The Slider braces are riveted to the Longerons, time to drill the Canopy Deck Brackets. As with all parts fastened to the Longerons, there are no pri-drilled holes. So it is important to get the position exactly right. For the Canopy Deck it is easy. Just stick it next to […]
The last two weeks of 2019 are holidays (or at least I didn’t go to my day-job). This gave me a lot of opportunities to work on the plane between Christmas and New Year. I focused on tying up all kinds of loose ends and riveting the side skins. The […]
The Fuselage Side Skins are now riveted to some parts of the Tail and Center Section. Now I can start assembling all the auxiliary longerons and bulkheads inside the fuselage. There are three parts in the Center section: the baggage compartment, the Seats and the leg part. All three parts […]
Today I work with my Dad again, because I don’t see how I could rivet these parts by myself. With the Center section positioned correctly in relation to the Tail section we can start riveting. There are several layers of Skin and Ribs, they are all dimpled and should go […]
After having primed all the skins, auxiliary longerons and bulkheads, I can start dimpling all these parts. My favorite weapon for dimpling is the DRDT-2. First up are the holes for the stiffeners. I draw some lines on the inside of the skin of all the places I should NOT […]
Damn, I had so many parts primed, but still forgot the interior side panels of the baggage compartment. Bummer, now I need an additional prime session. Oh well, it turned out I missed some spots anyway. Before riveting the side skin to the fuselage there are some specific parts you […]
Today is primarily preparing the skins, longerons and bulkheads for priming. Because there have been questions on what materials I use, I will list them here. The first process is scuffing. The best is to do this after deburring, but before dimpling. The dimples will wear your scuff pads down […]