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Jur's RV7 Aircraft Factory
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27/11/2021 - Passenger side skirt Pt7 - 3h30

Written on . Posted in 4.3. Slider Canopy.

Finishing off the passenger side skirt. By dimpling and countersinking the parts on the side skin brace.

Skirt clecoed and installed. Front side bottom trimmed back to provide room for the canopy deck.

View from the front. Alignment with the windscreen is similar as on the pilot side. There will be some epoxy work here.

Trimmed the notch in the back of the side skirt to align with the top fuselage skin.

View from the bck looking forward.

 Another shot of the front. There will be some patching work here to get a good seal.