December 12, 2005 - Forward Fuselage |
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| I trimmed the forward end of the longeron so there is 3/4" of space between the end of the longeron and the end of the skin. Then I drilled the longeron to the forward end. | ||||||
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A rare family member sighting in the vicinity of the project!
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| I clecoed the forward bottom skin. The pre-drilled holes matched perfectly with the center bottom skin and the side skins. At moments like these, you can't say enough great things about Van's Aircraft Company. | ||||||
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I made four "straps" and drilled them to the F-704 bulkhead sides,
longerons and side skins.
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| And then it was time to clamp the firewall in place. | ||||||
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| The firewall from a different perspective. | ||||||
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| Per the instructions, I drew a line down the middle of the firewall bottom angle. | ||||||
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A happy camper.
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| Yet another firewall image. The image doesn't capture how big the fuselage is. | ||||||
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A good look at the forward bottom skin.
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