Some views of engine installation in progress.
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GT Propellers (140 x 124, approx 55½" x 48¾") and GPAS spinner.
Trial installation of the engine cowling halves.
The oil cooler is too close to the fiberglass, and some blisters are needed.
MARC-Ingegno brake and wheel axle bolted to Diehl leg.
AIRTRAC tire and MARC-Ingegno wheel.
(Yes, one of the four bolts is missing)
Two views of the "nearly" completed fuselage: I have just to install the cowling fasteners, glass the turtledeck and complete tailplanes, the prime, sand, sand, sand, paint, sand sand, sand…
And, of course, a few dozens small things to do inside the fuselage.
Maybe she needs just half a gallon of Avgas to start purring.
Fitting fasteners to the cowling.
Happiness is a smoothly running engine.
Turtledeck (TD) floxed and held in place with pieces of wood.
Plywood being scarfed, to accept three fiberglass BID's.
Some more glassing, a few ounces of Supafil, and the fuselage looks quite better.
Three BID's of heavy choths being laid up to the interior of the cockpit.
Aft TD interior glassed with two BID's (9 oz.sq.yd)
(You can see trim cable on the left, and antenna RG.58 cable on the right)
Upper fairing cleckoed to the cowling.
Carburetor air scoop taped to the cowling.
Airscoop laid up (4 BID's) and cleckoed to the lower cowling.
After some layers of primer (4-5) it looks quite nice…
… but many, many sanding hours are still needed to be ready for painting.
