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Old 12-12-2003 | 05:17 PM
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lslewis
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Default RE: Building the 7th Chadwick

The information for building the hatches for the nacelles is minimal. There are two bulkheads (H1 & H2) for the ends of the hatch and cross sections one at H1 the other at H2. They are so close to identical they are of little help. Your left on your own to figure out how to build them. Thanks to the inventor of Hobby Lite Filler they look better than they are. The hatches are on the bottom of the nacelle so they will not be too visible, but there should be a better way to build them. The real question is "What are they for?" The only access they provide is to the fuel tank, not something you normally need, but nice. For this electrical version there will be access to the wiring.

The plans call for planking the remainder of the nacelle, this is the area where the LG is located. Seems to me if you need access to anything it is the LG mounting and in the case of retracts the retracts themselves. So we are trying to bash the aft covering into a hatch. In our case we want to have access to allow us to change out the fixed gear and install the retracts. Or visa versa. If you have read all of this thread you will know we are worried about the 10 oz. the retracts add to the wing loading. As this will be electric weight is extremely important. As an inexperienced warbird pilot we would like to keep the wing loading down so we might be able to fly her.

The picture shows the forward hatches on the nacelles and the rough beginning of the aft hatch.
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