Page 7 - October 2018
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Mounting the underside hatch onto the battery and
equipment stowage compartments will be addressed
and should be finished within the next couple of
months
Hours of work sanding the fuselage filler down to an
acceptable contour
Fuel Tanks:
As mentioned above, all four fuel tanks were
temporarily installed in the wing structure. This
was to determine the exact position of the
Preparing the engine mount anchor positions support tabs the will hold the tanks between the
spars. The tanks remained in the wing whilst
the wing was test fitted to the fuselage. After
this was completed, the tanks were removed
from the wings for cutting and reinforcing the
holes for all the fuel tank fittings and inspection
hatches. At this point, the volunteers are
waiting for the fuel tank fittings to arrive for this
work to commence. After that is completed,
there will be additional sealing of the internal
surfaces with jet fuel resistant coatings. Then
the tanks should be ready for the tops to be
sealed in place, all corners routed and ready for
additional fibreglass taping over all the tank
edges by late this fall. Permanent mounting
brackets will be epoxied in place on both the
fuel tanks and the wing spars. Installation of the
fuel tanks is still planned for early 2019.
Working on the cockpit floor board supports
The wing showing the four fuel tanks temporarily fitted
between the spars
