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X-Air Ultralight Aircraft Winshield
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All I have ever done is lay the old screen over a sheet of
lexan and mark around it.
One thing to do first before removing old screen,?is
look how it fits at the moment, if it needs a bit more here and there you can
mark it on the old screen, also to maybe make your tube holes a better fit, if
you don't have one of my windscreen hole kits :-)
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Seamus
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M Capon
开云体育I was going to replace mine this summer as well. so when you take it off dose its completely flatten out or does it stay in that shape.-------- Original message -------- From: "'Seamus O'Donnell' etronics@... [X-Air_Ultralight_Aircraft]" Date:03-14-2015 10:34 PM (GMT-04:00) To: X-Air_Ultralight_Aircraft@... Subject: Re: X-Air Ultralight Aircraft Winshield ? All I have ever done is lay the old screen over a sheet of
lexan and mark around it.
One thing to do first before removing old screen,?is
look how it fits at the moment, if it needs a bit more here and there you can
mark it on the old screen, also to maybe make your tube holes a better fit, if
you don't have one of my windscreen hole kits :-)
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yes flattens out
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开云体育Well the problem I'm having is that when I took the old winshield out I had it in a different building and the building caught fire while me and my wife were at work and everything I had in it was burnt to a crisp so now I'm without a pattern to go back with. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. |
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M Capon wannagoflying@...
[X-Air_Ultralight_Aircraft] wrote, On 15/03/2015 6:29 PM:
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Owen & Cheryl @ Llewellyn Sculptures gmail
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Hi Seamus.
Sorry was unable to finish yesterday . The trick is to custom
modify your old screen while still attached with thin cardboard stuck on to the
edges with contact and then trim to size with a pair of sisors.. I?extended
the top area?for extra protection and to give the screen a better look .
The original v?gap between the two halves gives a rather?unfinished
look.? I also extended the rear line by about 25mm so that the
screen?extends?about 20mm.?past the the?front roll bars. The
holes for the?nose wheel and engine supporting tubes also needed a little
tweaking .?Only?? then did I remove the screen and lay it
flat? on the new 3mm lexan?to?mark?around it with
a?marking pen . The original screen was in two halves . The previous owner
had ?simply marked around the assembled two halves and cut out the screen
as one piece. It gives a much improved look to the whole aircraft , is stronger
and I am sure causes less drag. I was also advised by an AMO who has experience
in these matters that by rounding the edges with fine emery paper the risk of
hair cracks developing is reduced . The task of fitting the "whole " new wind
screen is a little more challenging than the stock split version but well worth
the extra effort. I stripped off all the fuselage skins completely so as to have
full access . I then attached a heavy weight?to the rear end of the keel
and removed the bolts from the front roll bar tubes, engine supporting tubes and
the nose wheel tube .The keel tube is then free to pivot on the rear roll bar to
give you enough clearance? with a little fiddling and manipulation to
thread these tubes through the holes in the screen and get it into place . You
can't do this on your own .? Do not under any circumstances ask your wife
to help you with this task?!!! A mate with?a patient
disposition?and a ?couple of beers?should do the trick. ?.
You will also have to disconnect your throttle , choke? cables , electric
engine wires and radio co axial Arial leads . As I said earlier it's a bit of a
schlep but well worth the effort . It is very easy to scratch the lexan during
this part of the job and when I do it again I will tape foam rubber on to the
ends of the tubes ahead of time .Do not predrill the holes at the bottom of the
screen . I followed the advice of Michael's excellent kit
assembly?video? and it worked very well . Be careful not to
overtighten the button screws . The pod distorts and doesn't look as neat as it
could . With the 3 mm. lexan I found it unnecessary to tie the rear edge of the
screen to the front roll bar . I did however install pipe lagging ( the?
foam type that zips closed ) along the entire lengths of the front roll tubes
and from the dash board to slightly past the screen on the nose wheel tube .
This gives a nice snug fit? between the screen and the front roll tubes and
seals the gap between the nose wheel tube and the screen . Very comforting on
those chilly Winter morning flights. I used 25mm on the front roll tubes and
50mm. on the nose wheel tube. Easy to fit light?and worked like a treat. In
hind sight I would recommend that you remove the control column and throttle
lever on the left side and throw a large cushion between the seats . This is
an
?excellent time to do any maintenance work inside the
cockpit .?Oh and a final bit of advice . Book a session with your local
chiropractor for the next day ahead of time Good luck
?Owen. ?
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Mark Capon
开云体育Love to see some pics On Mar 18, 2015, at 10:37 PM, 'Owen & Cheryl @ Llewellyn Sculptures gmail' llewellynart@... [X-Air_Ultralight_Aircraft] <X-Air_Ultralight_Aircraft@...> wrote:
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