Today I started jigging the landing gear into position. The goal was to locate the exact spots
for drilling the holes for the landing gear pins. It turned out that this is not as straightforward
as expected.
The main problem is the edge distance on C2. Placing the hole for the landing gear pin in the Okoume
corner turns out to be difficult. Any attempt leaves either very little edge distance between the hole
and the edge of the Okoume corner, or gets too close to the side walls. On C1c there is no problem.
My current plan is this: I chose a good location for the hole on C1. This location also matches where
the pin is supposed to sit on the landing gear arc. Transferring the hole position from there to C2,
perfectly horizontal and parallel to the longitudinal axis, puts the hole on C2 outside the Okoume corner.
I think the best solution is to open up the C2 bulkhead and add a proper hardpoint at that location.
Locating the landing gear. Roughly placed 30mm from the bottom, with good clearance at the longerons. Moving it up or down is no problem on C1.
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Locating the landing gear. Roughly placed 30mm from the bottom, with good clearance at the longerons. Moving it up or down is no problem on C1.
The landing gear position from a different angle.
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The landing gear position from a different angle.
Transferring the hole position to C2 based on a good position on C1. The location falls outside the Okoume corner, as illustrated by the paper template.
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Transferring the hole position to C2 based on a good position on C1. The location falls outside the Okoume corner, as illustrated by the paper template.
The red circle marks the hole position. My plan: 1) open the bulkhead skin 2) fill the green area with 18mm birch plywood
3) re-skin with 2.0mm Okoume 4) 2-3 layers of 200 g/m2 glass layup in the striped area
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The red circle marks the hole position. My plan: 1) open the bulkhead skin 2) fill the green area with 18mm birch plywood
3) re-skin with 2.0mm Okoume 4) 2-3 layers of 200 g/m2 glass layup in the striped area
