Apr 01, 2005     Elevators - purchased! Category: C10 Canard

Dennis Oelmann had a completed canard ready to install, and the temptation was too high to pass up for such a critical component of the plane. It wasn't cheap, but to put two full chapters out of the way and let me focus on other things, I think it was money well spent. His work is exquisite.

Step 1 - Cutting Foam Cores and Bonding to Torque Tubes
Step 2 - Installing of Bottom Skin
Step 3 - Installation of Top Skin
Step 4 - Installing NC-6 Inserts and NC-3 Hinges
Step 5 - Checking Elevator Travel and Installing Tip Fairings

  Apr 01, 2005     Canard - (5 hours) Category: C10 Canard

Dennis Oelmann will from time to time produce a canard and/or various other parts for the Cozy. He does fabulous work, and money was available at just the right time. I shipped him my Brock parts (luckily I had bought those before they went out of business), and he turned out my canard and elevator much more quickly than I could have done. I've only peeked through one end of the crate, but they're absolutely beautiful - certainly better work than I would have produced. The price was right, and the work was top-notch. If I did it all over again, I wouldn't hesitate to use Dennis for this piece of work.

Step 1 - Trimming Blocks and Cutting Cores
Step 2 - Lift Tabs, Inserts, Jigging Cores, Laying up Shear Web, Installing Lift Tabs
Step 3 - Jigging and Bonding Sections
Step 4 - Spar Cap Layup
Step 5 - Applying Bottom Skin
Step 6 - Installing Foam for Elevator Hinges, Upper Spar Cap, and Upper Skin