Firewall 27-05 to 27-07
The top of the firewall now requires riveting to the left and right firewall panels but it has to have a bead of Proseal fuel tank sealant to stop gases entering the cabin. This stuff…
August 2018
Firewall 27-04 (cont)
The firewall angles are now back riveted to the stainless steel firewall panels. Straightforward you may think but the panels have strengthening flutes and will not lie flat on a backplate. I used my backplate…
Firewall 27-04
There is quite a lot of dimpling to be done on the steel firewall panels to accept the firewall angles. Of course, these angles have to be countersunk to accept the dimples. I got a…
Firewall 27-03
The Nose Gear brackets need to be riveted to the firewall angles and the tunnel sides. Some of the 470AD4-6 can be set with the squeezer and longeron yoke but the remainder are unreachable. I…
Firewall 27-02 to 27-03
All parts for section 27 deburred and primed apart from the stainless steel items. These took quite a bit of deburring particularly where the holes had been punched. I used a selection of needle files…