Fuselage underway and aileron mounting

Just some of the fuselage kit contents. What a vast quantity of bits & pieces!

Just some of the fuselage kit contents. What a vast quantity of bits & pieces!

Just some of the fuselage kit contents. What a vast quantity of bits & pieces!

Just some of the fuselage kit contents. What a vast quantity of bits & pieces!

Oh, yeah – and some more skins, too!

Right aileron mounted to wing.

First pieces of the mid-fuselage going together.

Priming time! Good thing I checked ahead for the overall fuselage diagram, as some of these parts won’t be primed. Instead, they’ll eventually receive the interior’s finish color paint.

Primer shot.

Doublers and side channels riveted to bulkhead bottom channel.

Wings, skins continued…

Clearance check of right wing aileron torque tube-to-bellcrank pushrod with aileron trim servo assembly installed.

Clearance check of right wing aileron torque tube-to-bellcrank pushrod with aileron trim servo assembly installed.

Right wing inboard inspection plate (with aileron trim servo assembly mounted) installed.

Overall view of right wing inboard inspection plate (with aileron trim servo assembly mounted) installed.

Right wing outboard bottom J-stiffener in place.

Right wing outboard bottom skin ready for riveting.

Right wing outboard bottom skin riveting in progress.

Wings, aileron mounting

Left aileron mounting underway.

Left aileron alignment template.

Left aileron mounting underway.

Left aileron mounted.

Left wingtip mounting underway.

Left wingtip mounting underway.

Left wingtip mounting underway.

Left wingtip mounting underway.

Left wingtip drilled and clecoed in place.

Left wingtip drilled and clecoed in place.

Left wingtip drilled and clecoed in place.

Wings, aileron components continued…

Aileron trim servo mount.

Aileron trim servo mount with servo installed.

Aileron trim servo mount with servo installed.

Aileron trim servo mount attached to access panel.

Aileron trim servo mount attached to access panel.

Autopilot roll servo installation in progress.

Autopilot roll servo installation complete.