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CHUCK'S WEB SITE
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Date: 2-26-2022
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Number of Hours: 6.00
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Manual Reference: SNB-T01
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Brief Description: Fitting The SNB-T01-05L/R Fairing Panels.
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This was a long and frustrating day, with accidents, then mistakes. The first aluminum panel was for the right side and I did not manage to get a sufficient curvature from side to side in the panel before trying to install it, and I managed to get a buckle in it. This panel was discarded.
I then fabricated another right side fairing panel, and got more of the required curvature in the panel, then I mistakenly updrilled the 3 holes in the tucked tab of the panel to 1/8". These three holes were to stay at 5/64" for the screws to thread into, and the holes in the turtle deck skin were to have been updrilled to 1/8". Tried to see if rivnuts could salvage the panel, but it left a rivnut rim in between the two skins, so this panel was discarded as well.
I finally got a third right side fairing panel fabricated with decent curvature. I discovered it's MUCH easier if the desired curvature is set (rounded over a rolling pin) before bending the sides to the proper mounting angles. This panel was mounted with no buckles, but did somehow get a small significant scratch in it. This was smoothed, then steel wooled a bit, and as such is a dull spot on the panel at this time.
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Right side tail cone fairing panel finally fir and installed.
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Three screws instead of two used for tucked panel flap.
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