33-02 to 03 Rudder Pedal Anodising
I decided to get the rudder pedals anodised for durability. So seeing as work on the Rudder & Brake system is not that far in the future, I assembled the parts and final drilled as…
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Section 30 Fuselage Join Complete!
Another couple of sessions saw the fuselage join riveting finished. We followed the manual advice concerning riveting order closely again. The one’s up the fuselage sides and top were straightforward to set, especially with being…
Section 30 – Rotisserie and Rivets
We fabricated a front rotisserie pivot from some steel strips, bent into struts to provide clearance from the firewall attachments. These are secured using temporary longeron bolts. To provide rigidity for the steel struts we…
Section 30 – The Join!
We decided to try positioning the fuselage on the workbenches, and it worked nicely. Having offered the parts up together, all looked good. So I applied JC5A to all the primed mating surfaces before we…
29-21 & 58-02 Last jobs before the Join
Yaw Servo Mount I temporarily screwed the Yaw Servo Mount to the Pitch Servo Mount and clamped it to the bulkhead. I found it easier to set the rivets with the gun with the…
29-19 & 20 Seat Brace & Preparing Section 30 parts
Bulkheads Lots of nutplates to attach on the Bulkheads. Shoulder Harness Lugs I used the squeezer for these rivets. I just stopped myself from riveting the Lug Clips on the wrong side! Seat Brace Easy…
36-06 & 07 Elevator Bellcrank Assembly, 58-02 Yaw Servo Mount
Here’s the Yaw servo mount riveted together ready for fitting in the Aft Fuselage. But first I need the Elevator Bellcrank Mount … Squeezed the rivets on the Elevator Bellcrank Assembly. The F-1037A Bellcrank Angles…
Lost rivet set!
I spent a fruitful 30 minutes hunting for a rivet set. The flippin thing had obviously had enough of the rivet gun thumping it and decided it fancied a break being a cleco!
29 and some 30. Even a bit of 36! Preparing parts for the Fuselage Join
Brace I moved on preparing the remaining parts required before the fuselage join. The F-01457 Gussets are clamped in position so the Upper Longerons can be match drilled. Bulkhead Bar Assemblies I re-installed the Bulkhead…
29-18 Root Fairing Attach Angles
I’d already fluted, dimpled and primed the Attach Angles whilst waiting for my rivet partner Tim to be available for the side skin riveting. Vans suggest you leave two nutplates on the F-14120 Angles until…