Tailbeacon on a Waiex

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Re: Tailbeacon on a Waiex

Postby Bryan Cotton » Tue Jun 25, 2024 2:43 pm

Rev 2 of the mount:
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Rev 2 may not be totally accurate. But next I glued it on with 5 minute epoxy. Once it seemed strong enough I did a trial fit.
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I cut the heads off some long #8 screws and sharpened them. Then I screwed them in, with some WD40 on the threads. Put a piece of heat shrink tubing over it and then glassed over with 4 or 5 layers of thin glass. Before I put resin to it, I cut up to the edge of the mount around the perimiter of the part so the cloth would lay flat around the corner.
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Re: Tailbeacon on a Waiex

Postby Bryan Cotton » Sat Jun 29, 2024 8:46 pm

Ready for paint - finally.
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Before paint I weighed it, + 0.06 lbs so far.
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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: Tailbeacon on a Waiex

Postby Bryan Cotton » Sun Jun 30, 2024 10:50 am

Here is my wiring scheme:
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I need to touch up the paint. Good enough for now.
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Awesome! Weather is spectacular, let's go try it out!



Oh wait....
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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: Tailbeacon on a Waiex

Postby Sonex1717 » Fri Aug 02, 2024 1:21 pm

Those tail beacon pics turned out great Bryan! Van's used to carry something like yours but haven't in years. If possible please let me know if I can purchase one from you. Unfortunately I have no skills when it comes to molds & machining lock rings.

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Re: Tailbeacon on a Waiex

Postby Bryan Cotton » Fri Aug 02, 2024 2:52 pm

Sonex1717 wrote:Those tail beacon pics turned out great Bryan! Van's used to carry something like yours but haven't in years. If possible please let me know if I can purchase one from you. Unfortunately I have no skills when it comes to molds & machining lock rings.

Don

Thanks Don! We don't have the bandwidth to make parts unfortunately. Are you any good at fiberglass? We can share the 3D model we used to make the cone. If you have a straight tail Sonex you won't have to machine a lock ring for an Uavionix tailbeacon. The one they supply will work.
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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: Tailbeacon on a Waiex

Postby Sonex1717 » Sat Aug 03, 2024 1:07 pm

Yes I have the straight-tail but unfortunately no glass experience. It is hard to believe that no one on the planet is making an after-market flared mount! Thank you for your kind offer to share the 3D. Do you prefer the Uavionix over the AeroLED?

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Re: Tailbeacon on a Waiex

Postby Bryan Cotton » Sat Aug 03, 2024 2:51 pm

Sonex1717 wrote: Do you prefer the Uavionix over the AeroLED?

Two totally different things. Uavionix provides ADSB out. Plus it's a tail light. I have Whelen Orion 600s on the wingtips so I don't need a tail light, but I do want ADSB out.
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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: Tailbeacon on a Waiex

Postby Sonex1717 » Sun Aug 04, 2024 4:20 pm

Thanks again for the info Bryan. I'm gathering details about lighting and radios as I go while working on the tail feathers. A lot of considerate builders like yourself have taken the time to post, and it is appreciated.
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