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Just collected my legs from a local engineering firm. They have done a great job. Axles and torque links next and I will have a pair of undercarriage legs 😁
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Happy Christmas Don, every job is one less😃
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The rudder cables were - as you said straight forward. Elevator I am still working on, but I had a breakthrough when a friend sent me some pictures of the inside of his machine. Some angled pulleys has made for a neat system, so I will try to replicate that. He also had an issue with the aileron cables. As he moved the stick fore and aft the ailerons moved as the cable was tensioned. Both ailerons going up or down together. He has solved that by routing the cable from the bottom of the stick through the torque tube (picture attached). I am going for steam gauges, simple, reliable.
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It’s with a specialist VW company. I’m not that good!
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Hi Don, Its too cold in my workshop to glue at this time of year so I am getting on with the metalwork. I have got the wing fittings water jet cut. Much better than laser as the laser heat treats the metal as it cuts. Undercarriage and associated fittings are progressing. Engine? After much angst I am going for a VW 1776cc with a 110 or scat 25 cam. Single port heads with 1:1:1 rockers. This should give enough power but the torque will be lower in the rev range. The case has been vapour blasted, now to get a line bore.
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Looking good. We have had the same drone issues here in the UK - looking at military bases mainly 😱
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Warm day here in the UK, so that random it’s a glue day! Replacing the rear spar on the Mono’s tailplane.
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To be honest I am just kicking around ideas. I don’t have much contact with other Taylor Mono owners as they all seem to live on the other side of the UK from me. So as my build progresses, just trying to see what other people think. It’s part of the fun of the build 😁
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I am not so sure. It’s a 10% reduction in span but if I can keep the weight under control then the wing loading will be less than that. Why does John Taylor mention it on the plans? He must have done the numbers and was happy with it.
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Here’s a thought, anyone know of a short wingspan mono? JT states on the plans that the wing can be reduced by 1 bay (12.5 inches) from the tip. Ailerons stay the same. The stall speed will increase, roll rate a bit quicker? A little lighter?
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I have yet to start on the VS, but will look at using the hinge bolts to secure it. I will have a tail skid, lots of grass strips around here and will save a little weight. Cable routing….as you say the rudder should be straight forward but the elevator I am trying not to think about 😂😂
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That’s a good thought, I was thinking of separate bolts for the vertical stab but combining them with the hinge is a good idea. I have the balsa for gap sealing, so that will go on in the next few days.
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Just having a celebration cup of tea (I am British). Hinges made and rudder on with no binding or play - and it’s straight! Yes there is more to do, but you have to take the wins when they come 😁.
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Hi Don, No not yet. I will get the rudder and elevator on after I have finished the hinges and then use some string to see just how big a problem I have got!
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GINFO says the permit ran out in 2022. Anyone with more up to date knowledge?
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I will probably keep her at Felthorpe, near Norwich. Lovely grass strip, but just inside Class D airspace 😫, but ATC are very helpful.
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The vertical stab, which was with the project when I bought it is for the trash. Badly built and is a very poor git. Interesting you mention roll over protection. A couple of weeks ago I was at the UK’s Air Accident Investigation Branch (equivalent to your NTSB) and the question of roll over protection came up in a discussion about a couple of accidents. How did you incorporate protection into the fin?
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Hi Don, I was going to use a laser for getting the hinges aligned. Just started cutting out the metal for the hinges. It’s the small jobs that take the time 😄
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Nice working in the sunshine, becoming a rarity here in the UK!
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I have seen smaller, not bigger. Do you think the mono does not have enough rudder?
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As this is a partially completed project, I have undo some of what has been damaged or built wrong. Today is the rudder post, cracked with 2 big wood screws holding it together! Just 4 mortice joints, no problem except they are coming together at several different angles, nothing square 😩 but it is done, not glued yet and it’s vertical!
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Thanks Don, I may do that. I hope to get the wing fittings laser cut, but 4130 needs a powerful laser to cut them. How are you getting on with the undercarriage?
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A bit of an update. For some context my workshop is a large (dry) shed at the end of my garden. It’s large by shed standards but small for aircraft building. I normally put the fuselage out side and then I have plenty of room to work away. But, the weather in the UK has been awful this year, constant rain. We have a weather warning for heavy rain as I write; so progress has been slow due to cramped working conditions. Damage to a spar has been cut away and I will laminate a new piece on. Vacuum bagging seems the way to go and I have found a kit for only $100! Ouch, but it should work well. Metal parts are slowly being fabricated and I have this fantasy that soon I will have all the required parts and it will just need bolting together. Dreams I have dreams.
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Thanks Don. I will chat to my inspector to see if we can get this as an approved modification in the UK.
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Do you have any drawings for your tailplane attachment fittings I could possibly look at? Being able to adjust the tailplane would be really good.
