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Old 12-13-2013 | 11:54 AM
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Dave,

Coming along nicely!

Make sure you use plenty of H20 (hot preferably) and/or windex/ammonia to get the outside of the wood nice and elastic. The biggest obstacle is likely the tristock you have in the cowl so make sure it doesn't split off from the sides behind the FW. Also, you will want to bring the sides up to the F1B 1/4" rectangular balsa former. F1B glues in between the fuse sides and butts up against the cowl cheek doublers. Once F1B and the sides are aligned and glued together, you're set. You just have to install your engine using the F1 nose ring and F1S 1/16" ply spacer to put the spinner at the correct place.

BTW, I noticed your FW is not drilled for your mount yet. I strongly recommend you do that now before you join the cowl cheeks to F1B. Ideally the mount gets installed and the FW drilled while it is still loose. You're still in time though.

David
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