Thu 08 September 2005 |
| First part of the day was bring Dad back up to speed with the current status of things. Then I went on to drill some of the side skirt / rails for the canopy. At this point only #41 drills used and I've kept the overhang at point. | 
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| Then with a second pair of hands around we started looking at the engine mounting / spacing. | 
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| For those that get a Mattituck shipped engine (sensible people) the trick to getting the rear / lower bolts out is to raise the nose to unload the steel supports. Otherwise it is very difficult. | 
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| After a bit of juggling we got the oil filter and governor line in. There is more space than I expected, however I suspect it will be pretty tight by the time we are finished. | 
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| Some various photos for the rear space with the baffles. From the upper RHS. | 
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| Behind from above. | 
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| RHS side view. | 
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| Then we started looking again at the FADEC harness. Current thinking is to put the ECU's low and in the outboard corners - one each side. It appears the only really tight issue could be the fuel presure sensors (which connect to the spider) - more investigation needed. | 
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| We parked the engine back on the stand before leaving for the day. I think probably the next step will be to mount the engine to the frame and then put the frame on and off the fuselage. | 
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| Also spent some time researching and planning the electrical system and panel layout - more CAD work but things are begining to take shape. | |
