Bottom Cowl ( 4 hrs )
Trimmed and sanded aft edges of Bottom Cowl to fit fuselage. Traced lower edge of Top onto upper edge of Bottom Cowl along sides, then trimmed and sanded to fit (several iterations of on & off to mark -sand -mark-sand -- approached cautiously to a final fit). Marked and drilled aft edge rivets for vertical hinges on Bottom Cowl. All per Steps 3-12 on Sect 45-11.
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Aft edge trimmed. Top overlapping Bottom
along side, casts a shadow. |
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| More trimming, then sand, then fit...then sand, ...& Repeat. |
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| After final fit Top to Bottom along fore/aft seam. |
