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So Close…

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Post date October 29, 2023
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I’m getting so close to having this portion done. One-to-two more riveting sessions with a partner and I’ll be ready to tip the canoe. Or roll the canoe. Whatever they refer to it as. Canoe will be uprighted. Left to do: all rivets and fasteners immediately behind firewall, seal firewall, top of aft bulkheads, right […]

EP3.17 Preparing and Priming Fuselage Skins

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Post date October 14, 2023
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Interior Primer Complications

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Post date October 8, 2023
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The last few weeks have been spent prepping the cabin pieces to go back into the aircraft. This includes priming, which has become a major source of complications. When priming the longerons, I noticed a slight tendency for spots to “bloom” in the primer. With everything else I was battling, I kept moving forward. When […]