Tag: Painting

Finish, components underway

Elastomer pad installed and safetied.

Nose gear elastomers installed to nose gear link. All hardware for gear mounting located and bushings fit to weldments as necessary.

Interior miscellany deburred and dimpled as necessary. Nutplates and doubler riveted.

Interior miscellany deburred and dimpled as necessary. Nutplates and doubler riveted.

Some of the interior miscellany being painted. More to follow tomorrow.

I did all these parts as get-aheads, since I need to dispose of the crate prior to landing gear installation on Tuesday. Space in my garage is at an ever-increasing premium.

Finish, seats under assembly

Seatback assembly painting underway.

Seatback hinge pins ready for installation.

Seatback assemblies fully painted.

As much as I’d like to install them now, I need the room in the fuselage for the many tasks yet remaining in there. Once the seat cushions arrive, I’ll temporarily install the left seatback to test the rudder pedal position I selected (middle). I really (major understatement!) don’t want to change that at this point in the project. So, fingers crossed for the time being.