Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby Bryan Cotton » Wed Mar 09, 2016 7:45 am

Adam posted his riveting timelapse last night:
http://youtu.be/Xa4O4vRuJrU
Edit: if you missed the pictures I posted last night and want to see them, just go back a page. This post bumped us to a new page.
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Waiex 191 N191YX
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Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
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Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby Sonex1462 » Wed Mar 09, 2016 12:00 pm

Looks great! You are making progress. Just keep at it. I have enjoyed watching you work with your son. Memories made like that are the best they last forever.


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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby peter anson » Wed Mar 09, 2016 10:12 pm

I have plans for other places to store the cup. I have to finish my Hummelbird after the Waiex, then I have Skybolt plans.

I'm a bit disappointed Bryan. I was hoping to see cup holders in the Waiex.

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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby Bryan Cotton » Fri Mar 11, 2016 12:29 am

Peter,
Worry not- have not started on the cockpit yet. When we were building the X2 at Sikorsky we put cup holders and fuzzy dice in the cockpit. Not all were amused.

Wing racks:
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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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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby Bryan Cotton » Sun Mar 13, 2016 1:48 pm

My left wing is stored:
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The shelf capacity should hold the wing, but I am a belt and suspenders kind of guy. The racks are screwed to the wall and a heavy duty shelf bracket is underneath. The racks are designed so you insert the trailing edge first, lift them high, and drop them into the notch on the bottom for the leading edge. If a gust of wind comes from behind, it will rotate out on the nose but then will hit the top of the bracket.

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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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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby Rynoth » Tue Mar 15, 2016 9:48 am

Bryan Cotton wrote:Adam posted his riveting timelapse last night:
http://youtu.be/Xa4O4vRuJrU


I liked your little dance at 2:49
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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby Bryan Cotton » Tue Mar 15, 2016 9:41 pm

Ryan,
You have good powers of observation.

We are at the right wing in earnest.
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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 Bryan Cotton » Fri Mar 18, 2016 7:35 am

My most recent mistake- they call out -46's where the inboard ribs have doublers. They mean it!
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That is a couple hours of time I wish I had back! Good to keep the rivet removal skills sharp I guess. I was blazing along with -44's rather than paying attention.
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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 Sonex1243 » Fri Mar 18, 2016 3:37 pm

I drilled my fair share out on my wings! Using the wedge and getting a flush rivet head has been a constant challenge for me.
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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX

Postby Bryan Cotton » Sat Mar 19, 2016 5:27 pm

It's like groundhog day. Seems like I just did this:
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Here is a cleco alternative. Wanted to hold the TE down so I could sock down the screws for the wood brace:
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It is just a long #40 bit pinning the aft spar to the wood.
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Waiex 191 N191YX
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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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