Side Skins

I have finally finished another major section of the plans! Bolting the main landing gear mounts was fairly straightforward but tedious as there are many bolts and some that are challenging to reach. I ground down a few sockets to… Read More »Side Skins Section Complete!

I riveted the forward floor panels into place this evening. I left the holes open for the fuel pump mount in case I need to make any further mods before riveting it into place. Getting close to the end of… Read More »Forward Floor Panels Installed

The newly designed landing gear mounts are additionally bolted to the side of the fuselage. The holes in the sides of the gear mounts must be drilled by the builder. The gear mounts are temporarily bolted into place with 4… Read More »Landing Gear Mounts Drilled

Amber and I finished riveting the forward side skins, starting at the bottom and working upwards. There were some tricky rivets here (hard to reach). I have four rivets remaining that are under the gussets that attach the longerons to… Read More »Side Skin Riveting (mostly) Complete

I had Amber’s help this evening and we completed the riveting of the side skins to the bottom of the fuselage (the seams between the side skins and the bottom skins). I put a thin layer of 3M Firebarrier between… Read More »More Side Skin Riveting

I continued with side skin riveting today. I riveted the forward sides skins in the areas below the side decks and then riveted the side decks into place. I’ll need help with the curved portion at the bottom so I… Read More »Side Skin Riveting Continued

I have been been working on side skin riveting in the past several work sessions. This step starts at the seam between the side skins. I then proceeded with the riveting of the left mid skin to the understructure. Then… Read More »Mid Side Skin Riveting

I made a lot of progress this evening on riveting the fuselage substructure together. The riveting starts with the rear seat brace area. Then along the longeron and baggage door stop. The mid fuselage longerons are then riveted to the… Read More »Fuselage Substructure Riveting

I finished up a significant step today by getting the side skins, and related parts, ready to rivet. I also prepped the side vents so that I could prime everything together. I left the vinyl on the outside doors and… Read More »Fuselage Side Skins Primed

I proceeded with dimpling the fuselage side skins. I then cut out the baggage door opening and deburred the edges.