Sunday 22 October 2017

October 2017

I hope everyone had an enjoyable summer. Progress on CF-CLR has been interrupted only by my trip to OSH, some day trips on Lake Superior chasing salmon, and one week off at the end of September for a road trip to Southern Ontario.

Focus has been on the wings, and with the help of my daughter, we're a little more than half way through the rib lacing process.


I also took care of something that's been in the back of my mind since I purchased the aircraft over 30 years ago.

The way the fuselage fabric forms around the door frames and lower fuselage longerons (and attached wood forms) leaves a small gap on the inside between the fuselage tube and fabric.  This gap is under the seats, and is a trap for debris which is impossible to clean out.  Anything that drops from the pilot and passenger locations.... grit, small hardware, coins, bits and bites, butts, whatever, can end up trapped.  No big deal except that eventually it shows through the fabric/finish on the outside.


My solution ... a 2" tape attached to the top of the fuselage tube and the fuselage fabric which should channel debris to where it can easily be extracted.

So the only section added to in this update is the Wings.  Hope to get into doilies, gussets and tapes by the end of the week.

Enjoy... and as always, all comments, here or on the Taylorcraft Forum, are very welcome.



2 comments:

  1. Nice fix on the lower trash trap.

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    1. Ah Ha, thanks
      been there right?
      It's amazing how quickly stuff builds up under there. I'll really need to find some crumb-free in-flight snacks!

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