ICAS (International Council of Air
Shows) Additions, continued
Bob Correll spent a lot of time detailing the front fairing and insuring the canopy window was a perfect fit. Then more time carefully polishing the heat formed Acrylic plastic window. |
All the welds on the three compartment fuel/oil/alcohol tank had to be carefully ground down. Bondo was used to hide all the surface ripples by each welded bulkhead. |
Aft view of the tank. |
A custom 20 layer Kevlar belt made by Deist Safety covers the entire turbine section to safely contain any shrapnel that could result if a turbine blade fails. Also Custom made COOL IT Thermo-Tec 2,000 degree Fahrenheit insulating blankets protect Bob, all electrical wiring and other equipment from destructive temperatures of the Jet Engine's super hot exhaust pipe. | |
A pair of steering dampers attached to the front fork with Trac-Dynamics brackets will eliminate high speed shimmy. |