After taking a week off from the project for vacation time, we got back to work on the airplane.
We fixed the blue tubing that was inadvertently damaged when opening/closing the wing. This tubing was for our angle-of-attack (AOA) sensor. The bad section was cut out, and the tubing ends were then spliced together with a coupler fitting. Once repaired, the Pitot tubing (green) and AOA tubing (blue) were run from the wing to the Garmin GSU25 (which is attached to the back of the G3). A static line (clear tubing) was also run from the GSU25 to a spot behind the panel. The Pitot and static tubes have Teed connections that run to our backup instrument, the Garmin G5.
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| Pitot, AOA, and Static lines installed |
We riveted on a couple of small clips to the turtledeck. This should help keep the turtledeck secured in the center since the spacing between quarter turn fasteners was a bit long.
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| Clips added to the turtledeck. |
On the passenger side, a few new fuel hoses were made. The upper one is for a vent line to the tank, and the lower line is the fuel outlet port. The vent line was tricky as it had to be routed under the root rib to avoid being pinched when opening and closing the wing. We found that a 150 degree hose end allowed the hose to be routed nicely back on itself. Protective Tessa tape was applied around the hose to give it some extra protection where it runs under the root web. A secondary protective sleeve was also applied around part of the fuel and vent lines to prevent any chafing when opening and closing the wing.
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| Vent (left) and fuel line (right) connected |
A few parts were primed, including two fairings (used where the wing and windscreen meet), and the Com antenna base. A few pinholes were found in the fairings, which is pretty typical for fiberglass parts. These were fixed, sanded, and another coat of primer applied. Hours: 14
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| 3 primed parts |
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