Tonight, I got all the baggage area parts (up to this point) deburred.
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Step Access Panels
Tonight I installed the access panels I talked about yesterday. These are simple repurposed stall access panels right from Vans. I lined them up to
Starting the steps, and they’re done!
This is now the fastest section of the plans yet. I began the steps section tonight. They were actually supposed to be done quite a
Baggage Area, Continued
Tonight, I fabbed up a bunch of stiffeners that will give support to the baggage floor. These had to be cut from larger piece of
Baggage area begins
This section of the plans deals with all the panels and misc parts that close out the rear seats, baggage floors, baggage door opening frame,
Tailcone attach: Complete!
With the fuselage in a better position, I was able to finish attaching the fuselage and tailcone! I started by getting all the outside rivets
Fuse Cradle
Tonight, I started to rivet the tail cone to the fuse, but before I got too far, I decided that the process would be easier
Take it apart, and put it together again
After getting the tail cone clecoed in place last night, today’s tasks were to get everything match drilled, deburred, and dimpled. After the match drilling,
The garage is getting smaller…
Maybe it just seems smaller, because the fuselage that was about 9.5 feet long is now 18 feet long! It grew in length thanks to
Upper forward fuselage DONE!
It was a long night, but I was able to complete all the riveting on the upper forward fuselage section, completing this section of the