Yet another job on the list after extending the firewall down for the second time earlier, was of course, the need to deal with that.

You can see here that now I’ve trimmed the firewall down to the scoop edge there is still the need for a tapered fairing on the cowl bottom.

I decided again on pour foam and went for a bit of a structure like building footing to contain the fun mess it makes.

My first pour came out looking very much like a platypus. Being an Australia build I can only say it is appropriate.

Subsequent pours ruined my art work but it did give enough material to work a different kind of sculpture.

After very careful carving I had my fairing shape.

I went for two ply of BID with the second ply 0.5″ narrower on the sides and rear. The usual peel ply went on top.

With the fairing now glassed I have a result I’m happy with.

From another angle you can see there is still plenty of fill and fair work to do around the scoop hatch.