July 2011 Blog Posts (23)

At what stage the engine is better to be installed

Hello
 
I,m building a kit 750  bought it 2008 and  just finished installing the main landing gear and controls . The engine going to be installed is Rotax912, The questions are.
 
1- What type and  size of bolts and nuts  to fix the engine mount to the fire wall? there are 6 holes for that
 
2- Is it good time to install the engine now before joining the wings and tail?
 
 
 Thanks

 

Added by Adel Alyahya on July 4, 2011 at 1:00pm — 3 Comments

Update as of 2 July 2011

Yesterday flew another hour in the evening. Still hot air at 1000 AGL. Temp was 85 degrees.  Was curious as to the cooling capabilities of the Rotax engine with water cooling and the oil radiator provided in the fw fwd kit.  To date noticed no problems all temps have been well within limits.  So far have 21.8 hours with no major flight glitch.  Only issues so far were the mounting spacer rubber on the gear (see blog in Matronics) - seems to be cured now with the "new design material" from…

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Added by Phil Smith on July 2, 2011 at 9:01pm — 1 Comment

Zeniths to Oshkosh!

(Older posts for the Zeniths to Oshkosh planning by Joe Scheibinger)

 

It's already July and we're just weeks from the start of AirVenture (Oshkosh)! 

 

"Zeniths to Oshkosh" Update

It's only three weeks to EAA! For us lucky ones that live close to the Oshkosh airport, EAA for us is the entire months of July! It's fun to drive out…

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Added by Zenith.Aero on July 1, 2011 at 8:00am — No Comments

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