Got all the upper fuse parts deburred, dimpled, and countersunk where needed. Everything is ready for riveting!
Author: Ed
More work on upper front fuse
Because if the way the instructions have you build the upper forward fuse, I primed earlier in the process than I normally do. This is
Prep and priming
Today was spent prepping and priming the parts for the upper fuse. There were also a few other parts that I got primed in the
Upper Fuse
I’m beginning work on the upper forward fuselage. This is the structure right in front of and below the windscreen. It will house all of
Landing gear mounts
The landing gear mounts got bolted into the airplane tonight. Again, pretty straight forward. It was a little tight sticking my arm in between the
Front floorboards
I installed the front floor boards tonight. It’s pretty straight forward. The only thing I did in addition to what’s called for in the plans
Side Skin Riveting #6
Tonight, I hammered out the last of the front skin rivets, then once again enlisted Colleen’s help to get the lower rivets on the rear
Side Skin Riveting #5
Very quick night tonight. Colleen came out to help me rivet the two lower rivet lines on the front skins.
Side Skin Riveting #4
Same as yesterday. I finished all the riveting I could reach on the right skins, which turned out to be all of them but the
Side Skin Riveting #3
This time, I’m actually riveting side skins! I got a good start on getting the right side skins riveted in place today. Some of the