednesday, Aug 9, 2017Saturday, Feb 29, 2020Categories MaintenanceLeave a comment on Mounting the Lower Cowl

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