“No bird ever flew nonstop from New York to Tokyo, or raced 15 miles high at triple the speed of sound.
But birds do something else.
They do not conquer the air; they romance it..”
Peter Garrison
Final measuring and drilling the attach holes for the throttle quadrant structure.I used 8R8 screws and will install nutplates (probably on the angles side)
In the next image, I also drilled the vertical part of the larger attach angle on the sub panel
Back side. Now that everything is defined, I can mark the exact length of the angles and cut them of.
This is what the structure looks like off the airplane.
Reinstalled and cut the angles to length.
Use the kit buttons in the top ribbon bar to see a chronological overview per sub section per kit. For the full chronological article list, see chronological build link in prelude menu here below. The easiest way to lookup information is by typing in some part numbers or keywords using the search option in the ribbon bar
Some advice on reading my log for fellow builders !
In some articles, I made corrections at later date on the original article to rectify my own stupidities or faults. Read through the entire article if you intend to use my findings/experiences on your own project !
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