Turbine Prep
09/29/12 14:13 Filed in: All
Back to turbine prep. Summer is over. Time for serious building. Adding the numerous fittings and prep for the plumbing. While at Reno I saw N168SK, a Helicycle belonging to James Kent, which was out on static display. Wow! A beautiful machine and represented the breed well.
Various plumbing fittings, safety wiring, and painting of the oil filter housing.
My first oil line. I think I may have “overflared” the ends as a little ridge extruded out between the flare clamp dies which prevents the retainer ring from seating fully. This one is coming back. I practiced on a couple, but probably should have intentionally under and over flared to get a feel for what that looks like, Again, my second helicopter will be perfect.
Takes about 3 minutes to polish the line and makes a huge improvement in appearance.
Adding more lines. Engine is tilted up for better access to lower lines.
Various plumbing fittings, safety wiring, and painting of the oil filter housing.
My first oil line. I think I may have “overflared” the ends as a little ridge extruded out between the flare clamp dies which prevents the retainer ring from seating fully. This one is coming back. I practiced on a couple, but probably should have intentionally under and over flared to get a feel for what that looks like, Again, my second helicopter will be perfect.
Takes about 3 minutes to polish the line and makes a huge improvement in appearance.
Adding more lines. Engine is tilted up for better access to lower lines.