Completed Baggage Floor riveting, including along rear Bulkheads.
Saturday, June 3, 2017
Friday, June 2, 2017
Fuselage
Baggage Floors ( 4 hrs )
Cont'd Sect 32-05 at Steps 6 & 7 riveting Baggage Floors to Fuse. About 80% done. Mostly blind rivets (LP4-3) but some flush 426 4-4 around perimeter. The blind rivets go quickly, but there are lots of them. Against the Fuse wall, used wedge to align pop rivet gun head. Added Seat Back Hinge too. "Taped" the clecos at mounting area for Flap control assembly - after I almost forgot not to rivet them....close call! The blue tape line is for the Side Panels to be added soon.
Cont'd Sect 32-05 at Steps 6 & 7 riveting Baggage Floors to Fuse. About 80% done. Mostly blind rivets (LP4-3) but some flush 426 4-4 around perimeter. The blind rivets go quickly, but there are lots of them. Against the Fuse wall, used wedge to align pop rivet gun head. Added Seat Back Hinge too. "Taped" the clecos at mounting area for Flap control assembly - after I almost forgot not to rivet them....close call! The blue tape line is for the Side Panels to be added soon.
Thursday, June 1, 2017
Furniture
Baggage Floor ( 3 hrs )
Riveted 18 nutplates around access openings for mounting LH & RH Steps. Challenging since a standard 3" yoke in the Main Squeeze was slightly too large for opening ( a 2.5" would have been OK !). Had to shift to Rivet Gun and bucking bar. Even my titanium bar was too long for a few locations - and otherwise was a bit awkward to manipulate and hold in positions. A couple locations required using a small steel bar I had from working really tight spaces on the Empennage - on it's narrow edge. It took longer than expected, but persistence paid off.
Riveted 18 nutplates around access openings for mounting LH & RH Steps. Challenging since a standard 3" yoke in the Main Squeeze was slightly too large for opening ( a 2.5" would have been OK !). Had to shift to Rivet Gun and bucking bar. Even my titanium bar was too long for a few locations - and otherwise was a bit awkward to manipulate and hold in positions. A couple locations required using a small steel bar I had from working really tight spaces on the Empennage - on it's narrow edge. It took longer than expected, but persistence paid off.
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Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Fuselage
Baggage Area ( 4 hrs )
Started riveting LH & RH Baggage Floor into Fuse per Sect 32 at Steps 1-6. I'd prepped floors couple weeks ago, so today I jumped right into riveting. These aligned well after some "negotiating" into position. Added blue tape along Side Panel rivet line, to avoid prematurely doing those. 24 nutplates done alone central access opening.
Started riveting LH & RH Baggage Floor into Fuse per Sect 32 at Steps 1-6. I'd prepped floors couple weeks ago, so today I jumped right into riveting. These aligned well after some "negotiating" into position. Added blue tape along Side Panel rivet line, to avoid prematurely doing those. 24 nutplates done alone central access opening.
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Fuselage
Finish Aft to Forward Fuselage joint (2 hrs )
Finished Sect 30 ! Nancy helped complete Steps 5-8 so all riveting done joining Aft to Forward Fuse. Included final Baggage Ribs to Bulkhead. Next: Sect 32, Baggage Area to install Floors and Side Covers. (completed Sect 31 earlier - fuel system installation).
Finished Sect 30 ! Nancy helped complete Steps 5-8 so all riveting done joining Aft to Forward Fuse. Included final Baggage Ribs to Bulkhead. Next: Sect 32, Baggage Area to install Floors and Side Covers. (completed Sect 31 earlier - fuel system installation).
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Fuselage
Aft to Forward Fuselage ( 2 hrs )
Nancy and I riveted Step 5 & 6 along Bottom Skins and LH Side Skins. Only RH Side remains - and looking good ! as clecos disappear. Working these steps with Fuse on its side enables Nancy to use rivet gun on outside while I lean inside with bucking bar. I can access behind the bulkheads better than I'd imagined, too.
Nancy and I riveted Step 5 & 6 along Bottom Skins and LH Side Skins. Only RH Side remains - and looking good ! as clecos disappear. Working these steps with Fuse on its side enables Nancy to use rivet gun on outside while I lean inside with bucking bar. I can access behind the bulkheads better than I'd imagined, too.
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Fuselage
Fuse to Aft Fuselage ( 3 hrs )
Rolled Fuselage onto RH side so access rivets along bottom skins and Bulkheads. Steps 1-3 completed, and 1/2 done Step 4 (Baggage Ribs to bottom fore/aft) for Sect 30-08. Some were best done by myself reaching inside for Bulkheads to Baggage Rib rivets, others Nancy helped w/ rivet gun at Bottom Skin outside while I bucked from inside. Teamwork !
Rolled Fuselage onto RH side so access rivets along bottom skins and Bulkheads. Steps 1-3 completed, and 1/2 done Step 4 (Baggage Ribs to bottom fore/aft) for Sect 30-08. Some were best done by myself reaching inside for Bulkheads to Baggage Rib rivets, others Nancy helped w/ rivet gun at Bottom Skin outside while I bucked from inside. Teamwork !
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