October 9, 2005 - Center Fuse |
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| Four of the ten center fuselage ribs have to have rib-holes enlarged. There is a starter hole to use the 1 1/2 inch drill bit on. | ||||||
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After the 1 1/2 inch hole is cut, you just cut on the green line with
the snips.
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The two inner-most ribs get a top section cut away. I used the
dremel-tool for this.
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| The new digital camera does great
up close.
Also, I had to cut snap-bushing holes in all the ribs, plus a couple of #12 holes in the inner-most ribs for some Adel Clamps. The plans are fairly straightforward on what you have to do to each rib. |
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| I put in over 11 hours on the RV over this rainy weekend. Most of it was spent prepping these 14 or so center fuselage ribs. Edge-smoothing, seaming, fluting. Fortunately, there is a couch and a TV in the basement. Watching the history channel and football helps get through the drudgery. | ||||||
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| Here's a close-up of the cut-out required in the two inner-most ribs. | ||||||
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