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Date:  6-26-2020
Number of Hours:  0.70
Manual Reference:  21-05
Brief Description:  Starboard top strake skin inspect

Knocked off the formwork and cleaned up the bits to reuse on the other side. Skin looks good, except for a bit of dip between the ribs. I dimly remember this being discussed now, and wish I had seriously considered the extra nose rib this forgotten person, (John Slade?), recommended. [Timewarp: Noted I couldn't get a full bend between the ribs on the port side also, so did what it said in the plans, and hogged out the last little bit of foam down to the micro in the grooves with a hardboard knife. The port skin is now much more flexible, and follows the curve of the ribs without a dip. Carefully gouge out the starboard grooves, with only a tiny effect, as the curve is set by the bonded leading edge. :(]

Put a borescope up through the fuel drain hole. It is a bit difficult to navigate, and I can't get outside the nose compartment, but the flox seems to have squooged nicely out the joints and formed a nice fillet. Pictures a bit crappy, may be easier to inspect through the fuel cap, but I'm not cutting them yet.
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Formwork off, having a look with the borescope

Formwork off, having a look with the borescope

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Nice flox fillet on the left, inside of R33 looking aft

Nice flox fillet on the left, inside of R33 looking aft

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Leading edge on the left, Top skin on the right

Leading edge on the left, Top skin on the right

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