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1. 08:21 AM - Re: MK III - New Nose - Nice Job (Larlaeb)
2. 09:39 AM - Pi Day Flight (KIRBY, DENNIS T GS-13 USAF AFMC AFNWC/ENS)
3. 10:17 AM - Re: Pi Day Flight (Larry Cottrell)
4. 10:17 AM - Re: Pi Day Flight (west1m)
5. 10:33 AM - Re: Pi Day Flight (pcking)
6. 05:17 PM - Re: Pi Day Flight (Dennis Rowe)
7. 05:27 PM - Re: Pi Day Flight (Bradley Nation)
8. 05:34 PM - Re: Pi Day Flight (Bradley Nation)
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| Subject: | Re: MK III - New Nose - Nice Job |
Here are a few pictures and a description of the process.
1. I drew a template of the existing instrument panel shape and transferred that
to the fiberglass sheet and cut it out. I then attached some tabs for the
top and sides to attach to.
2. I clamped the template to the appropriate place on the frame.
3. I fixed two pieces of PVC tubing about 1 inch in diameter along the bottom
of the frame representing the bottom edges of where the nose needed to go. Make
sure these are at the angle you want the bottom of your nose to be.
4. I bent a sheet of fiberglass over the panel template and riveted it to the
pvc and the tabs on the panel.
5. I did not use a template for the front. Just made sure it was an even curve.
The front will be open at this point.
6. I did the same thing to the bottom sheet.
7. I sanded the edges so they merged with the PVC pretty well.
8. Coated the PVC with mold release wax. The edges of the fiber glass sheet need
to be left smooth so that a layer of fiberglass will stick but not stick too
well. Don't fasten down the edges of this tape. I had no trouble with this
but this outside layer will need to be peeled off.
9. Once you have shape you want, lay up one layer of fiber glass over the PVC
lapping over the panels an inch or so. (This layer will be removed)
10. Once that setups up drill out the rivets and remove the pvc tubing.
11. Layup fiberglass inside the cone using the thin outside layer to give you
a smooth radius.
12. Once that has setup, Peel off the outside layer. (You should be able to remove
the cone from the frame at this point.
13. Fill and sand the joints smooth.
14. Take a small block of foam (you can build this up from a few thin pieces)
and attach it to the open front. I carved the back of the block to fit the hole
and left a gap in a few places to run strips of fiberglass from the inside
of the nose to the outside of the foam plug.
15. Sand the foam to the shape you want and then glass the outside overlapping
the pieces already there. Edges should done by creating a 'lip' along the bottom
(see photo) that the top can make a good joint with. Then fill and round
out with lightweight filler.
16. Fair it and paint it.
17. I removed the front nose attachment and used tabs welded to the front of the
cage that attached to a Z shaped lip within the cone. Pretty easy to reach
from inside and invisible from the exterior. This is not necessary however and
you can use the old attach points.
Hope that makes some sense and I'm remembering all the steps. It was actually
easier than it sounds I think. Note that to use fiberglass on foam you will
need to use epoxy as the polyester stuff will melt it.
Thanks,
Allan
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Kolb Friends -
Last Saturday (14 March, or 3-14-15), my son and I decided it would be fun to go
after a clever log book entry if we went
flying. So we did. Took off at exactly 9:36 am, we flew for exactly 30 minutes
(.5 hours), and we did 3 take offs and landings. And so, my logbook entry was
3.141593653 ... which is Pi to NINE significant digits!
Pretty neurotic, huh?
Dennis Kirby
Mark-3/912ul
do not archive
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| Subject: | Re: Pi Day Flight |
Oh well, every body has their own crosses to bear. :-) At least you can do
yours while flying.
Larry
On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 10:39 AM, KIRBY, DENNIS T GS-13 USAF AFMC AFNWC/ENS
<dennis.kirby.3@us.af.mil> wrote:
> AFNWC/ENS" <dennis.kirby.3@us.af.mil>
>
> Kolb Friends -
>
> Last Saturday (14 March, or 3-14-15), my son and I decided it would be fun
> to go after a clever log book entry if we went
> flying. So we did. Took off at exactly 9:36 am, we flew for exactly 30
> minutes (.5 hours), and we did 3 take offs and landings. And so, my
> logbook entry was 3.141593653 ... which is Pi to NINE significant digits!
>
> Pretty neurotic, huh?
>
> Dennis Kirby
> Mark-3/912ul
> do not archive
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Pi Day Flight |
OOOPs, you took off 10 minutes late!
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West1m
Hastings, MN
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| Subject: | Re: Pi Day Flight |
Dennis,
Nicely done.
Peter
On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 10:39 AM, KIRBY, DENNIS T GS-13 USAF AFMC
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Kolb Friends -
Last Saturday (14 March, or 3-14-15), my son and I decided it would
be fun to go after a clever log book entry if we went
flying. So we did. Took off at exactly 9:36 am, we flew for
exactly 30 minutes (.5 hours), and we did 3 take offs and landings. And
so, my logbook entry was 3.141593653 ... which is Pi to NINE significant
digits!
Pretty neurotic, huh?
Dennis Kirby
Mark-3/912ul
do not archive
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| Subject: | Re: Pi Day Flight |
Yes!
Dennis "Skid" Rowe
Mk3, Rotax 670,
Leechburg, PA
>
> Pretty neurotic, huh?
>
> Dennis Kirby
> Mark-3/912ul
> do not archive
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| Subject: | Re: Pi Day Flight |
Very Nice! Im missing all these great flying opportunities. Hopefully I will be
getting them next year.
BTW:
I talked with Travis and they should be getting to my plane soon, as there were
3 others ahead of mine.
Brad
> On Mar 19, 2015, at 10:39 , KIRBY, DENNIS T GS-13 USAF AFMC AFNWC/ENS <dennis.kirby.3@us.af.mil>
wrote:
>
>
> Kolb Friends -
>
> Last Saturday (14 March, or 3-14-15), my son and I decided it would be fun to
go after a clever log book entry if we went
> flying. So we did. Took off at exactly 9:36 am, we flew for exactly 30 minutes
(.5 hours), and we did 3 take offs and landings. And so, my logbook entry
was 3.141593653 ... which is Pi to NINE significant digits!
>
> Pretty neurotic, huh?
>
> Dennis Kirby
> Mark-3/912ul
> do not archive
>
>
>
>
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Pi Day Flight |
Very Nice! Im missing all these great flying opportunities. Hopefully I will be
getting them next year.
BTW:
I talked with Travis and they should be getting to my plane soon, as there were
3 others ahead
> On Mar 19, 2015, at 10:39 , KIRBY, DENNIS T GS-13 USAF AFMC AFNWC/ENS <dennis.kirby.3@us.af.mil>
wrote:
>
>
> Kolb Friends -
>
> Last Saturday (14 March, or 3-14-15), my son and I decided it would be fun to
go after a clever log book entry if we went
> flying. So we did. Took off at exactly 9:36 am, we flew for exactly 30 minutes
(.5 hours), and we did 3 take offs and landings. And so, my logbook entry
was 3.141593653 ... which is Pi to NINE significant digits!
>
> Pretty neurotic, huh?
>
> Dennis Kirby
> Mark-3/912ul
> do not archive
>
>
>
>
>
>
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