{"id":1096,"date":"2019-11-26T22:00:13","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T22:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vansrv14.uk\/?p=1096"},"modified":"2019-11-26T22:00:14","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T22:00:14","slug":"fwd-mid-fuse-side-structure-29-18-to-29-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.vansrv14.uk\/index.php\/2019\/11\/26\/fwd-mid-fuse-side-structure-29-18-to-29-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Fwd Mid Fuse Side Structure 29-18 to 29-20"},"content":{"rendered":"

With fellow builder Steve snapping at my heels having completed a set of wings, tanks etc. in the same time that I have got this far, we pushed on with getting closer to the great fuselage join-up. When I say we, luckily Ian (RV6A builder and pilot) very kindly came over to help with some of the trickier riveting. It’s a lot easier and more fun with two!<\/p>\n

First job was finishing the Root Fairing Attachment angles.<\/p>\n

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I had already completed the necessary additions to the Seat Back Brace so it was time to attach it to the fuselage along with the gussets and intercostals.<\/p>\n

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There were a couple of tricky rivets inside the longeron although we managed to squeeze most of them. The tricky ones involved the small tungsten bucking bar and self-sacrifice!<\/p>\n

The Bulkhead Bar Assemblies are also reattached at this stage and the nuts torqued to the required value.<\/p>\n

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The bolts on the upper and lower drag fittings also require the nuts to be reinstalled and torqued. It was at this stage that I realised the lower AN6 bolts require a torque of around 21Nm. Neither of my torque wrenches can achieve this so it’s off to worship at the church of Amazon again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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