Cozy Mk IV #1334

Construction Photos

Chapter 13

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20080616 Nose Strut BID Layup

 

20080701 Cutting Out the NG-30s

 

20080702 Peel Ply Installed

 

20080706 Initial NG-30 Layup

 

20080721 Plywood, Aluminum, and BID Hardpoints

 

20080817 Completed NG-30s

 

20080825 Positioning the Strut Between the NG-30s

 

20080826 Pivot Floxed to the Strut

 

20080827 Pivot Bolted to the Strut

 

20081012 NG-3 & NG-4 Floxed to the Strut

 

20081023 Drilled in Place and Extra Layup for Retainment

 

20081103 F-0 and F-5 Bulkheads Attached to Assembly

 

20081110 Nose Assembly Floxed to F-22 1

 

20081110 Nose Assembly Floxed to F-22 2

 

20081120 Nose Floor Contour Marks

 

20081120 Nose Floor Terraced Using Dremel Router

 

20081123 Nose Floor Smoothed and Installed

 

20081201 Nose Floor Glassed

 

20081201 Nose Side Being Formed

 

20081204 Digging a Trench in the Nose Side to the Proper Depth

 

20081204 Carving the Nose Side to Meet the Trench

 

20081208 Pilot Nose Side Glassed

 

20081225 Pilot Nose Side Installed and Taped

 

20081225 Both Nose Sides Installed

 

20081228 Fuselage Flipped Over

 

20081228 Plans-Sized Wheel Well Marked

 

20081229 Cutting Wheel Well Opening

 

20081229 Continuing to Cut Wheel Well Opening

 

20081229 Fully Retracted Nose Wheel

 

20081229 Foot Installed and Full Swivel Test

 

20081230 A Few Small Dimples Added to the Casting

 

20081231 Bolts Retain 5-Ply BID Pad that is Bonded to the Strut

 

20090101 Trimmed Retainment Layup 1

 

20090101 Trimmed Retainment Layup 2

 

20090102 Changing Over to Nose Doors

 

20090122 Hardpoint Inserts for Nose Doors

 

20090206 Hardpoints Installed

 

20090206 Nose Bulkhead Installed

 

20090207 Hardpoints for Rudder Pedals Installed

 

20090207 Nose Doors Under Construction

 

20090211 Nose Doors Glassed

 

20090212 Doors Floxed in Place

 

20090212 Wheel Retracted Inside Wheel Well

 

20090212 Doors Closed On Top of Wheel

 

20090220 Strut Cover Trimmed

 

20090220 Strut Cover Floxed in Place

 

20090220 Strut Cover with Strut Extended

 

20090308 Pitot Tube Temporarily in Place

 

20090324 Final Pitot Tube Installation

 

20090324 Landing Lights in Place
 
Ron Springer