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Turbo Assembly
Foam bonded around air plenum to seal duct
Skirts screwed on using poly pipe to hold skirts
Skirt bottoms tied on with cable ties
Maiden Voyage
Fan tip clearance less than 3mm seen here spaced with 2  thicknesses of thin cardboard taped to blade tips
Air filters now fitted inside plastic screw top jars
steering driver clamped to shaft (thanks Pete)
Turning the Key for the first time, Rudders and guard still to be fitted But midnight is late enough, now I will sleep and Have sweet Hover Dreams I am off to the National Hover Rally in the Morning for its Maiden Voyage.
Steering cable attached to outboard Rudder
Temp gauge and Tacho fitted along with Key
Steering Shaft, Nylon Bush, Steering arm and quick release ball socket
Block of Nylon used as Rudder drive connector (scrounged from offcut bin)
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