Fresh air NACA, strake pocket | 10.12.2020

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Finally got some jigsaw blades and cut out the fresh air NACA scoop. Was blown away at how strong the little piece of fuselage that came out was, and will be saving it as an example of how strong the composite fuselage is.

Notice the long sleeves? I learned a lesson last time I made fiberglass dust.

Scoop needs trimmed

While I was making dust, I figured it would be a good time to recess the inner lip of the strake pockets and set the glass that I had cut to size in place. These were just held in place with microglass, will also get 1 ply BID over the whole thing to finish edges after filling.





I also microbubbled the exposed foam edge of the fresh air scoop at a 45 to be covered with BID later.

I'll file it flat later.

- Jeff

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