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Date:  12-9-2016
Number of Hours:  1.00
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Brief Description:  Cowl Instal 1 Upper Hinge

Now that I have a prop backplate I can install the cowl.

First and easy thing to do is put the hinge on the top fuselage. Recall i alread install the hinges along the sides and bottom of the fuselage. This was because i wanted them on before I put the engine mount on so that I could reach the rivets with the squeezer.

I found the 1/8 hinge and measure it for length. Cut to length on the band saw. Bent into shape to match the curve of the fuselage. Then I file the corners away, per the drawing. This is so the hinge will bend. And I filed the hinge on the body rather than on the cowl because this makes it eas to drop the cowl on from the top.

There is a 4 inch gap between the two hinges for installing the pins.
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