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Sunday, April 23, 2017

More empennage fairing work: 3 hours


  • Continued work on the lower gap fairings including: more fitting, opened holes to 1/8", countersunk fuselage for flush rivets, dimpled fairings, etc.
  • Started initial trimming and sanding of upper fiberglass fairing. I cut the back of the fairing off because I will be using an extended aluminum access panel to cover the rear section.
  • I researched techniques for fitting the fiberglass fairing. I'm also planning on adding some fiberglass to the front of the fairing to wrap it around the underside of the horizontal stabilizer leading edge.


The rear open area will be covered by a custom access panel:

The upper fairing is close but will require some work to look good: