EP3.3 Bulkhead 705
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EP3.3 Bulkhead 705
EP3.2 Firewall, Bulkhead 704
Bulkhead 704
There was not a fill of work here, or at least not in the traditional sense. This part of the build was very technical. Very much nuts, bolts, and hardware, and less aluminum art. Maybe it is just the machined and anodized parts getting in my head. There’s a lot of rivets to attach all […]
Firewall “Complete”
Complete always comes with quotes. Nothing is ever “done” on this project… I primed the stiffeners and supports with the new white primer. I love the look. Everything was riveted together, but not without issues. Backriveting, no matter what I tried, did not produce great results. I’ve heard others have had this same issue. Best […]
EP3.1 Starting the Fuselage
Let the Fuselage Begin
We’re off and running on the fuselage. Starting with the firewall, I was able to get most of the supports clecoed to the stainless steel firewall. There are formed angles that have a “joggle” in them that I thought were malformed from the appearance versus the online image. Online shows a coordinated “lift” in the […]
Inventory
Well, as a birthday present to myself I went ahead and cracked the case to the fuselage. Inventory took about a week, two more parts organizers, and an overhaul of shelf space. I also had to cut up all the Van’s crates I paid hundreds for… Inventory was fairly uneventful. A handful of missing pieces, […]
Wings Complete!
The wings are done (for now) and pushed to the front of the garage! Now the next few days to weeks will be filled with inventorying the fuselage kit. What an exciting day! I have some serious counting to do, but also some serious reorganization. If I am to fit a full fuselage in here […]