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Tunnel sides riveted to muffler shroud ramp and cover bases riveted to forward bottom skins.
Tunnel sides riveted to muffler shroud ramp and cover bases riveted to forward bottom skins.
Forward center section bulkhead bolted and riveted to tunnel sides. Cover ribs riveted to cover bases and forward bottom skins.
Forward center section bulkhead bolted and riveted to tunnel sides. Cover ribs riveted to cover bases and forward bottom skins.
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.
Idler brackets riveted to bearing and bulkhead.
Not much to see today, but lots of preparatory work done with forward and center bottom skins, doublers, and stiffeners.
Tomorrow morning, the large center bottom skin will get dimpled and then the buildup of components on it will commence.
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.
