Tell us what you did today on your Bearhawk Project

[Nev]

Skylight - take two

I went slightly larger on the holes and cut a clear hose into small washers to go into the holes. Nylon washers on top under the screw heads.

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Spark Plug Leads

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[Gerhard Rieger]

Looks like a plan that can work. Great idea

[AKKen07]

Looks very nice! What did you fill the gap in your windshield/skylight double-channel with? Looks like it painted well and must be rated for UV resistance?

[svyolo]

Looks great. I painted some small bits on my sky light install, it should be going on permanently in the next day or so.

[Nev]

Looks very nice! What did you fill the gap in your windshield/skylight double-channel with?

Thanks. I used adhesive backed felt, designed for pool tables. I found it at the local fabric store and worked perfectly.
I don’t think there’s anything special about the UV resistance (unfortunately) and I tried to source some polycarbonate with Noxtat treatment for chemical resistance too, but was going to be prohibitive cost-wise here in NZ. I’ll use a couple of the removable sun screens that Rob Caldwell posted a few weeks ago.

[Gerhard Rieger]

Ready to rivet the bottom skin of my wings. Templates made for Aux tank covers. I replaced the stainless screws with black screws, like the way it looks. 063968B6-B790-45D7-A160-CD4F2C698F41.jpeg1EED29FD-CEF0-4B8F-B5C8-12FD03E20182.jpeg3BEB732B-68AF-43E4-B46A-0709A7FED9A0.jpeg6D87F087-02FE-4413-BB51-89A0609B1858.jpeg

[Nev]

Today I fabricated the fairings between the horizontal stabilizer and the fuselage. I also added a rudder cable fairing.

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[davzLSA]

Thats looking really good Nev, Thanks for posting!

[Gerhard Rieger]

Your work is really looking great

[davzLSA]

I like the idea of using the paper clips to get a contour line.

[Chris In Milwaukee]

I’ve not seen that technique used to scribe a curve. Cool idea!

[Mark Goldberg]

I have seen the paper clips used to determine how high to cut baffling on the engine top so you know how much space to the upper cowling. Mark

[Gerhard Rieger]

Wings are both out of the frame, all the major riveting is done, next up is pocket rib covers and stiffeners. 4330ED35-CB44-43F4-9939-513CE9D94171.jpeg3EFDD2E6-98D3-40CD-85CF-FD2DE6E4E046.jpeg3CC7A8FE-8286-40F8-ABB4-D4C4724BEE2E.jpeg24DEE0D1-137E-4FAF-9EB9-8D9D9E4B9986.jpeg4330ED35-CB44-43F4-9939-513CE9D94171.jpeg

[Mark Dickens]

Put the shoes on in preparation for building the boot cowl
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[Gerhard Rieger]

Its a motivator to do things like this, enjoy

[LukeFrog]

Today I put money down on my kit! Very excited. Now to make sure I have everything I need to start building in 12 months time. And start cleaning the shed...

[Bcone1381]

for me, the decision to build was huge. I recall thinking "A decision to build or not to build has to be made. What will people think when I tell them?"

[Gerhard Rieger]

Its almost like getting your pilots license at first, much excitement. Enjoy

[Nev]

I got the main baffle seals in place today.

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[TTAero]

After almost 3 years of hoarding parts I am finally building! Laid out the upper frame on the jig table tonight. It doesn’t look like much, but I’m excited. I was chomping at the bit to get started, but had to finish a truck restoration with my son first and I didn’t want multiple big projects going on at the same time. I am using the VR3 kit and it’s a dream. I’ve built a fuselage years ago from raw stock and I would never do it again. Pre notched kits from Mark or VR3 are worth every penny in time savings, frustration and wasted tube. A pre welded kit would be even better, but I’ve always liked to weld my own stuff so here we go!

[AKKen07]

Giddyup! I bet it feels good to get started

[Gerhard Rieger]

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[AKKen07]

Neat! That is sheet metal on the H stab right? Whats the black on the leading edge there? Are you going to cover much of the plane in metal? May I ask why? You have some really interesting ideas - I like seeing your updates. Cheers!

[Gerhard Rieger]

AKKen07, leading edge is fibreglass covered with thin spray on rubber, the rest of the fuselage will be covered with ceconite.

[AKKen07]

Finished painting the fuselage last night. Today we put her back on her legs and extricated her from the garage/paint booth. Whew!
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[Enewton57]

Beautiful - nice job

[svyolo]

That does look good.

[Gerhard Rieger]

Great looking paint, cant wait to see it when its done.