Putting the big pieces together for the first time. Lots of things to shape and button up. Most of the cap strips are on the wing but the center section hasn't been sheeted yet and there are no tips or servo mounts in the wings yet. Lots of carving and sanding ahead.
A quick look at the nose gear. Although this is as per the plans, it isn't the easiest in terms of eventual maintenance. If you were using the stock beam mounts it would probably be better to put the gear mount on the front side of the firewall. There are also engine mounts that have an integrated nose gear mount but I didn't have one on hand that would fit my engine and squeeze into the engine bay. All the same there is plenty of room in the fuel tank compartment. A twelve ounce tank s a good fit and it leaves space up front for the steering arm. I will probably end up putting in a hatch over the tank compartment. This seems to be a relatively common modification to the Super Kaos.
