Avoiding the big priming job…
Found a nice hi-res image on line and got it printed onto a poster for the workshop….#shouldbepriming
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Aft fuselage 10-28 complete
Drilled the #12 and 1/4″ holes through the vertical stabiliser into the rear bulkhead. Vans says it is critical to ensure that these are drilled perpendicular to the bulkhead. For the #12 holes we used…
Aft fuselage 10-28
Vertical stabiliser temporarily installed to final drill the 1/4″ and #12 holes that secure the fin to the fuselage. Looks like a real aircraft! Just waiting for some 1/4-28 UNF wing nuts for the AN4-6A…
Aft fuselage skins trial fit
All dimpling and deburring done. One minor boo boo when I dimpled a nutplate hole. It will be under a fairing and is easily reversed. I wanted to see how the skins fit before I…
Aft fuselage 10-29 to 10-30
Side skins and upper skin prep – the usual deburring plus some artistic blue film removal. Dimpling with Bill which sped up the process; I position, he does the hammer! Side skins edges and holes…
Aft fuselage 10-27 continued
Aft decking installed with the help of Hamish. We used the squeezer for as many of the rivets as we could and used every single yoke and combination of set possible! We had to set…
Aft fuselage 10-27
Aft decking fitted and holes match drilled in the Horizontal Stab Attach Bar Support Angle. It really is very pleasing to see how it all fits together. Just waiting for some riveting help again to…
The inspector called..
Before I put the aft decking on my inspector popped round to check on progress. I particularly wanted him to look where I had put a MK319 blind rivet where I had drilled out a…
Aft Fuselage 10-20
Got on with riveting the nutplates for the access panels and fairings after my riveting partner deserted me again 😉. Managed to squeeze them all with the longeron yoke although some are very tight. Next…
Aft fuselage 10-19
Finally got the side panels riveted to the lower skin and bulkheads. We turned the assembly on its side which made access a lot easier. I was going to back-rivet but we decided to buck…