We got the fuel tank placement last night and the "hood" if you will was covered and left to dry overnight. For the most part, the balsa cooperated and bent where it should but, there were those pesky spots where the curves are pretty tight and it cracked. Nothing we can't work out down the road.

The fuel tank is fitted and the sheeting is on the top part of the fuse. I'll be working on the section in front of the firewall next and getting the engine 91 Magnum 4-stroke, fitted next.

Dad was there to help work the balsa around the curves and he brought his jigsaw over, which really helped in cutting out some of the pieces. This pretty much brings it up to date with the process, for now. Keen eyes will note that the 1/4-inch ply that we epoxied in the fuse for the landing gear is slightly forward from where we first had it. We decided that it would be best if basically centered under the front upright, where the windshield attaches. We cut two pieces of ply and put the smaller one in front of the cross brace on the fuse floor with the larger piece tieing the rear bolts of the gear to the angled braces that we moved forward in a previous post. This should make the gear solid but durable. The Senior isn't a hard lander and we're trying to keep it as light as possible so it shouldn't be a problem.