Canopy Flight-Metal
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Ready to add Flight-Metal to wind screen
Added to wind screen
Side view of finished canopy with rivets
Finished canopy
Canopy open
Finished canopy & cockpit with pilot
Another view of finished canopy & cockpit
Canopy & cockpit
Fuselage Flight-Metal
Start at the tail & tape off a panel
Add Flight-Metal using an artist stump
Burnish aluminum into panel lines & rivets
Taping off for Flight-Metal
Other side taped off
Ready to install Fight-Metal
Finished product
Ready to cover Dorsal Fin
Finished Dorsal Fin
Covering bottom of tail
Covering complete
Finished tail
Top of fuselage finished from tail to cockpit
Large panel on left side set up to cover
Panel finished
Radiator air intake finished with Flight-Metal
Unfinished radiator air outlet
Finished radiator air outlet
In position but not bolted in place
The radiator air outlet will be used as an exhaust outlet for the tuned pipe
Set up to cover right half of nose panel
Finished Fuselage
Ready to begin Scotch Briting the Flight-Metal
Right side view
Left side view
Taping off panel to be Scotch Brighted, note piece of Scotch Bright material on the right
Left side finished from just below the front of windscreen
Scotch Brighting
Fuselage Scotch Brighting is finished
Left side view finished Scotch Brighting
Right side view finished Scotch Brighting
Fuselage fuel filler.
Small air scoop
Small oval air scoop
Removable antenna mast
Antenna mast assembly from inside fuselage
Antenna mast from rear.
Antenna mast from front
Ready to paint trim
Wing Flight-Metal
Set up to cover wing with 12 inch wide Flight-Metal
In process
Still in process
Left panel finished
Bottom of wing finished
Flap to be covered
Left flap down
Taped off for Scotch Briting
Two Vortex Generators fit & glued in place
Left wing Vortex Generators are finished
Cutting hole for gas cap
Ailerons & flaps Scotch Brited & installed
Right wing tip light is green
Right machine guns
Panel is finished
Covering bottom of wing tip
Wing center section finished
Wing covering is finished & ready to be Scotch Brited
Both flaps down
Bottom of wing Scotch Briting finished
Ready for Flight-Metal
Top of wing Scotch Briting is completed
Gas cap glued in place
Left wing tip light is red
Good view of wing
Left machine guns
Pylons, Gas Tanks & Bombs is next section
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According to The Weather Channel Control Tower, the weather conditions at the Hanger are:
 "1 Ready to add Flight-Metal to windscreen")
 "3 Side view of finished canopy with rivets")
 "2 Added to windscreen1")
 "4 Finished canopy1")
 "23 Finished canopy & cockpit with pilot")
 "5 Canopy open1")
 "25 Canopy & cockpit")
 "24 Another view of finished canopy & cockpit")
 "2 Add Flight-Metal using an artist stump")
 "1 Start at the tail & tape off a panel")
 "4 Taping off for Flight-Metal")
 "3 Burnish aluminum into panel lines & rivets")
 "6 Ready to install Fight-Metal")
 "5 Other side taped off")
 "8 Ready to cover Dorsal Fin")
 "7 Finished product")
 "10 Covering bottom of tail")
 "9 Finished Dorsal Fin")
 "12 Finished tail")
 "11 Covering complete")
 "14 Large panel on left side set up to cover")
 "13 Top of fuselage finishd from tail to cockpit")
 "16 Radiator air intake finished with Flight-Metal")
 "15 Panel finished")
 "18 Finished radiator air outlet")
 "17 Unfinshed radiator air outlet")
 "20 The radiator air outlet will be used as an exhaust oulet for the tuned pipe")
 "19 In position but not bolted in place.")
 "22 Finished Fuselage")
 "21 Set up to cover right half of nose panel")
 "24 Right side view")
 "23 Ready to begin Scotch Briting the Flight-Metal")
 "26 Taping off panel to be Scotch Brighted, note piece of Scotch Bright matterial on the right")
 "25 Left side view")
 "28 Left side finished from just below the front of windscreen")
 "27 Panel finished")
 "30 Fuselage Scotch Brighting is finished")
 "29 Scotch Brighting another view")
 "32 Right side view finished Scotch Brighting")
 "31 Left side view finished Scotch Brighting")
 "34 Small air scoop")
 "33 Fuselage fuel filler")
 "36 Removable anetnna mast")
 "35 Small oval air scoop")
 "38 Antenna mast from rear")
 "37 Antenna mast assembly from inside fuselage")
 "40 Ready to paint trim")
 "39 Antenna mast from front")
 "2 In process")
 "1 Set up to cover wing with 12 inch wide Flight-Metal")
 "3 Still in process")
 "5 Left panel finished")
 "7 Bottom of wing finished")
 "9 Flap to be covered")
 "11 Left flap down")
 "13 Taped off for Scotch Briting")
 "15 Two Vortex Generators fit & glued in place")
 "17 Left wing Vortex Generators are finished")
 "19 Cutting hole for gas cap")
 "21 Ailerons & flaps Scotch Brited & installed")
 "23 Right wing tip light is green")
 "25 Right machine guns")
 "4 Panel is finished")
 "6 Covering bottom of wing tip")
 "8 Wing center section finished")
 "10 Wing covering is finished & ready to be Scotch Brited")
 "12 Both flaps down")
 "14 Bottom of wing Scotch Briting finished")
 "16 Ready for Flight-Metal")
 "18 Top of wing Scotch Briting is completed")
 "20 Gas cap glued in place")
 "24 Good view of wing")
 "26 Left machine guns")
