Once I completed the antenna holes, I removed the bottom skins for deburring and dimpling. Hannah helped me remove the vinyl along the rivet lines. Lots of holes to deburr. Lots of holes to dimple. I then dimpled the corresponding… Read More »Bottom Skins Ready for Priming
I worked on the aft fuse bottom skins this evening. These skins had final sized holes (as did all of the ribs) which greatly sped up this task. The only holes to final size were those that corresponded to the… Read More »Aft Fuse Bottom Skins
I finished all of the remaining riveting of the ribs and bulkheads in the aft fuselage. The outboard seat rib subassemblies get riveted first with flush rivets (the side channels overlap this area). The side channels are then riveted into… Read More »Aft Fuselage Ready For Bottom Skins
I continued with riveting the seat ribs today. I decided to go ahead and attach the flap actuator bracket as I should be able to get in there easily enough later. I ordered some aluminum angle to fabricate the custom… Read More »Seat Rib Riveting Continued
We held our first Young Eagles flights since COVID-19 at EAA Chapter 517 (KMSO) this morning. Perfect flying weather and smiles all around. Very rewarding to see kids getting a chance to experience aviation up close. When I got back… Read More »Seat Rib Riveting
While waiting for the primer to harden up, I got started on the firewall. There are a lot of parts that attach to the firewall so this mostly involved digging through parts, removing vinyl, and deburring edges. I dimpled the… Read More »Getting Started on the Firewall
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
