Rotax Service Bulletin
Before the engine even had a single minute on it, I had to do a service bulletin from Rotax. The carburator floaters had to be changed, since there were production …
Cowling, Spinner and Prop
Cowling is now near to completion. Spinner and prop are installed. I am preparing for the first engine start. But I have to move the plane first to be able …
Finishing Cowling
It was still rather cold in the garage. So we reduced our work in February and March. Nevertheless progress was made on the cowling. Picture below shows all parts of …
Test fitting spinner
All cowling doors are finished. So the first phase of the cowling is done. Before doing the final hole drilling I did a test fit of the spinner. It fits …
Cowling continued
We continued to work on the cowling. On the left side of the cowling we needed some more space on the underside due to the exhaust pipe. So …
EGT Probes
EGT Probes were also welded to the exhaust, 10 cm behind the cylinder. We installed two probes in the two backside cylinders.
Exhaust Welded
A friend welded the exhaust for me. He did a really great job. The TIG-welded parts look great.
Motor Mount Fixed
Finally the holes for the mount are done, the engine mounts in place. It was a lot of fiddling work. I wanted to be very precise here to have …
Motor Mount View
The picture shows the unsymmetric construction of the mount to withstand the turning forces of the motor.
Test Fitting Motor Mount
Our motor mount was produced by a small company in Germany. We had luck that the Rebel is such a great plane. It is so great that there is a …