Fuselage repair help

Paul Agaliotis · Post by **Paul Agaliotis** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 15:11

Dan,
I think ACA has the Waterbury eyelets.
Paul

DMichaels · Post by **DMichaels** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 17:25

Paul Agaliotis wrote:Dan,
I think ACA has the Waterbury eyelets.
Paul

ACA?

Post by **joea** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 19:03

American Champion Aircraft, the type certificate holders of the Chief and Champ.

Also you can make waterbury eyelets by using thin wall copper tubing. Its not hard and weighs next to nothing.

DMichaels · Post by **DMichaels** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 22:50

I have the formers done and attached in. I ground down one of my #6 rivet sets for the squeezer. It work rather well. I just ground it to a point then squeezed them on. Works on all but the long ones.

I am having problems with the second stringer from the top (Picture). it looks like it will stick out past the fuselage. Is this supposed to curl in? Does anyone have a pic from when they did a cover.

I also did the panel in leather. I am fabricating some covers to finish out the look.

Dan

DELCOM · Post by **DELCOM** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 01:58

Here is a link to what I have done
http://s27.photobucket.com/albums/c177/DELCOM/WOOD/

Maybe more than you wanted but it was easy to send the link to click on. Please let me know if I can help.

Del

DMichaels · Post by **DMichaels** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 09:35

DELCOM wrote:Here is a link to what I have done
http://s27.photobucket.com/albums/c177/DELCOM/WOOD/

Maybe more than you wanted but it was easy to send the link to click on. Please let me know if I can help.

Del

Those were great.

I noticed on the smaller stringers on yours that the angle was cut from the inside where mine was cut from the outside. Rounded edge goes out right? I also see that he only old wood you kept was the same one I did.

Do you have any on the cover process? I was told to go from the top stringers to the bottom on both sides then connect the top. The tail section is still a little fuzzy.

Dan

DMichaels · Post by **DMichaels** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:52

Should the middle stringer be a straight line? Or does it curve to fit the fuselage lines?
Bottom stringer hits the brace and bowes out. I cut it out a little so it fits without bowing out. Right or wrong? It does not look correct bowed out, but the old one was not cut out.
You can see the end of the second stringer and what is going to happen with the fabric going from the bottom to the brace just above the stringer. The old one is the same length.
On the lower stringer see how the end is cut on the out side of the stringer rather than the inside like the old one. Not a big deal as I could turn it over and round off the other side.

Dan

DELCOM · Post by **DELCOM** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 17:18

Here are some pics of the covering.

http://s27.photobucket.com/albums/c177/DELCOM/Fabric/

Del

DMichaels · Post by **DMichaels** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 09:22

DELCOM wrote:Here are some pics of the covering.

Del

Those pics were very helpful I can see how the baggage compartment is now. I was not planning on using an envelope.

Has anyone done this without using an envelope? How about using the Maule method on the tail?

Dan

DMichaels · Post by **DMichaels** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 23:25

Ready for cover.

Starting with the headliner. not sure if I should put most of the controls in first. I do not want it to get too heavy.

Dan

DELCOM · Post by **DELCOM** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 01:40

Dan: When I did mine I elected to do everything BUT the covering BEFORE I covered. This way I had the freedom to fit and finish each part without the fabric on. It was really quite easy to remove all the newly refurbed parts cover and then re-install all those ready to go parts. I think that most parts need more fit than finish. It was alot easier for me this way, and was quite rewarding in the speed of the re attachment of all those pre fit parts. Any way you go your in for a treat when you cover. I just went thru it. Enjoy

Del

http://s27.photobucket.com/albums/c177/DELCOM/AIRFRAME/

Post by **joea** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 07:21

Agree with Del and would get as much as possible on before covering. Especially the headliner, which I have been told can be done with the fabric in place but many of us sure do not know how as its a bear even with the fabric in place.

DMichaels · Post by **DMichaels** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 20:25

This is what I came up with for the customer. The wings had some yellow on them and I do not have to do them so I was limited. Seats are Brown. Customer would not redo them even though they are just cushions. Which one do you like best.

Dan

SFC Hiatt · Post by **SFC Hiatt** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 20:40

Both very nice.....If it was my $$ I would want the blue a little darker and that would be my choice.

DMichaels · Post by **DMichaels** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 20:52

SFC Hiatt wrote:Both very nice.....If it was my $$ I would want the blue a little darker and that would be my choice.

Royal Blue

Dark Blue

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