Progress has been slow, but steady. Every night I put in a little time. The last month has mostly been the fiddly bits in the interior. I finished covering the rear portion of the interior – the sides and strake storage areas. Nothing too difficult there. I have not yet figured out how I will […]
Finishing up the package shelf
I upholstered the package shelf this weekend. Initially, I was going to put upholstery fabric on the whole unit, but that would have required some cleaver sewing. It was easier to put carpet on the main part and fabric on the doors. Using carpet, the seams are visible, but not too bad. I think the […]
Package shelf continued and rear seats
This package shelf is turning out to be a lot more work than I thought. I’m turning the corner on it now. I micro’ed in aluminum angle brackets onto the fuselage sides to hold the upright shelf portion in place. I finished the base by adding aluminum brackets to support the upright portion. I will […]
More work on the package shelf
This week I’ve been working on getting all the fiberglass work finished on the package shelf. This turned out to be a lot more work than I thought it would be. It also consumed a lot more BID and epoxy that I thought! After having fabricated the essential structure, I wanted to add hinged access […]
Working on the rear package shelf
After consulting with a few Velocity builders on the different ways to close off the firewall and create a package shelf, I got started. This is my first fiberglass work on the plane. Good place to start as I am just building interior panels and nothing structural. I first cut 1/2″ foam to fit in […]