Tag: Clecoing

Fuselage, ribs, skins progress

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.

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.

Wings, skins progress

Aileron trim servo assembly.

Aileron trim spring brackets and springs installed on the pushrod.

Miserable, m-fk’ing micro-Molex connector installed.

Right wing inboard bottom skin clecoed for riveting.

Right wing inboard bottom skin riveted. What a bear!!