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Re: SFS 31 Milan

Posted: 29 Jan 2018, 00:59
by Noël Rumers
Hi John,
Indeed it works very well!!!
I managed to finish the canopy on my fuselage...
It fits nicely now with all in place.
See the pictures,
Noël

Re: SFS 31 Milan

Posted: 29 Jan 2018, 01:01
by Noël Rumers
The locking system...

Re: SFS 31 Milan

Posted: 29 Jan 2018, 01:05
by Noël Rumers
The aligning pin and hinges...

Re: SFS 31 Milan

Posted: 29 Jan 2018, 01:12
by Noël Rumers
...and the Vivak has been put on the frame with canopy glue, and after cutting the edge, hinges, a nice fit!
Now the window must be made and the rails.
Noël

Re: SFS 31 Milan

Posted: 29 Jan 2018, 01:23
by Noël Rumers
The front cover needed also a small magnet to hold the wire hook in place when the canopy is closed.
Now the fuselage can be closed up completely. I needed the two holes at the rear of the seat to get to the locking system while installing the canopy.
When the window will be in I can open and close the canopy easy enough.

The front corners of the cover have been filled with thickened 5 min epoxy to be able to grind a bit off.
This to allow the installing and taking it off again without the need to take top cowl off (a few screws on there...)
Noël

Re: SFS 31 Milan

Posted: 29 Jan 2018, 09:33
by Peter Balcombe
Noël,
It looks as if you draw your carburettor air in through a flexible pipe through the main firewall to the forward fuselage where you have your air filter. Thus you draw engine air from inside the fuselage.
Is that done in order to reduce air intake noise & therefore overall noise.
I know someone who was thinking of doing that with his DLE powered Titan tug.

Re: SFS 31 Milan

Posted: 30 Jan 2018, 01:39
by Noël Rumers
Hi Peter,
indeed I always take the air from the inside of the fuselage!
I used the flexible tube and made a small filter, not to fine wire mess but to keep dangerous particles out of the carburetor and engine.
What is more, this helps a great deal to keep the noise level down indeed!
The other benefit I have doing this is that the high needle screw needs to be opened less than normal.
This means fuel saving and flying with Aspen this helps to reduce the cost.
The Tartan, it has been test run but not properly yet, I will know soon what that will do.
When a carburetor is popping out from the cowl or just sits in the open air, a lot of fuel is blown away. I never have found proof that I lose fuel in the fuselage...
The trumpet helps here also a lot!
That is why I put ( some ) work in the carburetor arrangement like I have shown, it pays off!

The window is made and screwed onto the canopy now.
The one I bought from Graupner was a bit small so, milling and cutting had to be done to shape a few strips of 5 mm SQ Polycarbonate plastic.
The window has springs on to keep it steady in place. These are made from sheet Silver solder that is hard enough for this job.
1 mm rivets hold the springs in place. Work fine! I used a clear round plastic rod to make a handle to open or close the window.
Noël

Re: SFS 31 Milan

Posted: 30 Jan 2018, 11:23
by RobbieB
Noel, there just aren't words..................stunning (apart from that one).

Re: SFS 31 Milan

Posted: 05 May 2020, 00:49
by Noël Rumers
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Hi back on the planet...again :)
I have been very bussy since my last post and even made it to Middle Wallop but that was probably the last time over there as well...
Due to a lot of other things on hand I managed however to get something done last year.
Due to less time and a lot of PC time for the other things, I never came to posting more on my projects. :?
Sorry about that, that is why I want to show what I have done since my last contact...

I started first with the first Milan with the G38 engine.
Behind the pilot seat I install a few small pieces of wood to hold the base of the radio installation.

Re: SFS 31 Milan

Posted: 05 May 2020, 00:58
by Noël Rumers
Below the radio the two new batteries where installed with the switch of the retract.
The electric system was finished too so all just had to be connected properly. The fuel tank was also arranged in a little angled way and a small extra box was installed for the Lipo starter battery. The instrument panel got the switch to activate the starter system. note that a separate battery was used for the retract, you never know… Also the overflow tube from the fuel tank was fitted to the firewall too.