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Thread: Super Pacer (Bushmaster) Mod

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    Really nice work. I loved looking at your plane at the Orcas fly in two years ago. maybe Ill see the new wings this year?

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    Details of the new jury strut attachment and the lift strut attachment.
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    Flap splice details. The Pacer flap is extended to 91 inches splicing in new flap spar material and using new ribs, leading edge and a hinge bracket. I moved the actuator bracket from the inboard position to the middle position which was the outboard position of the Pacer flap. The new flap has three hinge brackets. The ailerons are similary spliced to make them 102 inches and the same as the SC aileron.
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    Both extended wings installed for fitting. Check out the cool lift struts.
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    not a Short Wing anymore and looking good. Are those the new Pine-Sol sealed struts????

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    Quote Originally Posted by wyandot jim View Post
    not a Short Wing anymore and looking good. Are those the new Pine-Sol sealed struts????
    How did you know?

    People ask me if I am going to cut the fuselage in half for the extension with a sawsall. No way! This is the northwest, we use chainsaws.
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    Be careful when you come to Johnson Creek, those lift struts could become kindling.

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    Two set backs although, I still hope to make J Creek.

    I had planned to avoid pulling the fuel tanks but changed my mind. Now I am waiting on new butt ribs and I have been doing corrosion cleanup. Secondly, I started working on the fuselage and I discovered that the rudder post is cracked. I wonder if my new heavy tailwheel spring was the cause. I had not planned on taking apart the tail.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stephen View Post
    Both extended wings installed for fitting. Check out the cool lift struts.
    Looks like they were meant to be there all along!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Stephen View Post
    Two set backs although, I still hope to make J Creek.

    I had planned to avoid pulling the fuel tanks but changed my mind. Now I am waiting on new butt ribs and I have been doing corrosion cleanup. Secondly, I started working on the fuselage and I discovered that the rudder post is cracked. I wonder if my new heavy tailwheel spring was the cause. I had not planned on taking apart the tail.
    Steve...

    Andy's tail post was broken all the way around... and his has the 1 inch spring with light Maule tail wheel...

    I really believe it is a week point of the converted Pacers... every one I have ever taken apart has been cracked at that location... sleeve it with heavy wall material at least 6 inches long and weld on a new spring perch, it will give you an excuse to get the spring angle good for proper tail wheel caster also..

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