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I modified the seat floors (as many others have done) to make it possible to remove the seat stop easily and remove the front seats by sliding them aft. This involves drilling holes for nutplates in the seat floors and… Read More »Seat Floor Mod
The forward fuselage section is finally complete! I ran into a snag with some holes in the firewall section (forward fuselage rib flanges) that hadn’t been dimpled (my mistake, but it also wasn’t mentioned in the plans and I wasn’t… Read More »Forward Fuselage Complete!
I bolted the forward bulkhead into place and then riveted it to the forward ribs. I then aligned the mid fuselage with the forward fuselage for the first time (I didn’t do this previously as all of the common holes… Read More »Forward Fuselage Section Almost Complete!
The next step in the plans was to attach the firewall assembly to the forward bottom skin assembly. I sealed the firewall bottom flange to the bottom skin with 3M Fire Barrier 2000+ sealant. Next, the forward ribs were riveted… Read More »Firewall Riveted to Forward Assembly
I got started on riveting the forward ribs to the forward bottom skin this evening. I back-riveted most of these. The forward bulkheads were then riveted to the skin and to the aft rib tabs.
I etched, washed, and primed the bottom skin. I also did the same with the control column mount. I 3d printed some covers for the bearings to seal that area off before cleaning and priming Back to riveting once the… Read More »Forward Bottom Skin Primed
Back to work on the plane today! We took some time off and headed out to Oshkosh for AirVenture 2021. It was our first visit and we had a great time! I have a lot of notes to organize from… Read More »Forward Bottom Skin Dimpled
I completed one last step for the day and got the bottom skin ready for dimpling. I removed the vinyl along the rivet lines and deburred the edges with a vixen file. I then deburred the holes on both sides.
After finishing up the mid fuse bulkhead I returned back to the forward fuselage. These parts had been primed previously and were ready to rivet. I started with riveting the spacer and nutplates to the side channels. I then riveted… Read More »Forward Fuselage Riveting
I finished up deburring the remaining parts and then washed, etched, rinsed, dried, and loaded them up into the paint booth. I then applied primer. Another batch of parts ready for riveting.