Hi Group,
Just prior to the recent air test, the hot air control cable on 'AW refused to work with the cowlings in place, (after the engine re-installation) probably due to the re-routing of the Bowden cable. Drilling out the rivets attaching the small blister which had previously allowed a suitable curve in the cable, and removing it, allowed the hot air door to function normally again, with the side cowling re-attached, and the aeroplane was then flown.
I estimated that a further 15% or so volume on the blister would allow the normal functioning of the cable, so proceeded to quickly fabricate another blister by the following means - see pictures.
Lynn
Hi Group,
I finally made time to rivet the hot-air Bowden cable fairing replacement (blister) onto the Flitzer engine side cowling. It's considerably bigger than the previous, shallow blister, and will allow the free operation of the re-routed cable.
There's no particular finesse involved, hence the pop-rivets. Like everything on the prototype, it's functional first.
Lynn
