REFLECTOR: Suprise in my duct

[Scott Baker]

Sounds like an interesting and an "okay" idea from a structural point of 
view.  Lots of extra work, of course - but that's "half the fun" of 
homebuilding!  The extra time and materials is the only drawback. 
Advantages = extra space in the ducts.  The conduit cross section is enough 
to do the job - albeit the space is pretty full when done.  Note: these 
kinds of operations often use extra BID and Epoxy which is not calculated 
into the standard kit.  While this one deviation from the recommended plans 
may not cause a builder to run short, doing so a number of times may trigger 
a phone call to order more material(s).
SB


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Terry Miles" <terrence_miles at hotmail.com>
To: "'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 7:05 PM
Subject: RE: REFLECTOR: Suprise in my duct


> There's a double a bid below and I used the gray stuff to bond the top
> channel and then two layers of bid over the top flangles.  I have likely
> greater longditudinal stiffness than factory construction recommended
> bonding instructions.  Everything peel plied.
> Terry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
> Behalf Of John Dibble
> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 4:17 PM
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Suprise in my duct
>
>
> What about the integrity of the fuselage?  That seems like a pretty long
> area to be removing the inner shell.  Maybe the factory should comment
> on this.
>
> John
>
> Pat Shea wrote:
>
>> Terry,
>>
>> That's a great idea, as most of Malcolm's are. I would
>> kill to have more space in my ducts. Any idea what
>> Malcolm thinks about duct inspection covers? I'm
>> considering putting in three per duct.
>>
>> Pat
>>
>> --- Terry Miles <terrence_miles at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > I know it's too late for most who read this today,
>> > but for posterity, at
>> > Hangar 18's suggestion I have gouged out the foam on
>> > the fuselage floor
>> > where the cannel goes, then re-enforced in that
>> > area, then laid in the
>> > channel cover.  This gives us more channel ID by
>> > almost double. See
>> > three pics.  I intend to drill a few drain holes
>> > with what's been
>> > recently reported. (Thanks for sharing!!)  I also
>> > hope to create some
>> > kind of a splash plate on the nose wheel assembly to minimize water
>> > spray during tkof/landing phase.  Also I'll be doing
>> > the spring
>> > actuation on the nose doors instead of hydro...thnks
>> > for that too.  It's
>> > way simplier and saves 5 pounds to boot.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Terry
>>
>>
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