Since I don’t have the holes in the side skins for the main spar carry through I have to be 100% that the fuselage is aligned correctly before drilling these holes.
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Category: Center fuselage
Main gear shim 1
According specification the main gear should fit in landing gear channel with a gap of maximum 0.5 mm, otherwise a shim is needed.
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New CF side skins
Because my main spars are a bit thicker the holes in de side skins didn’t line up perfectly. I received new side skins without these holes.
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Strengthen console skins
The console skins are still a bit flimsy. Normally they are attached to the parachute-box, but since I’m building without a parachute, some strengthening is required.
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“First flight”
While waiting for new CF skins I will continue to work on the RF, for that the fuselage must be lowered.
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Test fit both side skins
The left outside skin was already modified and good-to-go for another test-fit, the right skin needed some fixes before being test fitted.
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Rivet inside forward skins
The forward part of the cockpit is painted dark grey. The forward skins need to be installed and those rivets should be painted dark grey as well. Since the firewall is still removable this is a good time to install the forward inside skins and paint those rivets.
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Paint firewall / inside rear skins and clean paint booth
What I thought would be an easy quick paint job became a lot more work.
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Firewall work
Before the outside skins can go on the firewall must be in place, time to test-fit the firewall and related parts.
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Fixes for outside CF skins + handle 2/3
More work on the outside skins.
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