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Kurt Haller RV-9A
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Date:  5-5-2018
Number of Hours:  5.30
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Brief Description:  Spinner, Emp Fairing, Winch

Installed painted spinner and emp fairing. A real hack job of it. The Rusto Gloss White fisheyed a bunch and I didn't bother to fill or sand out every last sanding scratch on the fairing. Good enough for Phase I says I. Turns out the emp fairing interferes with full up elevator on the left side--need to cut more relief. Makes me glad I didn't try for A1 paint. I put the under-stab fairings on before the emp fairing: the rubber channel didn't want to fit, and why should it given the meticulous job I didn't do cutting it to fit. I just pitch the rubber and I'll check the plans again for a rubberless option called out there.

Tried out the wiinch I put together with McMaster parts. There's a pulley behind the gussets that can't be seen in Image 1, turning the 3/16" wire rope horizontal before running thru a pulley anchored to the hanger floor, turning vertical up to a hook on the rear tie down. There's more than enough travel to lift the nose wheel and its fork off the floor for servicing (Image 3), but I'll need to push the mains up ramps onto platforms to get more deck angle (Image 2) for fuel flow tests. Or elevate the disconnected fuel supply hose to adequately simulate a larger deck angle in a max performance climb.

I put 3/8" id o-rings on the rear tie-down ring and the other two tiedowns (currently in the baggage area storage spots. Gives a soft stop and some help against loosening over time. If I'm going to leave the tail tiedown in place all the time, I should install it with a jam nut or all-but-permanent thread locker.
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Winch for rear tie down

Winch for rear tie down

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Deck angle at max elevation

Deck angle at max elevation

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Nose wheel at your service

Nose wheel at your service

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