Section 25 Finished!
The rivets around the COM-3-5 Bearings are double flush riveted, and the manual suggests -7’s. I used -6’s, which seem to fit into the countersink much better. The Bearing Brackets are riveted onto a cover…
Read MoreSection 25: Fwd Mid Fuse Bulkheads
25-03 Aft Center Section Bulkhead Assembly
I primed the Aft Center Section Bulkhead & Forward Center Section Bulkhead flanges after machine countersinking the nut plate and lower skin holes. Nutplates I riveted the nutplates onto both bulkheads, a quick job with…
25-02 Riveting & Reaming
Bulkhead Bottom Channel First of all the Bulkhead Side Channels and doublers are riveted onto the Bulkhead Bottom Channel. The manual gets you to temporarily cleco the Mid Fuselage Brace to the side channels to…
25 – Fwd Mid Fuse Bulkhead Preparation
As previously mentioned I’m going to finish the wings later when I’ve finally decided on wiring etc. So it’s time to move on to a new section and start building the forward fuselage! As always…