As explained in this post, a major change in the way the gear is attached to the fuse was required. I got the last part I needed last week: the butterfly plate. Big thanks to my friend Scott for cutting the part with his router. I also thank my brother-in-law Jean, who anodised the part in his shop!
So here's the assembly.
Orange: butterfly plate made of 0.065" thick 2024-T3 aluminium (grey anodised)
Green: radius plates made of 7075-T6 aluminium (black anodised)
Blue: Backing plates made of 303 SS
I lifted the tail high enough so that the bottom longerons are parallel to the ground, easing up the installation of the gear:
Once all fasteners properly torqued:
Details of the stack:
Next step is to prep the engine before reinstalling on the airframe. I like where this is going : )
Great progress.
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