Fuselage

Tri Gear set up for QB Fuselage ( 3 hrs )

Continued setting up QB Fuselage as Tri Gear following QBF-2 instructions.   Step 12: drilled two sets of 5 #27 holes for nutplates that attach Gear Leg Fairings later. These locations had been dimpled by QB builders (instructions callout these as exceptions to not dimple).  Required flatten each, drill and deburr - so another tweak to correct Van's build.  Per Sect 26-11, completed Steps 5 and 16 at QBF-2 (Sect 26-10 and -11) for riveting on the 10 nutplates.  Nancy operated rivet gun while I held bucking bar from inside fuselage.  Great teamwork !

  Step 7 was not done by QB Builders (see pics) - so I drilled two #19 holes and one 9/16" hole via uni-bit (assume for antenna mount).  

 

Removed cover plates at RH and LH Step per QBF-2 Step 18 (ref Sect 26-10).

removed temp cover plates for Step mounting