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It's interesting to see the background work in creating a new motor mount. We recently had opportunity to improve our MZ201 motor mount, and here's the result, in step by step photo fashion. This is everything from raw placement to ready to fire up:
First of all, let's put the motor on blocks, adjust height, and ensure that the propeller is on centerline:
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| Lining up the MZ201 engine on a Belite Ultracub. |
Then we put a laser on the rear of the fuselage. It is lined up with the centerline, which is easily determined from the CNC cut rivet holes further forward in the fuselage design.
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| Using a laser to line the engine mount. |
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| Using a level to find the middle of the thrust line. |
The laser shoots through the entire structure from the tail forward and hits the thrust line. See the red dot on the level, below? Also note the square in the lower left side of the picture. It is lined up with the centerline of the firewall, and the laser is lined up with it, as well.
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