I have been working on the baffles like crazy.. Hard to cover all the exact steps, but the
end goal is to get them cut down so that when the top cowling is on, they are
about 3/8 -1/2 inch below the cowling all the way around. This process is easier said than done, but
does include a lot of snipping the top edges of the baffles as you edge closer
to a good fit. Once close enough the
common practice is to put paperclips around the baffles standing tall about ¾ inch
or so, then putting the top canopy on.
Measuring from the top of the compressed paperclips gives you a good
idea of where to make the final cut for the Baffles.
After this is complete you need to insert the front inlet
farings into the to top cowl and start cutting down the front of the baffles to
clear the farings. I centered the
farings so that both the center baffle and outer baffles need to be cut
down. I will need to add a bit of foam
filler to make a good fit at the inside of the fairings in the center, but will
show pics of that later.
Here are some pics of the baffles all cut down including the
front inlet faring area. I will be
epoxying the farings on shortly and filling them so I can get a final baffle
fit before moving onto other parts of the project.
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