Minimax 1100r Wood Aircraft Build - Making Wing Root Fairings

[@aviationdmr]

Great video. Always good to see you and what you're up to with your bird!

[@DTMinimax]

Thank you! I sure miss making the build videos!

[@winterhorse290]

Cool. This vid is like the first ones you did. Great job!

[@DTMinimax]

Thanks so much!

[@carlb5451]

I have used the back side of a plastic spoon to make radius and fillets with epoxy. you can then use the front side of the spoon to scoop/scrape up the excess. Keeps your hands/gloves a little cleaner.

[@DTMinimax]

Great suggestion!

[@brushitoff503]

Awesome! Enjoyed that for sure, keen to see the rest & what difference it makes, Cheers.

[@DTMinimax]

I can tell you that when I flew this morning there was a lot more air flowing past the cockpit for sure!

[@brushitoff503]

@@DTMinimax That's cool!

[@flyingkub]

Nice little splash moulded fairing. I would have used glass tissue as a finish lamination to reduce the amount of micro but we all do different thing. Nice little touch 🙂

[@DTMinimax]

Thank you! Wish I would have listened to you on the prop in the beginning. My original was performing better than the adjustments. Now we’re working on a new prop.

[@flyingkub]

@@DTMinimax sorry to hear that.

[@joshc7091]

Make those x2 sets! That’s something I’ve wanted to do! I’ll make a video of where mine is at soon. Not to far from flight

[@DTMinimax]

Can’t wait to see where you are! They’re really easy to make

[@michaelsmokovitz3108]

Another great build video. Been following from the beginning. Building a 1100r with my Grandsons who are Young Eagles EAA Ch 113 metal airport Plymouth/Canton MI.

[@DTMinimax]

I love stories like yours. Any time I get to spend time with my kids working on stuff, even at their age!

[@1hornet1]

That's pretty cool Dennis. Those look nice and I am glad to finally see how you were gonna close that gap. On a side note, since my RV-8 dream is dead, I am considering just building a 1550V-max. If for no other reason than to just have something to do. I'll probably won't keep it in a hangar but make it something I can trailer and road trip then explore areas of interest with. I mean, I'm just disgusted with the cost of aviation right now and have no desire to spend every penny I have building an airplane. 🤦‍♂

[@DTMinimax]

I can tell you that it’s one of the most rewarding things I’ve ever done

[@michaelsmokovitz3108]

Would Velcro work rather than screws. Would be easier when removing the wings?

[@DTMinimax]

I was actually thinking about industrial double sided tape too. The screws worked out well, just needed help to get them on

[@vg23air]

what did it cost to cover and paint the plane

[@DTMinimax]

I believe I spent about $1100

[@vg23air]

@@DTMinimax im covering my loehle sport parasol in oratex, just the wing and tail, its 4200, probably another 800 for the fuse when i do it. i was wondering what the diff is, about 5x i guess.

[@1hornet1]

Regarding my other comment, did you make a video talking about the cost of getting a kit vs. sourcing your own materials? I couldn't find one but was wondering if you had the cash in your pocket and were going to start building, would you still source the materials yourself?

[@DTMinimax]

I estimated that I saved about $2,000 but at the cost of about 100 hours of additional build time. If I didn’t have such great access to the lumber, and 45 minutes from Aircraft Spruce, that savings would have disappeared in a hurry in freight cost alone. So I would have definitely gone with the kit.

[@1hornet1]

@DTMinimax That's very helpful! I appreciate the information. I'm not, rich but if I work overtime, I can have that saved up in a few weeks. Blue skies!

[@DTMinimax]

@@1hornet1My complete cost was around $14,000

[@1hornet1]

@@DTMinimax That is impressive!