Mid Fuse

Parts primed and ready for the next round of riveting.

I finished deburring this batch of parts and got them ready for priming.

After digging through various build logs, I proceeded with the remaining aft fuselage ribs. I fluted the lower flange of the F-1018 ribs to align with the corresponding holes in the skin. When the baggage ribs are attached the assembly… Read More »Aft Seat Ribs and Baggage Ribs

I worked on the rear seat rib subassemblies over a few separate work sessions (page 26-5). The first step has you flute the lower flanges of the outboard seat ribs to match to the corresponding holes in the curved bottom… Read More »Rear Seat Rib Subassemblies

I proceeded today with getting the next set of assemblies primed. These are the rib assemblies that outline the rear passenger foot well area and provide the attach points for the forward seat belts. I loaded them up in the… Read More »Seat Rib Assemblies Primed

I finished up the remaining riveting on the aft bulkheads this evening. I set all of the rivets with the factory head on the forward side of the aft bulkhead. All of these were set with a bucking bar. I… Read More »Fuselage Bulkhead Riveting Complete

I started assembling the aft bulkhead yesterday and continued this evening. First up is riveting the seat rail support assemblies. I set these rivets with the pneumatic squeezer. I then set the flush rivets that attach the nutplates to the… Read More »Aft Bulkhead Assembled

I finished up the remaining work on the seat rib assemblies to get them ready for priming. There are several dimples on these parts for nutplates, and I took my time to make sure I dimpled everything in the correct… Read More »Seat Rib Assemblies Ready for Priming

I still don’t have the forward attach bulkhead so I started on the next section of the plans while the primer cures. I got part way through prepping the rib sections where the seat belts attach.

I etched and primed the mid fuselage bulkhead parts this morning.