Just in time for frantic polishing in preparation for Blakesburg, Russell Williams' Ryan SC-W has new wheel pants. Master metal shaper Norm Archer, at Sonoma Valley Airport (aka Schellville) in Sonoma, CA shaped and finished the wheel pants, fabricated custom-shaped cupped mounting brackets, and made upper cuff fairings. They fit and flight tested well. The Ryan is happy now back on the ground vs. being jacked up to takeoff attitude inside the hangar, as Norm demonstrates here:
After a ferry trip back to Seattle it'll be finish sanding and polish time. Here's a preview of what happens after several hours of using the buffing wheel:
