October 16, 2005 - Center Fuselage |
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Here I am drilling the ribs to the F-704 bulkhead.
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| Once that was done, I was ready to bolt the forward and aft F-704 bulkheads together, with the plywood spacers between them. To do that, I had to flip the center fuselage assembly rightside up. | ||||||
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OK, the forward and aft bulkheads are temporarily bolted together.
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| Here's a closeup of the plywood spacer in between the bulkheads. I used 7/16" bolts from the aviation section of the local hardware store. The nuts are just hand-tightened. | ||||||
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| With the forward and aft F-704
bulkheads together, it was time to cleco and drill the F-704 side pieces.
Except for a few things, the center fuselage assembly is ready to be taken apart and prepped for final riveting. This is starting to get fun! |
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