Aft fuselage – side skins 2
It’s a lot easier with an aircraft engineer with you! Whole row of rivets and more complete in about 30 mins and it only cost me a dinner. Just the lower skin to finish and…
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Aft fuselage – side panels
I’m sure if you attacked this all in one go then you could see it nearly finished in a day. I have been going back and forth for a few days now and the side…
Aft fuselage – cable guides
Whilst waiting for the apprentice riveter to recover from his hangover (kids…), I got on with the rudder cable guides. These have to be countersunk which I did by hand as it isn’t critical, just…
Aft fuselage 10-21 to 10-26
Before the side panels are riveted all the wiring and static lines have to be installed along with the rudder cables. It’s not a difficult job but it does take a little bit of study…
Aft fuselage wiring
Had a go at riveting the aft lower skin to the bulkheads but decided it was all too difficult on my own. Screwed up one hole which I had to use a MK319 blind rivet…
Aft fuselage 10-17 to 10-18
The aft fuselage skin has to be cleco’d in place and then the tail spring mount is temporarily mounted to the aft bulkhead. Placing the aft fuselage skin takes a little bit of thought and…
Best Christmas present ever..
AeroChocks
Fuselage inventory
Two days later and I’m almost done! The fuselage kit has a few more parts than the empennage – about three times the amount. I have struggled to put everything away but am just about…
QB Wings & Fuselage kit delivered
After a couple of days battling with HMRC to get my crates released from the docks (Customs officer who didn’t know his own regulations), my Quick Build wings and slow-build fuselage kit arrived today. I…
Aft fuselage 10-18
Sides onto bulkheads and lower skin. Helps if you have the longerons on the right side! Thought I could get away without labelling them after priming but they are very similar and only when I…