Intersection Fairings ( 4 hrs )
Good news - the screws came out, and Lower Fairings separated. Per 46A-1& 2: Mounted Upper Fairings back onto Fuselage, drilled #27 holes and machine C'sunk 5 holes each (all while under Fuselage - seeing more of bottom of plane than top lately). Cut clearance for alum brake line in Leg Fairings to insure no rubbing/wear issue. Started riveting nutplates to Wheel Fairings to hold Lower Fairings per Steps 3 & 4. Wow...these Fairings sure do take some time. The Finish Kit total hours exceeds any other sub-kit significantly.
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cut clearance to aluminum brake line...LH side |
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and RH side... |
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lots of time under fuselage. Selfie into bottom skin... |
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Machine C'sunk for screws while in place so
nutplates guide cutter |
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essentially done... whew ! |
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adding nutplates to mount Lower Fairings onto Wheel Fairings |