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Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby Bryan Cotton » Thu Jan 16, 2014 11:36 pm

We started drilling the pulley brackets in tonight. Right side is good. For the left side, after I pilot drilled the extra holes in the bracket as specified by Kerry, I clecoed it on backwards. Whoops. Time to hit the Sonex online store.
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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby Bryan Cotton » Sat Jan 18, 2014 9:29 pm

For the forward skin bend I screwed a little piece of oak to the table and put a radius on it. I used a 2x4 to clamp it down and bent it over with another 2x4 and a mallet. I wish I had used the brake. It will be good enough though. I have an 8' Tennsmith but it is over at EAA 1414 and I don't have a key.
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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby Bryan Cotton » Sat Jan 18, 2014 9:34 pm

I have finished all the splice plates. Adam did the pilot drilling. I did the edge finishing, chamfering, and bending.
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This holds the plate in place and locates the bolt.
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Finished parts
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Poplar Grove, IL C77
Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
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Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby Sonex1517 » Sat Jan 18, 2014 10:14 pm

Oh those are a pain in the.....


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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby Bryan Cotton » Sat Jan 18, 2014 10:52 pm

The part I did or what comes next?
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Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
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Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby Sonex1517 » Sat Jan 18, 2014 11:16 pm

Getting them to lay flush and stay that way.

Making them wasn't that bad - getting them to have flush edges....ugh....


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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby jmattson » Sun Jan 19, 2014 1:43 am

Parts look great Bryan, nice to see your son getting into the action as well.
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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby Bryan Cotton » Mon Jan 20, 2014 1:11 am

I was thinking I was tired and should go to bed. Then I saw Robbie's post and went to the hangar. I got 3 out of the 4 longerons piloted to the skins.
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Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby Sonex1517 » Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:21 am

I'm hoping that was my post about the progress on 1517 that you referenced and not my post about the splice plates being a pain.... :D

Great progress Bryan!!!
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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby Bryan Cotton » Mon Jan 20, 2014 11:59 am

Robbie,
It was. I find present progress more inspiring than future problems!
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Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
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