The oil door was a bit too flexible and just latching it was making the corners rise even though it sat flat otherwise - so after adding the core, we added a layer of carbon fiber to stiffen it, instead of fiberglass:
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| Oil door with foam core and carbon fiber layer |
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| Oil door with carbon fiber layer, seen from the outside |
That still needs finishing to be done later.
It was then time to secure the cowl sides (that connect the top and bottom cowls together):
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| Bottom cowl with Skybolt flanges and receptacles installed |
With all that in place, I installed the last remaining firewall Skybolts, still using the cleco adapters to center the holes:
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| Remaining Skybolt firewall holes, with cleco adapters for centering |
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| Top and bottom cowl attached together, and with the last firewall holes open |
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| Remaining firewall Skybolt flanges and receptacles riveted in place |
Next is the Showplanes nose gear fairing and attaching screws to the forward end of the cowl.
Time lapse:
Total spinner and cowling rivets: 288
Total spinner and cowling time: 65h
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