Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Door Trimming, Cowl Fasteners

We noticed that the right (pilot side) door was slightly warped, so we removed the Lexan and bent the frame a little bit to get it back into position.  Then we trimmed the clear Lexan sheet for the right door so that it fit nicely against the fuselage.

We did a little bit more (epoxy) finishing work on the cowling, then drilled for 1/4 turn Skybolt fasteners on all the cowling pieces. The fastener bases were riveted in place, and the pins for the mating pieces were attached with clips.  We had a couple strange issues with hole placement that we ended up fixing by filling and redrilling a few of the fastener holes.  Hours: 16

Skybolt fasteners riveted in place

All cowling pieces attached with Skybolt fasteners

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