Fuse Side Skin Bending Round Two

Allan
August 20, 2021
Fuselage, Side Skins

I was up early this morning so I decided to tackle the bend in the left aft fuselage side skin.

This was much easier the second time around. Something about knowing how much force to apply and where made this go a whole lot quicker.

Category	Hrs	Progress
Workshop	21.5	100%
Setup	16	100%
Tools	5.5	100%
Empennage	294.7/296	100%
Inventory	2	100%
Vertical Stabilizer	16	100%
Rudder	27.6	100%
Horizontal Stabilizer	47.5	100%
Elevators	65.4	100%
Tail Cone	88.3	100%
Attach	21.9	100%
Fairings	26/27	96%
Fuselage	475.2/488	97%
Inventory	4.5	100%
Mid Fuse	64.3	100%
Firewall	24	100%
Fwd Fuse	40	100%
Side Skins	74.3	100%
Steps	4.2	100%
Upper Fwd Assembly	12	100%
Tail Attach	9	100%
Baggage Area	29.5	100%
Baggage Door	13	100%
Covers & Floor Panels	28/29	97%
Brake Lines	10/10	98%
Fuel System	9/10	90%
Rudder Pedals	1/2	50%
Control System	15.2	100%
Flap System	3.8	100%
Upper Fwd Install	4/10	40%
Rear Seat Backs	7	100%
Cabin Top	122.4/126	97%
Wings	60/77	78%
Fuel Tanks	14	100%
Bottom Wing Skins	21/25	84%
Aileron Actuation	17/18	96%
Wing Tips	0/10	0%
Pitot/AoA	8/10	80%
Finish Kit	122/259	47%
Engine Mount	3	100%
Landing Gear	4/10	40%
Spinner and Cowling	0/80	0%
Gear Leg and Wheel Fairings	0/40	0%
Seats and Seat Belts	8/14	57%
Inventory	2	100%
Doors & Transparencies	105/110	95%
Firewall Forward	10/144	7%
Oil Cooler	6/6	96%
Mount Engine	0/10	0%
Cowl Baffle	0/40	0%
Control Cables	4/8	50%
Fuel System	0/20	0%
Oil System	0/10	0%
Exhaust System	0/20	0%
Sensors/Instrumentation	0/20	0%
Preheater	0/10	0%
Avionics/Wiring	187.9/350	54%
Other	111.8/133	84%
Interior	38/45	84%
Engine Build	20	100%
Oxygen	8/20	40%
A/C	45.8/48	96%
Total	1283.1/1768	73%

I have averaged 5.62 hrs/week (0.8 hrs/day) and have about 485 hours remaining.

Some guesses as to how long it might take to finish:
• At my average rate (August 2026)
• At 8 hrs/week (February 2026)
• At 12 hrs/week (September 2025)
• At 14 hrs/week (August 2025)