Installing the aluminum inserts into the landing gear bulkheads. The inserts will aid in securing the landing gear cover in place. Radius the corners around the joggle so that the BID cloth will better fit into the joggles. Workshop temperature 24 deg C and humidity 51%. A small batch of flox was mixed using 32g …
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Expanded the tip of the NACA scoop from 0.5″ to between 0.75″ and 1″. Added joggles, for the landing gear cover, to the vertical sections of the aft landing gear bulkhead. Lauryn was able to crawl into the space between the landing gear bulkheads and mark the locations for the aluminum inserts. Using a 1/4″ …
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Cut the bulk of the foam away from the blocks between the firewall and aft landing gear bulkhead. Sanded the foam bottom to 1/8″ at the aft landing gear bulkhead to flush with the bottom of the firewall. Sanded a continuous recess 1/8″ deep and 3/4″ wide for the landing gear cover.
Carved a joggle (1/8″ deep and 3/4″ wide) in front of the forward landing gear bulkhead so that the landing gear cover will be flush with the bottom of the fuselage.
Sanded the bottom of the fuselage between the landing brake and the forward landing gear to level out the NACA scoop.
