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Old 11-08-2018, 05:10 PM
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Thanks, I finally found the kill decals, put them on this afternoon. I will do another engine run tomorrow, and some shimming of the right landing gear to make the strut vertical. Then it is ready for first flight. Some of the squadron markings are in the mail.

Had to add 1 lb. of lead for the cg., weighs 26 lbs. now. I will do dzus fasteners on the engine cowls, but Mustangs had flush riveting on most of the panels, ground flush and sanded and filled, so no visible rivets on operational planes except for repairs that were improperly done. Only planes that were completely stripped of all paint and filler show rivets. Sunken rivet heads were NEVER used, and the only raised rivets were the high shear huck-bolts used to close the main fuel tank bottom panels under the wing.

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