Minimax 1100r Wood Aircraft Build Ep 140

[@SuzWhat]

Your appreciation for the design of this aircraft comes through. I’ve concluded you have to be dedicated and love the process to do it successfully. A lot of parts to consider and keep track of, for sure. Thanks for sharing! Peace and love..Suz What ☮️💚🌻

[@DTMinimax]

You have landed on a key point, you have to love the process. A results oriented person may struggle if the lack patience. I love the process and the sharpening of my mind.

[@brushitoff503]

Loving the progress Dennis!

[@DTMinimax]

Thanks Leo, good to hear from you. Are you enjoying summer this time of year?

[@brushitoff503]

@@DTMinimax Yeah man it was 40 Degrees C here yesterday & about 30 today (Saturday) which is more pleasent ha ha.

[@JohnSmith-xl9bo]

Excellant!

[@DTMinimax]

Thanks so much John!

[@flyingkub]

Another method to stop rubbing I have come across is to put heatshrink tubing over the cable in those areas. If you put a bolt with the head cut off into the nut plate you could drill all the holes without having to get inside until you fitted them.

[@DTMinimax]

Brilliant! I’ll definitely be doing those other nut plates like that!

[@mmichaeldonavon]

Dennis. Just a thought to consider: If your "static port" tubing, which is flush with the outside of the fuselage, is left OPEN, you may find, at times, that a wasp has taken up residence inside the tube(s), which would block off the static air as sampled at the rear of the fuselage. All aircraft that I worked as an Avionics person, had "flush-mounted ports" with tiny holes, or were part of the Pitot Tube - no critter could gain entry. 🙂 Maybe a small dowel with a homemade Red Flag on it. Just pull the dowel on your preflight like you would do for your Pitot Tube up front. Think I may have mentioned it, but let me tell you again. My EROS 1650 MM's static system would not work with the ports located in the aft fuselage. (by the prints and instructions). Found that out on my first flight. Airspeed and Altimeter reading seemed way off - and they were. AS read quite low, maybe 10-14mph, don't remember exactly what the Altimeter was doing. :-) I think I made a small water manometer to check the AS Gauge's accuracy. A long time ago, don't remember for sure. What I ended up doing was cutting into the static tube and trying different locations for it, while flying, in the MM. Ended up with the tube in the forward fuselage area, behind the seat bulkhead. Had a friend of mine fly his plane with me and I used his AS as a reference. Once I indicated what he indicated, I "called it a day," and the static system stayed in that configuration for the next 13 years. :-) Your project looks "marvelous" - wish I was building another one next to you. ha, Thanks, N6395T (p.s. never found out why my static system didn't work per the plans. As the ports are to be located in "still and undisturbed air," maybe my three-bladed prop was the problem, driving the air "around" the fuselage.

[@DTMinimax]

Hey Michael, that’s a good theory about the 3 blade prop. After I put the fabric on, I have some round discs with a 1/16” hole in them that gets glued to the outside so no worries there. I’m still so impressed that you flew that plane for that long and it lived outside in Florida. Really speaks volumes for the integrity of the design.

[@mmichaeldonavon]

@@DTMinimax Dennis, as usual, you are way ahead of me. :-) Your building technique far exceeds my effort - your attention to detail is really noteworthy. I must thank you again for taking "all of us" on this ride. Thanks again.

[@ulbuilder]

I built my static ports per plans. Found this nice looking plastic disc that I drilled tiny holes in instead of using a round piece of plywood. Worked like crap, just increasing throttle sitting still and the ASI needle would move. The plastic disc I used was sightly dome shaped. Air accelerates over the curve and creates a vacuum. Removed the plastic disc and it worked fine.

[@wiseacredave]

H Dennis. Nice work with the cable routing. I can imagine you sitting in the cockpit working all three control axes (and the throttle)! Now add a stiff crosswind on final. Ha ha. Question: do you need to urethane the nutplate holes?

[@DTMinimax]

Good question David. It’s not on the video but I apply thin CA to those before riveting them. It both hardens and seals them.

[@garyhoe466]

Enjoying your build Dennis! Why do the static tubes exit the fuselage so far back instead of right beside the instrument panel?

[@DTMinimax]

The goal is to get those ports in relatively undisturbed air. Anything forward would be in the prop wash heavy area. Glad you’re enjoying the build!