thanks for taking the time to post. How warm does the fuse get with this setup at the end of the flight?

Mine is different. I have a fully bypassed inlet until the turbine tailcone, then a space for 0.75" to the open bell mouth. This was the way my F22 worked and it ran well. Nobody has spelled out the bypass and bell mouth instructions for this jet since they switched to the bell mouth so I went as I described. Runs fine but I could probably use a little more air through the fuse for cooling aside from the gear doors and the airbrake. I opened the vents in the aft hatch (fore and aft) too - seems to help a bit.

Dave