Postby Frank Skilbeck » June 27th, 2018, 8:21 pm
Dave, Thanks model is a Seagull Maxilift with a Pitts style silencer so making an engine mounting box (to go round the rear carb too) isn't that straight forward. At the moment it has the standard 60mm standoffs with the bulkhead "packed" out with additional Ply plates so the exhaust clears the main bulkhead. All had been well in general flying, but I did some aerotowing at the weekend and prolonged full throttle climb-outs seem to have caused one engine bolts to come loose and I lost the standoff.
Maybe I'll look at making a more rigid engine mounting box that is clamped between the engine and main bulkhead using the long engine bolts, would this work?