First time sitting more or less in the correct flying position. I’d just completed riveting the fuel line brackets to the cover ribs.
Various fuel system components ready for installation.
Fuselage, fuel system underway
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Fuselage, tailcone joining continued…
Fuselage join riveting underway.
Fuselage join riveting underway. — with Jean Balch.
Fuselage join riveting complete. We have a canoe!
Fuselage join riveting complete. We have a canoe!
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.
