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Date:  2-6-2016
Number of Hours:  2.40
Manual Reference:  13-05
Brief Description:  Ballast Compartment

Sanded nose cover over F-0 for taping profile and to fit nose bowl.

Cut Ballast Hatch in nose bowl, leaving 0.9" flange. Hot glued 1/4" foam to inside of Hatch to simulate flange.

Hot glued dummy ballast cans to FWD face of F-0 and moved around until nose bowl fits, and I'm able to remove and insert the cans through the hatch. This will also determine where exactly I site NG-31.

Was laboriously screwing nose bowl to F-0 for every fitting, then tried putting a couple of clecos through the holes and just hanging it. Worked well.

Finally admit defeat and decide there is not room enough in here for the ballast cans, a pitot tube and a light. Light gets banished to the plans position, (also better for c of g) or will be omitted.

Sanded NG-31 foam until central can fits. With NG-31 as low on F-0 as I want it I still need to notch it for the can bottom. Leaves a tiny bit of foam near the edge. Hmmmm.
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Sanding the flange for taping

Sanding the flange for taping

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Final arrangement port side

Final arrangement port side

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