Fuselage

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.

I finished up deburring the parts for rear spar bulkhead. I also started and completed the preparation of the parts for the final fuselage bulkhead. I still don’t have the forward bulkhead so I’m going to go ahead and prime… Read More »Mid Fuse Bulkheads Continued

I have been very busy with work lately and haven’t been able to work on the plane recently. I got some time in today and made progress on the fuselage. The forward center section bulkhead is backordered (should arrive by… Read More »Starting on the Mid Fuse Bulkheads