Building a Cozy MK IV

This website is what I am using to maintain a building log. Everything in this website is only my opinion. If you are building a Cozy IV, follow your plans not this website. (My disclaimer).

The Cozy MK IV is a canard aircraft that cruises at 200 M.P.H. on less than 10 gallons of fuel an hour. Here are the Cozy MK IV Specifications. The Cozy MK IV is a scratch built composite aircraft built with foam core and fiberglass. Here is a link to a video that shows the strength of this type of construction. The aircraft is not build from a kit. You buy a licensed set of plans, then you buy materials and build the plane according to the plans. Suppliers sell "chapter kits" which are nothing but the materials that you will need to finish that chapter. 

How it all got started. This is the first aircraft that I have built. I researched the Cozy MK IV aircraft and the Long Easy for over a year. Then we bought the plans on 01/09/09 for the Cozy Mk. IV from Aircraft Spruce and Specialty Co. We then moved, to a house with a garage (aircraft building factory). :) We placed our first order for chapter 4 which is the construction of the bulkheads and seat back on 05/06/09 and the aircraft construction started.

This Cozy Mk IV is being built in Juneau Alaska. Every order that contain large items or epoxy (epoxy can not be air freighted) will get barged up from Seattle, which adds a week to the delivery time. Construction of this aircraft is starting in an insulated one car garage. This makes it easy to keep it heated to 75 degrees, which makes the epoxy and fiberglass easy to work. After I get all of the parts made that I can make in this garage, it will all be moved to a hanger to be completed. My goal is to build a safe aircraft and to be flying this aircraft in 3 years.

The main purpose of this website is to share ideas with other Cozy MK IV builders and to maintain an aircraft construction record for the FAA. This website is frequently updated with many pictures but sorry; I don't spend much time trying to make the website look nice. I would rather spend that time building a aircraft.

 

If you have any questions, comments or concerns email me @ Jfisher59@gci.net

Foam and fiberglass construction test video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eUt0YnNF3o&feature=related

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