Category: Tailcone

Fuselage, tailcone joining

Aft and forward fuselage segments being initially positioned for joining.

Aft and forward fuselage segment joining underway.

Aft and forward fuselage segments joined!

Aft and forward fuselage segments joined!

The fuselage joining crew; thanks to all!! — with Jean Balch and Paul Chuchel.

Bulkheads clecoed in place.

Fuselage, tailcone progress

Bulkhead components ready for priming.

Bulkhead components primed.

Bulkhead components test fit to the tailcone.

Tailcone turned 90-degrees to facilitate aft fuselage service bulletin installation.

Tailcone turned 90-degrees to facilitate aft fuselage service bulletin installation. Believe it or not, both Jean and I managed to crawl in there (not simultaneously!) to complete the SB work.

Aft fuselage doubler installed per the service bulletin.

Wings, skins progress and fuselage arrival

Fuselage kit arrival and offloading.

Fuselage kit arrival and offloading. This part always makes me nervous. I couldn’t even watch the manhandling on the lift gate.

Fuselage kit safe and sound in the airplane factory/garage. 

So neatly packed…

Inventory sheets and fresh plans/instruction manual pages right on top!

Right wing outboard bottom skin riveting continues. Nearly done now.

Right wing outboard bottom skin riveting continues. Nearly done now.

Inventory commences…