Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Fuselage

Bellcrank Assembly ( 4 hrs )

Built Bellcrank Mount and AutoPilot Pitch Servo Bracket per Sect  36-06 and -07.  1st trimmed bracket, added optional 1.25" dia lightening hole.  Deburred holes & edges on both.  Machine C'sunk Mount for flush rivets holding 8 nutplates.  Primed both.   Riveted K1000 nutplates using my "Main Squeeze" - sure works great.  Although time to install Pushrods, decided to wait another day for paint curing before I remove masking  on Fuse interior (after touch ups yesterday).   Jumped to Sect 36-10 to assemble Control Sticks into Control Bases. These are the optional (upgrade) Sticks with Grips & wiring.  They're pre-drilled for mounting to base, which is good news.  Ready for Steps 4-8 @ Sect 36-10 (match drill and enlarge to enable bolting at joint).