Chuck,

thanks for the details. I remember seeing your YS installation now. Why switch it for the RF? Come to think of it, I seem to recall your Hatori pipe clearing the wing nicely without any need for the wing tunnel. Did you change that? I like the lack of tunnel in the wing if the header and pipe allow it. I suppose one would do a nice pancake job of the pipe either way in the event the gear were not to deploy (fixed gear does take care of that doesn't it... )

Using ply for the tank floor seems like a good idea. There's some 1/16" ply intended for additional turtle deck formers (a WE addition - they thought the design and layout was a problem as it came from Blue Bird). I'll use it for the floor instead and use some lite ply for the formers.

I spent a couple of hours this evening getting the wings and stabs in shape. After lots of elbow grease and the removal of 1/2 oz from each wing panel, things look much better. Likewise on the stabs which I'll build tomorrow. Still, each wing panel is weighing ~9-1/4" oz which strikes me as a bit heavy. By the time the wing is completely built, it will be over 25 oz unfinished...

Any chance you could give me some measurements on the wing gear?
[ul][*] Distance of plate far end from wing center
[*] Distance of wheel well base from wing center
[*] Distance of gear strut line from wing LE @ center
[*] Size of wheel well (2.5" or 2.75")?
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I should be able to get the gear in with those four measurements (I just have to decide which kind). The trouble is much appreciated.

Do you have an unfinished AUW? Someone said his came out at 9 lbs! (darn that 3/32" sheeting on the wings). I'm going to have to do some work on the doublers and formers. 120 oz AUW would be nice.

David.