Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Fuselage Kit begins

Quick work was made of the tail kit, now on to the fuselage kit

Building part 1404 the aft center section bulkhead

Build part 1405, mid fuselage assembly 

Build of the forward center section bulkhead

Build center section seat ribs

Fit left and right outboard seat ribs

Rivet center section seat ribs to aft, center section bulkhead

Fit 1402 bulkhead assembly to center section seat ribs

Rivet doublers and stiffeners to bottom skin Dimpled #30 and #40 holes,
 Bottom skin section scuffed and primed 

Rivet center seat section to bottom skin

Build baggage rib assemblies, fit assemblies and ribs to bottom skin and center seat section.



Allen says that this airplane is wide (read comfortable)!  Great to see this progress on the fuselage.  At this pace we have one eye on Vans to see when the finishing kit will come out. Sun n Fun? Oshkosh? Who knows... 

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