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03-28-2024 | 07:14 AM

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GoldenEagle1

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Added laminated ply engine mounting rails that lap under the existing rails. Below that you can see the typical clamp that holds one of the rudder posts. I added a washer and lock washer to each of the machine screws for safety. There are two at the rudder, two each at the wings, and one each at the canards. Checked all the screws where the clamps are attached to the structure; some were loose.

I cut the opening in the rear former to allow the outer insulated tailpipe to pass through. See the aluminum brace I added at the "stinger". With nothing installed in the fuse I picked the rear up by the stinger and it broke off. I epoxied it back on and added the reinforcement because I knew I couldn't resist grabbing it again someday. The TV mounting blocks were loose and needed epoxy and plywood reinforcement from the inside. I added black paint.

TV pipe installed (need some bending and tweaking to get it centered). The original stinger length really blocked the upward travel of the TV so I cut it about 1 1/2" shorter and bonded the end cap back in place. Will add some aluminum tape on the underside after painting.

Nozzles were a shiny dark gray paint so I scrubbed them with a scotchbrite pad to make them more scale-like. The vane lines were extremely faint under the paint so I scribed the lines to emphasize. Black paint on the mounting rings and lined with aluminum tape. I'm looking at some EDF "Centerburner" LED's for these.

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