Day 2

Engine installation.

Rather than continue with the manuals suggestion to install the tail & servos, I decided to modify the fuselage for the DLE-20 while the fuselage was still a slab. This made it much easier to work with including drilling the engine bolt holes with my drill press.

Pic 1: Mark out the areas that need to be removed so the DLE will fit.
Pic 2: I used a variety of tools to finish the mod and closed two holes with 1/32" ply. All the bare wood was sealed with thinned epoxy.
Pic 3: Figuring out the postion of the fuel tank and ignition module.

AW suggests installing the fuel tank on the same side as the engine cylinder with the ignition module directly opposite but I have a problem with this because I plan to install a canister muffler that pretty much takes up all the space where the fuel tank goes.

I have decided to install the tank on the C of G so the balance of the plane doesn't change with the fuel level. The ignition module might fit on the same side in front of the tank and not interfere with the landing gear.

I also spent time making some reinforcement plates as per the DLE installation kit (that I don't have).

Thats tonight...

Cheers

Goose