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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.
The spar carrythrough “foot” in place for bottom skin riveting.
The spar carrythrough “foot” in place for bottom skin riveting.
Forward and mid fuselage placed on sawhorses with clecoing of overlapping bottom skins underway.
Cover panels and nutplates riveted.
Battery box priming underway.
Forward and mid fuselage lower structure overlap area primed.
Battery box riveted to firewall.
Forward and mid fuselage lower structures clecoed together.
Forward and mid fuselage lower structures clecoed together.
Yours truly with the work-in-progress.
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.
