Bottom Center Skin
This is a look from the place where the firewall will be all the way down to the tail. The next to photo’s show the conical bend from the front side skin to the tail bottom skin. Time: 6 Hours, Rivets: 0/0 Video No video made.
Month: October 2019
Tail meets Center
Important milestone is marrying the center to the tail section. The tail is on one table, where the center is on the other table. I can roll the center section towards the tail section. Both tables can roll, so it’s easier to maneuver them. The baggage ribs need to go […]
Floor Plates
Short entry, where I did mostly priming a lot of parts and clecoed the floor plates. Not really substantial stuff, a lot of small things and preparations for attaching the center section to the tail section. Time: 4 Hours, Rivets: 0/0 (2019-10-12) Time: 4 Hours, Rivets: 10/0 (2019-10-13) Video No […]
Rivet Center Section
Just like the fuselage side and bottom skin, riveting the center section (specifically the bottom skin) is a two man job. Today my dad helped me with the center section. First the seat ribs need to be bolted and riveted ta the aft part of the main bulkhead. Now the […]
Assemble Center Section
Up to this point a single table was just fine. Now it looks like I need two. Also with the construction becoming bigger and bigger it is harder to find a suitable way to work on it. Here I try attaching the bottom skin, while the construction is laying on […]