Great Lakes 2T1A-VR I-ESON "the Outatime Flyer"  |
April, 15th - 2006
Trimming and finishing the turtle deck.I have trimmed and sanded all the corners and cut the back end of the stringers to be all the same long. Off course this is not fundamental for structure strenght, but is good for the eye and also for the later fabric covering. I have also fitted nutplates where the turtledeck joins the cockpit coaming frame. You will always find plenty of nutplates in my project, whereever I suspect a later need of inspection/reparation. Having the turtledeack bolted to the cockpit coaming frame instead of riveted together will allow removing the cockpit frame one day in case it will be necessary. The turtledeck will be fabric covered while the cockpit top and side will be covered with removable sheet metal panels. This will add some weight on my project, but I would save it somewhere else (i.e. some heavy nstruments and equipments). The turtle deck has also been sprayed with a layer of yellow zinc chromate and is now ready for covering (scheduled for 2008...maybe..)
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