The last couple of weeks hasn't seen much work because I am finished with the first 3 kits, minus the fiberglass work and attachment of the tail fins and wings to the fuselage, and am waiting for the Finish kit. I spent some of the time placing a few orders, to make sure that I have everything before COVID-19 takes over the manufacturing and transport industries (okay, probably not). I also received the propeller - that's quite a large item, still sitting in its box in the living room. I secured a hangar, and will be moving my wings there in a few weeks. In order to move the wings, I had to design a set of transport cradles, which I did during this down time. I'll post the cradles and details of the wing transport in a few weeks. I finished attaching the air vent assemblies to the fuselage using RTV silicone, and then cleaned and reorganized my area in preparation for some initial fiberglass work. After 1 hour of trimming the rudder bottom fairing, and getting fairly itchy, I doubt a mostly fiberglass airplane is ever in my future. The best news is that I received the bill of lading from the transport company for the Finish Kit today! Hopefully, I'll get that delivery in the next 7-10 days, because I'm eager to get back to building. A few pics, below:
Air vents, assembled and ready for mounting:
I used strong (neodymium) magnets to attach the vents to the side skins, after a light coat of RTV silicone:
Outside view - note the single cleco, which helps support the aft flange. That received an MK-319-BS rivet (not shown):
Another view:
Other side, inside view:
Trimmed the bottom rudder fairing with a multitool (oscillating tool) and used a couple files to shape; the final shaping will be shown in the next post, since I haven't completed that yet (too itchy!):
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