We have our the first part of our fuselage that actually flies.

http://microcosman.com/aircraft/whatsnew.html

Matthew Cosman
MicroCosman.com  Check it out!

Matt, got any drawings of the engine and cooling radiator arrangement?


Paul Lamar

Chris here,
We do not have drawings, however, we've been studying all of the installs
you have done and will be shamelessly copying you guys (flattery).  We've
been considering making a mount system to mount the whole thing on the front
of a plow truck, taking it out to the Salt Flats, and working all the bugs
out of the cooling system on the ground.  If we can get it to cool at full
power at 70 mph, we'll have no problem in the aircraft.  Then we'll just
de-couple it from the truck and mount it to the plane.

Sounds like a really great idea. Good to have the salt flats in your backyard.

The fuselage plug was foamed in between the bulkheads, glassed, and then
filled and sanded until we had a great finish.  I believe there are pictures
of this on the site.  The tan finish you see on the plug now is super
expensive DuPont primer, hence the reason we used the PVA mold release for
the female mold.  The primer was sprayed on with and HVLP.

What is HVLP?

The carbon bows will be part of the door which will hinge over the halfway
point for a very big door.  We will be adding more structure to the door
once we liberate it from the fuselage.

We took the fuselage top out under the big maple tree out front, propped it
up on the picnic table and trash cans, then sat under it in lawn chairs
making airplane noises.  It is huge on the inside.  We're thinking of using
the amusement park method of giving rides... "..you must be at least this
tall to ride this ride.  If you are not this tall, please see the Vans booth
next door."  Don't worry, you all will get rides.

Going to Bear Lake now,
have fun.
--
Chris
microcosman.com

 
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