Foxcon Project

[Peasant_Pilot]

So, work has been killing me a bit with time, trying to squeeze in bits and pieces when i can. There has been a lot of body patch work and annoying jobs that aren't really worth posting up

 

Have been working out tyre size etc. happy with the Aero Classics. 

 

Fuselage is all but stripped, some body work and door refitting to do this week.

 

will also be fabricating a new nose fork to accommodate a beefier tire for the front. Nearly finished the design in Cad on that

[Peasant_Pilot]

So have all the underbody repairs done, finishing off a few fine body work bits on the sides and top, doors being refitted with new hinge setup, nearly in primer now. doesnt look like a heap has been done but there has been so many small and frustrating repairs needed on this thing, we are getting closer to paint

[planedriver]

Lot's of elbow grease gone into that. Well done!

A fresh coat of paint should be a good motivator for you too.

[Paul davenport]

Haven’t seen any updates. How’s it going 

[Peasant_Pilot]

On 14/06/2023 at 7:25 AM, Paul davenport said:

Haven’t seen any updates. How’s it going 

Still moving forward on it, have gone through a separation over the last few months and have just moved etc, new place has more plane building space, all the parts etc are currently sitting stored at work for another couple of weeks, will be primed any day now, now that the main body work is all done. So having more time soon to work on it I'm feeling positive about the build 

[Geoff_H]

Over the years I have noticed so many marriage problems for aircraft builders.  In the 1970's a friend was building a VP1.  His wife left him for another woman.  I have stopped building my own design because of the extreme hassles I was getting.  Why do our partners object so strongly?  Sorry if this is a little off subject. I hope things work out well for you PP.  I am behind you all the way.  Your craft will be great, you are putting a great effort into it.

[Peasant_Pilot]

2 hours ago, Geoff_H said:

Over the years I have noticed so many marriage problems for aircraft builders.  In the 1970's a friend was building a VP1.  His wife left him for another woman.  I have stopped building my own design because of the extreme hassles I was getting.  Why do our partners object so strongly?  Sorry if this is a little off subject. I hope things work out well for you PP.  I am behind you all the way.  Your craft will be great, you are putting a great effort into it.

Appreciate the positivity mate, never really have quite understood the issue with having projects while in relationships. Motivation to fi is this thing has never dimmed though and now having more dedicated time to put in I'm feeling really good about it

[Peasant_Pilot]

Haven't forgotten about the Foxcon, have had a few things going on in the background, this is the new nose wheel fork I designed to accommodate the bigger Tyre and get a bit more clearance for the prop over the original one, attached are some renders and also a 3d printed prototype I knocked out through the night, fits the original front leg spot on and has nice clean clearance and should help with  avoiding prop strikes. 

[facthunter]

Looks very professional..  Nev

[Peasant_Pilot]

Thanks Nev

[Peasant_Pilot]

Updated Version, little bit beefier around the axle mount and more meat top side, aft of the main gear leg mount hole. 3d printed a prototype out of ABS and test fitted excellent. the mission was to gain a little more prop clearance and to be able to fit the bigger Tyres

[Peasant_Pilot]

thinking of building a new wing, the foxcon wing is pretty damn heavy compared to a wood, fabric wing. I have been toying with the idea of a simplifies wing, keeping all the moving components and bell cranks out of the wing all together. this is just an idea at this point. the flap runs a larger torque tube setup through the body of the flap, the aileron torque tube runs through the flap torque tube with sealed bearing keeping them concentric. both run on the same axis but move independently of each other. Again....this is just testing the theory at this point, actual load and torsional tests will be run on the torque tubes and the bellcranks themselves to see if its feasible.

[PapaFox]

The concentric flap and aileron torque tube idea looks similar to those used on the BD4 and Grummans AA1 and AA5 if want to see how it has been implemented in other aircraft already

[Peasant_Pilot]

I think it's an interesting idea. Wether it will suit for this purpose but I like the idea. I'll have a look at the Grumman and see how they have done it

[Peasant_Pilot]

Seems like it never ends, finishing up all the little annoying jobs before paint, the window surrounds need a little more love yet

[Marty_d]

TWO planes and a motorbike in the garage! Lovely. 

[Peasant_Pilot]

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5 hours ago, Marty_d said:

TWO planes and a motorbike in the garage! Lovely. 

 

Yeah the bike addiction goes way back, i have a container full of old bikes....then planes got in the way

[Peasant_Pilot]

[Peasant_Pilot]

Got the foxcon up on its legs, new front undercarriage and bigger tyres looks good....very happy with it

[Blueadventures]

looking good.