On Thursday August 12, 2010 between passing showers at Manassas Airport KHEF (VA) my 4-1/2-year-long building project became an airplane. I flew around the pattern, with one circuit over-flight and made a beautiful landing with the nosewheel held off the ground. The plane tends to bank left if I let go the stick so have since applied a temporary wedge on the right aileron bottom. Otherwise it flies well.
I have an O-540-B4B5 engine with a Hartzell HCC2YK-1BF prop hub, F8468A-3R blades, and an H-1 governor and they seem to all work well together. Chasing a small oil leak around the start of the oil cooler feed hose.
I have an O-540-B4B5 engine with a Hartzell HCC2YK-1BF prop hub, F8468A-3R blades, and an H-1 governor and they seem to all work well together. Chasing a small oil leak around the start of the oil cooler feed hose.
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