October 10, 2005 - Center Fuselage
Then the aft ribs get clecoed to the F-705 bulkhead.
October 10, 2005 - Center Fuselage |
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| Now comes the fun part -- clecoing the structure together. First the forward ribs get clecoed to the aft F-704 bulkhead. | ||||||
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Then the aft ribs get clecoed to the F-705 bulkhead.
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| Then you cleco together the two assemblies. There are center ribs on the side but they are not pre-drilled. I'll clamp and drill them later. | ||||||
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| A view from the rear. I wasn't able to cleco four of the ribs completely because some of the seat-belt bracket bases are too wide and need to be trimmed. Fortunately the brackets are bolted on so I can just remove them for trimming. But not tonight. I've had enough fun for one night. | ||||||
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