Step 4: Installation of the NG-30 Box Assembly on the Fuselage

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2013-04-28: Started by making the F0-bulkhead and the F5 plate. I am going to extend the nose by 4″ so I have traced a new contour that makes the F0-bulkhead 5mm higher. I glassed the aft face with 1 BID, the front face of F5 with 2 BID. Then – after cure – I floxed them in place holding them together with nails and some tape.

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2013-04-28: Taped F0 to NG30 with four 2BID-tapes inside and outside. Set to cure in my heat-tent.

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2013-04-29: Glassed aft face of F5 with 2 BID after rounding the edges. Glassed front face of F0 with 1 BID.

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2013-04-29: Aligned the fuselage in all directions, made a small table to rest NG30 on while attaching it to F22. Floxed NG30 to F22, taped the outside with 2BID and set to cure in the heat-tent. I will tape the inside after this is cured to avoid misaligning NG30 while taping the inside since it’s so narrow.

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2013-04-30: Taped the inside of NG30 to F22. This step is now finished. Again, the instructions said it should take an hour or two. I used 5 hours working very fast in my opinion.

Started: 2013-04-28
Ended: 2013-04-30