Perry Mick wrote:

I think I told you and the list an experienced LongEz guy
taxi tested it, a week ago Monday evening I think.  He says
it's ready to fly.  That makes me feel good (or better).

I ordered the Gtech performance meter from Summit Racing,
but they had to ship it from Ohio rather than Nevada, so I'm
hoping it shows up today.

Spent the last several days putting filler on and sanding it
off the duct.  I didn't finish that part of the job because
I wanted to test it first before I went through all that work.
I only get about 2 hours a day to work on this project, that's
why it's taken 13 years! If it takes 3000 hours to build a plane,
at only an hour a day, it takes ten years.  But I'm sure I've
probably got 5000 or more hours in this, haven't kept track.

Since the duct is off now, I'm thinking I'll take acceleration
data first unducted, to compare with data I take later with
the duct reinstalled.

I'm also looking at making a new "header" tank, even though
mine is probably more like a "footer" tank.  I want to install
a second fuel pump.  Also thinking of making it out of steel,
in case the worst happens, it's low location makes it susceptible
to rupturing if the main gear rips off and start belly sliding.

Just like Ed just wrote, I put the header tank in because the
Mazda fuel pump is an "in the tank" pump, and it was a convenient,
simple place to send the return fuel, didn't have to change any
of the existing fuel system forward of the firewall.

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Perry Mick
Duckt N7XR
http://www.mickaircraft.com/duckt.htm

 
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