Because that part of the fuselage molding must remain structurally sound it
would be better to remove as much excess epoxy resin from the aft end of the
cowl moldings before attacking the fuselage moldings. Fortunately my
moldings required little "adjustment" to get a good fit at the region
forward of the windscreen so the only significant fit problem was where the
upper and lower cowl moldings come together to join the fuselage. In
sanding that area to get a good fit I found that it was necessary to
perforate the fuselage and reinforce the puncture with epoxy-glass, but I
avoided doing this for a larger area for fear of weakening the structure.
It is better to add a bit of weight rather than removing essential
structure.
Best regards,
Rob Housman
Europa XS Tri-Gear A070
Airframe complete
Irvine, CA
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From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Paul McAllister
Subject: Europa-List: Filling around the cowl area
<paul.mcallister@qia.net>
Hi all,
I was wondering what other have done with respect to filling the transition
between the cowl and the fuselage. In particular the joggle makes the cowl
sit high in this area by 3 mm. This would require a lot of filler to be put
on the fuselage. I am thinking of recessing the fuselage instead. I
suspect that I will have to take out quite a bit of material and to be
prepared to have to reinforce it with cloth.
Another approach would be to remove the joggle in on the bottom cowl so I
don't have a double thickness of material, however this would leave the
bottom cowl unsupported in the corner which would be undesirable.
I'd be interested to know what others have done.
Regards, Paul
http://europa363.versadev.com/
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