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A built Vario MD 900 kit (by Vario)
The real thing in UK Air Support Colours
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| In the lack of the
engine and head kits, I decided to get started on the
woodwork for the cockpit, and trimming the centre console
and instrument panel into basic shape. (The instruments you
can see are just a paper copy of the scanned instruments for
positioning, and are slightly smaller than true size...) |
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The woodwork has been given
single thin coat of the normal blue, but will probably end
up being the correct green that is used in all aircraft for
all hidden panels such as the supports you can see in the
picture on the left. |
| So, we have moved on a little
bit more at least. |
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The cockpit
kit that comes from Vario is made from a very thin & flimsy
black plastic material that needs to be trimmed. I immediately
decided that I would line both the main instrument panel and the
centre console with some nice light strengthening material to give
it better rigidity.
The cockpit
floor uses two additional strips of wood that are fitted to the
sides of the cabin to support it, plus a rather flimsy single thin
piece of ply that goes vertically down to the floor at the
back. For safety, I also strengthened that rear support a
little more, by adding a triangular strengthener across the bottom
where it joins the floor of the cockpit.
Because I
don't yet have all the kits, I cannot assess where the COG is going
to be, but I suspect that I will need to install the twin 4.8V
batteries for the radio under the cockpit floor, so I need to make
it reasonably accessible for quickish removal.
The client has
also asked me to put a rear bulkhead at the back of the cockpit so
that the fuel tank etc cannot be seen from the front. I will
be looking at this, but again feel this will need to be removable
from the cockpit floor independently to allow the cockpit to be
moved sufficiently to allow access underneath it.
This part of
the build is quite time consuming all things considered.
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