Construction Blog and Builder's Resource
Major components of the canopy release mechanism completed.
Canopy cradles painted.
Cowl attach piano hinges and hinge shims.
Forward top skin ready for dimpling.
Forward top skin clecoed in place.
Forward top skin clecoed in place.
Forward top skin clecoed in place.
Cowl attach piano hinges and hinge shims drilled & clecoed in place.
Lower cowling hinges drilled and clecoed in place.
Right side skin dimpled.
Right side skin with stiffeners partially riveted in place.
Right side skin clecoed in place.
Right side skin clecoed in place.
Both side skins clecoed in place.
Both side skins clecoed in place.
Left side skin riveted.
Left side skin riveted.
Right side skin riveted.
Right side skin riveted.
Left side skin sealed to firewall.
Yours truly with the fuselage-in-progress…
Left side skin dimpling underway…
Finally, at long last, the control column is installed. What a bear that was! Each end is bolted through a bearing and the correct number of washers had to be arrived at through trial and error, such that lateral preload was eliminated and, after tightening, it still moves effortlessly through its entire range of motion. I sincerely hope to never have to do this task again. Argh.
Forward bottom skins dimpled.
Forward bottom skins dimpled.
Floor stiffeners and antenna doublers riveted to forward bottom skins.
Muffler ramp components primed.
Muffler ramp components awaiting final assembly.
