February 18, 2006 - Fwd Fuse Gussets |
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| I started on the F-695 forward fuselage gussets that fasten the main longerons to the angle frame of the firewall. They come slightly pre-bent but I needed to bend them more to get them to lie flat on both the main longerons and the firewall angle. I bent them by putting the gusset in the vise and whacking it with the rubber hammer. There was a lot of back and forth: bend the gusset in the vise, check it on the fuselage, back to the vise, check on the fuse, .... | ||||||
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Once the gussets fit reasonably well, it was time to drill the holes,
according to the drawings. Fourteen holes along the long edge, and
five across the shrot edge.
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| Then I drilled the main longeron and firewall angle bracket using the gusset as a template. I used clamps at first to secure the gusset. | ||||||
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The gussets, drilled, bent and edge-smoothed.
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| The main Longeron and firewall angle after drilling. | ||||||
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| The gusset in place. | ||||||
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