Thursday, June 21, 2018

Finish Kit and Firewall Forward Kit

Heat Shields for Bottom Cowl and Baffle Seals ( 4 hrs )

Completed Sect 45-26 Bottom Cowl Heat Shield Steps 1-8.  RH side cylinders are ahead of LH side, hench heat shields are not symmetrical.   For the Finish Kit, this leaves only Sect 41: Wing Attachment, and Sect 46A: Tri-Gear Leg & Wheels Fairings.   So...back to Firewall Forward Kit to Sect 47: Cowl Baffles ( re-start at pp 23-30).  About 1/2 done riveting on rubber baffle seals (pop rivets with large washers).
1st section done.  

All 3 sections "squeeged".  Edges sealed with epoxy resin.

seal sections are not labeled.  So...need to check orientation
 carefully...some are nearly identical but slightly different.