Fuselage
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Fuselage as received
Bottom view
Bottom rear hatch
Cutout for elevator
Filled & sanded as needed
Exhaust system components
Finished exhaust system
Cowl & Spinner
Air intake & 32 holes drilled
Cowl finished
Sitting cowl-spinner alignment
Acceptable spinner-cowl alignment & margin
Front alignment
Left side view
Finished view
2.7 CU Gas Engine
Husky Challenger 2.7 gas engine
Throttle control servo
Another view
Tuned pipe is separated from upper part of fuselage
Engine Mounted
Throttle linkage
Connected tuned pipe & plug wire
Vent valve with o ring cap off
Tuned pipe & outlet to wing connections. Put an Oatey 9x12 heat protector under fuselage separator panels
Connection at rear of tuned pipe
Primer tube for 2.7cu Husky Challenger gas engine
A small eye dropper is used to deliver fuel thru the primer tube to the carburetor inlet
Primer tube from inside the engine cowl
Hatches
Hatches & cockpit must be cut out
Two hinges on large hatch door
Ready for installation
Glued in place
Finished large hatch
Engine battery switch charge jack
Hatch for engine switch complete
Mounting Brackets
Engine battery & switch
Receiver battery
C & H Ignition
Receiver mounting bracket
Mounting bracket & big hatch
Flap reversing switch. Be sure to cover everything with an Oatey heat protector before installing panels
Receiver moved to new bracket
Radiator Air Intake
For back of air intake
Finished air intake
Wing Assembly is next section
Ready for radiator air intake
Rear of air intake
Finished radiator air intake
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According to The Weather Channel Control Tower, the weather conditions at the Hanger are:
 "1 Fuselage as received2")
 "2 Bottom view1")
 "3 Bottom rear hatch1")
 "4 Cut out for Elevator1")
 "5 Filled & sanded as needed1")
 "6 Exhaust system components 1")
 "7 Finished exhaust system")
 "1 Air intake & 32 holes drilled1")
 "2 Cowl finished1")
 "4 Accepable spinner alingment & margin1")
 "3 Setting cowl-spinner alingment1")
 "6 Left side view1")
 "5 Front alingment1")
 "7 Finished view1")
 "1 Husky Challenger 2.7cu gas engine1")
 "3 Throttle control servo1")
 "5 Another view3")
 "7 Tuned pipe is seperated from upper part of fuselage.")
 "9 Tuned pipe & outlet to wing connections")
 "2 Engine mounted1")
 "4 Throttle linkage1")
 "6 Connected tuned pipe & plug wire.")
 "8 Vent valve with o ring cap off")
 "10 Connection at rear of tuned pipe.")
 "13 Primer tube for 2.7cu Husky Challenger gas engine")
 "14 A small eye dropper is used to deliver fuel thru the primer tube to the carburator inlet")
 "15 Primer tube from inside the engine cowl")
 "2 Two hinges on large hatch door1")
 "1 Hatches & cockpit area must be cut out1")
 "3 Ready for installation1")
 "4 Glued in place1")
 "5 Finished large hatch1")
 "6 Engine battery switch charge jack")
 "8 Hatch for engine switch completed1")
 "7 Glued in place1")
 "1 Engine battery & switch1")
 "3 Receiver battery1")
 "5 Mounting bracket & big hatch1")
 "2 C & H Ignition1")
 "4 Receiver mounting bracket1")
 "6 Flap reversing switch")
 "7 Receiver move to new bracket")
 "1 Radiator air intake")
 "3 For back of air intake")
 "5 Finished air intake")
 "2 Ready for radiator air intake")
 "4 Rear of air intake")
 "6 Finished radiator air intake")
