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Old 09-16-2017, 03:36 AM
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Switching over to the main gear install.
I laid up the the top skin for the wheel well.

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Ultrakote then 3 layers of 5 oz cloth. I am not using carbon fiber for this as I do not want the signal blocking on the wing.

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I applied some evercote lightweight fill then I will sand it smooth before I pull it off the wing.
I will be setting the top skin at the surface instead of the way I have done it before with gluing a balsa sheet on top to flush it out to the rest of the wing.
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95% of the filler will get sanded off if not more. I will add 3/32x 1/4 base wood to fir out the ribs so the skin is flush with the top surface of the wing.

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I will glass over this when I glass the wing.

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Once the wheel bay is cut out out I will cut the skin to fit. I opted to make it a one piece instead of two, one for each side.


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