REFLECTOR: Congrats to Hirro + Paint update

[Terry Miles]

Jack,
Thanks for that.  We will do the control surfaces in batch
#2...hopefully on Friday.  I wouldn't have thought of that issue...I had
more in mind of how to string all this stuff on bailing wire across the
width of the booth so he can hit both sides at once.  I got a lot of
light orangepeel on the clear coat that will have to be sanded out.  We
had to go from 1500 to 1000 grit but it seems to be coming out.  I have
no experience here.  I wish now we had done 3 coats of clear instead of
2...or maybe a tack coat plus two with the last coat as a "flow" coat.  
Terry

-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of J.F.Sheehan at larc.nasa.gov
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 11:43 AM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Congrats to Hirro + Paint update


Terry 
If the guy painting is an auto guy he may not know to paint the 
control surfaces with the trailing edge UP. I saw one guy screw up the
balance because the paint all ran down to the trailing edge. Jack N55XL

> A little belated, but very much with a joyful tone...CONGRATS, Hiroo.

> I remain hopeful that I'll be there soon. Terry
>  
> PS:  I have access to a paint booth that is idle now due to a 
> divorce/bankrupcy.  Very sad for them, but opportune for me.  Anyway,
> the wings and canard were done Saturday.   We used Dupont Auto paint,
2
> stage and it came out good.  Buff out is tomorrow morning, if I can 
> get the painter back over here.  The next batch will be control 
> surfaces, doors etc this Friday.  Last, if I can get it done in time, 
> will be the fuselage.  I used stick on vinyl serial numbers made for 
> $20 at the local sign-making company.  Even tho they are supposed to 
> go on wetted down w/ dish soap, we did them dry on to a color coat 
> that was only 30 minutes old and they applied just fine.  They now 
> have 2 coats of clear over them.  I may drop my plans to use plastic 
> plackards from the tropy shop in town for panel labeling  (switches 
> etc) and use vinyl stick-on lettering.
>  
>  
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] 
> On Behalf Of Hiroo Umeno
> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 1:23 PM
> To: reflector at tvbf.org
> Subject: REFLECTOR: Another Velocity in the air!
> 
> 
> I jumped the gun and started posting about Franklin engines so the 
> news is out now but just to make it "official", I will post it here.
> 
>  
> 
> On August 24th, at 3:04pm PST, Velocity SUV (serial 103) N21HV took 
> off for the first time from Arlington Airport (AWO) with Steve 
> Murphree at the controls.  The first flight lasted a short 12 minutes.

> Steve reported that the aileron force was stiff (I have the yoke 
> setup) and had the tendency to over-control.  He also noted that the 
> oil temps were running hot as well.  Back at the hangar, we lubed the 
> controls, ground off some fiberglass from wing - aileron gap that were

> rubbing, and generally loosened up things a bit.
> 
>  
> 
> The next morning, Chuck Harbert came out with a couple pairs of vortex

> generators he made for us (Thanks Chuck!).  We put those ahead of the 
> top NACA scoops and, like magic, the oil temps came down.  Steve also 
> noted some left leaning tendency and stuck some mixing sticks on the 
> right rudder.  That seemed to help things a bit.
> 
>  
> 
> The following two days (Sat and Sun), Steve ran me through the wringer

> drilling me on the finer points of flying the Velocity.  Some bad 
> habits from Cessnas I have to get rid of.
> 
> *	On take-off, I am used to firewalling the throttle, pull the
> nose up and keep best climb and wait for the altimeter needle to crawl

> up to where I want it.  On a Velocity, as soon as I get to safe 
> altitude (500AGL, which takes "seconds"), I need to pull the throttle 
> back, pitch down, set climb power / prop, and get some air flowing 
> over those cylinders.
> 
> *	On landing, keeping the nose relatively low, instead of burying
> the yoke in your gut as you do on Spam Cans.
> 
>  
> 
> This weekend, I put another couple quality hours on the plane 
> generally getting used to the machine and brushing up on my landings 
> using the really long runway at Paine Field (PAE).  I am getting the 
> plane down and stopped in about 4'000 now.
> 
>  
> 
> As you've all seen in my other thread, I am having issues with 
> Frankling starting and running a bit rough.  Both of which, the 
> consensus appears to be, is related to fouled mags from running 
> full-rich for break-in. Seems like I need to get out my wire-brush 
> next time I head out to the hangar.
> 
>  
> 
> Some squawks and "to do"s now.
> 
>  
> 
> *	Attitude indication for Chelton AHRS dropping when accelerating
> past 30Kts or so.
> 
> *	Static port getting high-pressure from fuselage side / canard
> leading edge.
> 
> *	Better cabin ventilation 
> 
> *	Engine primer (as discussed separatedly) 
> 
>  
> 
> In general, I love the way the thing flies!  Every time I am in a turn

> or something and look over and see the wingtip, it brings a grin in my

> face.
> 
>  
> 
> Hiroo
> 
>  
> 
_______________________________________________
To change your email address, visit
http://www.tvbf.org/mailman/listinfo/reflector

Visit the gallery!  www.tvbf.org/gallery
user:pw = tvbf:jamaicangoose
Check new archives: www.tvbf.org/pipermail
Check old archives: http://www.tvbf.org/archives/velocity/maillist.html