New Project

[weasel]

Back years ago my brothers and myself helped Dad build a Protech Prostar PT2.  The first iteration had a Subaru 2200 with a belt reduction and Airflow Performance fuel injection.  Engine was no good. Had problems, quit in the air several times.  Took the engine off and junked it. The plane sat several years neglected so about a year ago we started the restoration. Slappy took all the covering off and rebuilt the fuselage where repairs were needed and built a motor mount for the newly acquired O-290.

We are just starting the covering process. Work happens every Thursday evening.

[rockiedog2]

good we'll be wanting reports. how does that thing fly? ive read reports that it wasnt the best handler but that was on the net so auto suspect...
are yall using 2.7 or 1.6 oz fabric on it? back in the 80s i covered an acrosport with the then Stits HS90X fabric that was a very light I think 1.6 oz fabric with the same rating as 2.7. It worked really nice unlike the relatively stiff and thick 2.7. and of course the big weight diff. It's been discontinued far as I can tell. Does anybody know of a similar polyester fabric available now?

[weasel]

It kinna flies like a truck. Gotta stay on the rudder. Lots of adverse yaw.  Supposed to be a short field performer but was heavy with the Subie. Hope we lighten it up a little.  Yeh we puttin the heavy fabric on it.  Wish we had something lighter.

[weasel]

Thursday night here again. Covered the left stablizer on protech. You can see some LE tail surfaces coming together on the other end of the table.

[Steve]

Weasel:
Good photo's - keep the Thursday nite feature shots coming... The Protech structure looks robust - is it a little heavy?... Today we have 4 season's all at once in San Diego - tonite it is -1 up in Cedar City, Utah - any time I've ever been there it has been over 90 on the way to Oshkosh...

Steve

[Gabe]

hey weasel, you better tell that guy to stop eating cheeseitz with MEK all over his hands... 

[weasel]

Work is under way soon as I get through with these ramon nudlz.

[weasel]

Well this about it for this week.

[weasel]

 I have a meeting on Thursday s we moved the work night up to today.

[rockiedog2]

Weasel that dog in your avatar is having a good day

is that a DE on its back? it looks like its gonna be heavy. You know how important weight is Weasel you ought not let those boys over there build heavy Eagles.

once its built so it will stay together weight is everything else

[weasel]

Naw. That's the ProTech we workin on every week.

[weasel]

  We back at it on Thursday night. Christmas holiday season slowed us down last week.

[weasel]

Put some cover on the other side.

[rockiedog2]

Weasel
whats that long console looking thing in that plane? is that just for looks or what? you oughta get that outa there thats a buncha weight for ?
you using polyfiber? thats what I'm gonna use. with 2 xcoats of silver on top and one on bottom and a thin coat of silver or gray polytone on top to finish it off. no paint on any of the sheet metal. rib stitched with tapes.

[weasel]

 The console supports some control belcranks and flap controls. They are very complex. Has dropped alerons when flaps are down. Also has fuel system and wiring. Made from alum and is really light.