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Ready for baggage ribs…
Step assemblies in progress…
Step assemblies complete.
Step assemblies in place and riveting underway.
All baggage ribs riveted to bulkhead.
Baggage ribs clecoed to center bottom skin and ready for riveting.
Baggage ribs clecoed to center bottom skin and ready for riveting.
Baggage ribs riveted to center bottom skin.
Baggage ribs riveted to center bottom skin.
All but two of the baggage ribs ready for dimpling.
Last two baggage ribs being primed.
All of the baggage ribs ready for what comes next.
Inboard seat rib angles riveted to aft gear brace assembly.
Seat rib assembly clecoed to center bottom skin.
Seat rib assembly clecoed to center bottom skin.
Seat rib assembly partially riveted to center bottom skin. Two of the baggage ribs have been clecoed in place to prevent the upper (actually aft) part of the skin from flopping over.
Seat rib assembly completely riveted to center bottom skin.
Seat rib assembly completely riveted to center bottom skin.
Outboard seat ribs have to be fluted to conform to the curve in the bottom skin. Done!
All the correct bolts lined up ready to attach the seat ribs to the aft center section bulkhead.
Bolting of those ribs in progress…
All happily bolted in place.
Seat ribs now fully riveted.
Baggage ribs and components ready for priming.
Bulkhead bottom channel clecoed to seat rib assembly.
Bulkhead bottom channel clecoed to seat rib assembly.
Bulkhead bottom channel riveting complete for now. The remaining seat ribs are riveted a bit later on.
