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     Carter A. Smith New member Username: Carter_smith Post Number: 18 Registered: 07-2004 |
Work is progressing well on N37CA. I bought the kit from Gary Malin last summer. My son, Andrew, and I spent two weeks at the factory building the wings last August. We had it shipped to Florida in September, where High Speed Composites is helping me finish the project. We have chosen the dual screen Chelton EFIS with the Dynon D10A for a back up. This is a somewhat controversial choice since there are no gyros - vacuum or electric. I have installed dual alternators and batteries for redundency. The Dynon has an internal battery which will run for up to 2 hours in the worst case scenario. Upon the advice of Jim Ward I have chosen Mazda Miata seats which I have reworked and recovered. The front seats weigh 31 lbs each, due to the seat rail mechanism, while the rear seats are 24lbs each. Another controversial choice was the addition of winglets. You will see in the picture, that I will attach (as soon as I can figure how to reduce the size) that they have a small NACA scoop for fuel venting. I have retained the standard wing tips for use as a comparison once my airplane is flying. Boeing is installing winglets on the B737, and B757 which I fly for Continental. They claim a 3 - 5% improvement in fuel efficiency. I hope to see a dereased stall speed as well. It has been a challange without the factory for support, but Steve Furgesi at EAMF has been very helpful with the metal parts. The only thing I am missing at this point is the nose strut, and Steve has told me that I should see it soon. I hope to see some of the other Express builders at Sun N Fun this coming week. I have moved my motor home to a good spot there, and I will look for you there. My cell number is 772-834-1750 if you are going to be in the area. If you're coming to Florida please give me a call. My engine choice was the IO540-K1A5 balanced with 9.5 compression forged pistons to produce 325 hp. This is mated with the Aerocomposites 3 bladed prop for what I hope will be a good performer. I am anxious to hear how you all are coming with your projects. Take care, Carter | ||
| Carter A. Smith New member Username: Carter_smith Post Number: 20 Registered: 07-2004 |
Here's picture of the panel during testing at Aerotronics in Billings, MT. It should be delivered soon.  | ||
| Jim Ward New member Username: Jehward Post Number: 37 Registered: 02-2000 |
Carter: The panel looks great! Mine is about 3 weeks away, also from Aerotronics....(now I know why mine is taking longer...  ) Been placing components on the firewall, and almost have the wing fairings on and finished. Keep us posted. Jim | ||
| Steve Christensen New member Username: Stevec Post Number: 7 Registered: 12-2002 |
Carter Your panel looks nice. How fun to see it at this level of completion. Mine is at Aerotronics also. It has been just a couple of weeks from completion for some time now. I have plenty to keep me busy yet however. Congratulations. Steve |