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> While I have the plane inverted over
> the next few months while I finish the wing tips, flaps, ailerons, and
> the bottom surface areas, I was wondering to what extent I should finish
> the gear wells.


Good morning Curtis,

I agree with Bob Smiley that you should do whatever you can in this area now
with the plane inverted. I would especially recomend that you try to think
of everything that you'll need in the wheel wells such as studs to hold the
hydraulic lines, brake lines, and wiring to the upper skin, etc. For it is
written, wherever two or more Lancair builders gather, they will be under
each others airplanes looking in the wheel wells. I waited untill mine was
nearly ready for paint to work on the wheel wells and it required a lot of
masking and was a lot harder than if all the "stuff" was out of the wheel
well. I used Zolatone on mine and it came out looking pretty good.

I would recommend that you hold off on priming the bottom skin until you get
a chance to fit the outer wings with the bottom skins on. There is often
some difference in the height of the skins that will require  filling and
body work near the stub/outer wing interface. You'd be sorry you primed if
you had to go back and micro over it.

Bill Harrelson
N5ZQ
harrelson@erols.com


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