Side Skins

I started dimpling the various parts that share holes with the fuselage skins this evening. Another set of parts ready for priming. Next up is deburring and dimpling the skins.

Once the the skins are removed, all of the underlying holes need countersunk. This includes the holes in the longerons, the holes in the forward fuselage channels, the holes in the side channels, and the holes in the side plates.… Read More »Fuselage Countersinking

I continued with the firewall attach brackets today and match drilled these to the upper and lower side channels. I carefully clamped the brackets to maintain edge distances. I’m glad I had caught the issue with the upper right bracket… Read More »Firewall Brackets Match Drilled

I completed the remaining match drilling of the forward fuselage skins today. There is a fair bit to do here and a lot of tricky drilling. The firewall brackets aren’t welded perfectly straight so it takes some creative clamping to… Read More »Forward Fuse Skins Match Drilled

I continued this evening by removing the side skins and deburring the edges. I then added the necessary bend to the lower left and right side clips. I separated the upper gussets on the band saw, deburred them, and clecoed… Read More »Fuse Side Skins Continued

I completed the final two skin bends over a couple of work sessions. These were trickier to bend than the mid fuse skins as the bending angles have to be clamped instead of clecoed. The curve at the rear was… Read More »Forward Fuse Skin Bends Complete

One more small step complete.

I completed a small task today and match drilled the mid fuse longerons.

My next task was to deburr the side decks and countersink the flange holes for #8 screws. I then prepped the angles and parts that attach the skin to the baggage compartment floor. Once this was complete, I match drilled… Read More »One Step Back, Two Steps Forward