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Old 10-10-2016, 04:15 AM
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luckymacy
 
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Originally Posted by Chris Nicastro
The radio gear will go in the rear and Im cutting away a huge panel to access it. Both the nose and the tail will get additional reinforcement with carbon cloth and epoxy. The nose section is very flimsy you can twist it as is. I'll be laying up carbon cloth all the way past the windscreen which is the narrowest and weakest part of the fuse. At this point we are waiting for the cockpit kit and Im going forward with the big equipment tray.

The rear tray will be for; retract, UP2 valve, rudder servo, possible tail wheel servo but might omit and combine duty with rudder servo, Batt 1 and 2, Rx, door cylinders. Secondary installation will be a pair of elevator servos internally mounted and above the retract in the base of the fin fairing.
Chris, send pics or knapkin sketch where you intend to cut an access hatch and install the rear tray and the tray's design in general. Are you using pneumatic retracts and if so where are you going to put the tanks?