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Old 11-03-2009, 02:31 PM
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Default RE: Ziroli F6F Hellcat Builder's Diary

Reason I ask is it took 9 lbs in the nose which is a 3 lb bracket and a 6 lb lead brick bolted inside the bracket.
...why I extended the nose 2.5" on my Z- Hellcat.
I've done this on three of my Ziroli warbirds and effectively reduced nose ballast by 50-70%. No one ever commented on the appearance. Simply extend the doublers, mount mount box and related pieces.
Using a GT-80 also.

Mirce, thanks so much for your webpage. Though I could not translate, the pictures were extremely helpful throughout construction.

NICK