The work continued with the fuel drain and fuel cap.
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New left fuel tank Proseal session 1
After preparing the parts I continued with the first Proseal session.
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Matchdrilling fuel tank skin
After making sure the left fuel tank was in the proper position and secured with many cleco’s it was time to match drill the holes with the holes in the main spar.
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Building another fuel tank
Parts for building a new left fuel tank arrived.
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Test fit fuel tank
Before closing the fuel tank I did an test fit, unfortunately there is some misalignment.
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Fuel tank test with Avgas
Before closing the fuel tank I wanted to know if there are any leaks, so I did a test with Avgas.
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Fixating inside leading edge ribs
The inboard leading edge ribs needed fixation before attaching the fuel tank.
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Leading edge skin right wing
Last week I worked on the leading edge skin of the right wing which was more work than anticipated.
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Leading edge skin and ribs preparation
Before I can add the leading edge skin of the right wing some minor tasks needed to be done.
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Landing gear cutout
When I received the replacement bottom skin of the right wing I noted that the landing gear cutout was larger than then the skins shipped with the kit. After consulting TAF is was clear that this was an improvement and I had to enlarge the cutout on the left wing as well.
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