Air Tank fitted.

Although not permanently installed, the air tank has been fitted. I cut a hole into the former and made another “former” which holds the aft end of the tank. It’s a nice, snug fit.

When the times comes, I’l hold the tank in position with some silicone sealant.

Tail surfaces servo tray installed.

Figured out the location of the elevator and rudder servos, and designed a tray for them this morning.

They’re mounted to the underside of the cockpit tub.

Tailwheel retract mounted.

Nothing spectacular here, but the tailwheel retract is mounted. Also took the time to spray a bit of clear over the internal wood as it will be exposed to exhaust from time to time.

Also took the time to paint the inside of the main-gear wells and the trailing edge of the wing.

Cockpit tub is in.

It took a bit of heat-warping of the tub to get the sides straight, but it’s all done now and curing as I write this.

Re-thinking the landing light.

After a bit of time between coming up with the landing light, and getting ready to install it, I’ve decided to re-work the light and lens to what you see here.

I took apart one of the triple-LED flashlights I mentioned way back at the start of this blog, and made it into a more compact unit. The original had the LED’s spaced about a 1/2″ apart. Now, they’re as tight together as possible. Should look more like a single light, rather than 3 separate ones. Also, makes the mounting a bit easier with a smaller unit.
Sure is a blindingly bright light!

Note: the white you see around the perimeter of the light is glue that hasn’t dried yet. Should all be clear when finished.