N916WP Project Videos

Below are all the videos I’ve taken so far on this project.  Enjoy!

Landing Brake Test #1:

 

Landing Brake Test #2:

 

Modified Headrest:

 

Elevators Attached to Canard & In Action:

 

Fuselage Dolly in Action:

 

Nose Gear Actuator Test:

 

Installed Nose Gear & Actuator Test:

 

Quick Test of Landing Light Wig Wag:

 

Build Overview & First Nose Lift:

 

Water Level System – General Overview:

 

Taxi Light Assembly Actuator Test:

 

AG6 #2 Warning Annunciator Update:

 

New Nose Gear System Wiring Test:

 

Testing Gear Up & Gear Down Transit LED Indicator with new Nose Gear System:

 

Landing Brake Operational Test using Throttle-mounted Switch:

 

Vance Atkinson Pitch Trim System Install Update:

 

Vance Atkinson Pitch Trim System Install Configuration:

 

Nose mounted Tool Box Operational Test & Display:

 

GIB Thigh Support Fuel Sump Overview & Marble Water Flow Test:

 

Oil Heat System – Heat Exchanger & Heat Restrictor Valve Overview:

 

GIB Thigh Support Fuel Sump – Low Fuel Level Sensor Function Test:

 

Oil Heat System – System Overview & GIB Area Update:

 

Parking Brake – Testing Matco Parking Brake Valve Control Cable Function:

 

Forward Fuel System, Pilot Seat Area Components and Heating Ducts Update:

 

Instrument Panel – Overview:

 

Instrument Panel – Overview #2:

 

Instrument Panel – Overview #3:

 

Aircraft Electrical Wiring Tips (for Dave Berenholtz):

 

Mini-X Engine Info & Panel On/Off Indicators Dimmer/Push-to-Test Overview:

 

GIB Cabin Lighting/Map Light Circuit Function Test:

 

Instrument Panel Dimmer Switches Overview:

 

Engine Dehydrator/Dehumidifier System Overview:

 

Engine Mount Extrusions, Engine Mount and Hell Hole Overview:

 

Fuselage Dolly Conversion to Tool Bench and new Mini-Lathe Overview:

 

Canopy & Nose Builds Overview (+ Fuselage Move to NC):

 

3D Printed Long-EZ Real and Mockup Components:

 

Creating CNC’d Cardboard Instrument Panel for Test Fitting in Airplane:

 

Plasma Cutting Stainless Steel Canopy Safety Catch (SC-1):

 

Initial Test Instrument Panel fit and Cockpit Overview:

 

Plasma Cutting Test Instrument Panel #2:

 

Test Instrument Panels Overview:

 

Canopy Latch Handle Evolution:

 

Plasma Cutting 6061 Aluminum Instrument Panel:

 

Nose Hatch Door Install:

 

Strake and Fuel Tank Overview:

 

Another Project & Panel Update:

 

Flipping the Bird Inverted:

 

Nose Gear Doors Fix:

 

Bottom fuselage/components, bottom nose, bottom strakes wrap-up (pre-flip):

 

Flipping the Bird Upright:

 

Strake Pre-Closeout Overview:

 

Project Update – Strakes, Ailerons, and Winglets:

 

Machining Rudder Parts:

 

Project Update – Winglets, Rudders, and Cowlings:

 

Machining RAM air can SCEET tubing adapter bracket:

 

Throttle Handle & Lever Overview and Construction:

 

Oil Heat Sub-panel Operational Overview:

 

Throttle & Mixture Quadrants, Cables and Levers:

 

Fuel Injection Servo and Induction System Overview:

 

Oil Check Door Wire “Latch” Install:

 

360 Avionics MiniUni-2 Backup EFIS Overview:

 

‘Engine Turning’ on Engine Baffles:

 

Wing Root AFT Heat Shield Construction & Installation:

 

Gas Cap Securing Triangular Tabs:

 

Fuel Cap Safety Lanyard:

 

Exhaust Pipes Securing Brackets Design & Construction:

 

2nd-to-Final Major Project Update:

Recent Posts

Project Update

Hey Guys,

I’m pretty much done with the micro finishing of the top forward nose, the wheel pants, and the strake lower leading edges.  What’s left to micro finish you ask? Well, that would be the outboard underside of the wings and some final spot touchups on the canard. 

To be fair, I am currently in the process of working the final fit, finish and integration of the aft nose/avionics cover with the canopy front skirt.

I am also happy to report that the engine is off the bird and I’ve started the process of making and installing the CS spar heat shields, and the forward heat shields in the wing roots.  Once these are complete, I will then move on to cut and install the Titanium firewall.

As a point of note, I am getting married at the end of this month, so my build activities will be minimal during all of May… maybe an hour or two a day tops.  

  1. Chapter 25 – Wrapping up micro-finish Leave a reply
  2. Chapter 25 – Plodding to Finish Leave a reply
  3. Chapter 19/25 – Finishing end near? Leave a reply
  4. Chapter 23/25 – Spring Cleaning Leave a reply
  5. Chapter 25 – Trifecta Leave a reply
  6. Chapter 25 – Nose Job: Part 3 Leave a reply
  7. Chapter 25 – First official Grazing! Leave a reply
  8. Chapter 25 – Pants & Nose Leave a reply
  9. Chapter 25 – Nose job: Part 2 Leave a reply