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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
After the usual deburring, I used the drill press to machine countersink the #40 holes in the front of the F-01405F Brace. F-01405N Seat Back Adjustment Guides I separated the F-01405N’s and cleaned up the…
I decided to fit Beringer Brakes and wheels, and the delivery man brought them today! I ordered them from Adams Aviation here in the UK, and it took about 2 months for them to arrive….