With the clear coat from yesterday cured, it was time to work the surface down to the finish I wanted. I started by wet sanding
Finishing the overhead
Clear coating carbon
With the gear fairings done, I could focus back on getting the cabin top ready to be installed on the plane. Tonight I prepared and
Priming my pants
Today, I shot a quick coat of some high build primer on all the intersection fairing parts. Once the primer cured, I gave them a
Intersection fairings, part 5
Again, like with the pilots side gear, I sanded down the micro I applied yesterday. And with that, the landing gear fairings are pretty much
Intersection fairings, part 4
Tonight was a repeat of the other night, first forming the intersection fairing to the gear leg fairing with a little heat, then sanding the
Intersection fairings, part 3
This afternoon, I started off by sanding down and smoothing out the micro I applied last night on the transition between the intersection fairing and
Intersection fairings, part 2
The intersection fairings cured overnight, and now it was time to see how they fit. In two words, not well. As I mentioned in the
Intersection fairings, part 1
The intersection fairings is another place where I will be deviating from the plans. The instructions call for the intersection fairings to simply be screwed
Aligning gear leg fairings
Tonight, I worked on installing the left side gear leg fairings. These are the fairings that smooth out the airflow over the gear leg itself.
Wheel pant nutplates
Nothing too exciting tonight. I just spent the evening match drilling, countersinking, and riveting on nut plates for all 3 wheel pants.