Tag: Bulkhead

Fuselage, ribs, skins underway

Back at it after a day away from the project for Jeanie’s birthday yesterday.

Lots of little jobs to do today – nutplates, bushing clips, seat rib doublers, routing angles, and crotch strap brackets were all riveted in place. Various bolt holes were also reamed to final sizes.

Outboard seat and baggage ribs must be fluted to match the curve of the center bottom skin. Shown in work here.

Outboard seat and baggage ribs must be fluted to match the curve of the center bottom skin. Shown in work here.

Fuselage, ribs progress

Bearing brace assemblies screwed and riveted to cover ribs and forward center section bulkhead.

Bearing brace assemblies screwed and riveted to cover ribs and forward center section bulkhead.

Assorted baggage ribs and doublers in work…

Baggage ribs and doublers primed and riveted.

Most of the seat ribs primed.

Fuselage construction continued…

Cover ribs getting some primer.

Forward center section side angles clecoed to forward center section bulkhead.

Forward center section side angles riveted to forward center section bulkhead.

Cover ribs bolted and riveted to forward center section bulkhead.

Fuselage construction

Side angles about to be deburred.

Side angles clecoed to center section bulkhead.

Bearing bracket assemblies completed.

Side angles ready for riveting to center section bulkhead.

Side angles being riveted to center section bulkhead. These rivets were beyond the reach of my squeezer and I really didn’t want to shoot & buck them, so I decided to use the C-frame. They came out great!

Side angles riveted to center section bulkhead.