Sunday, November 12, 2017

Forward Fuselage, part 3 (4)

4 hours

Continuing to add more and more parts, starting with the firewall and floor stiffeners installed as well as all the little gussets.


Next I drilled the spar tunnel to the floor.  I was a little concerned about making sure it was perfectly straight, but by some ridiculous coincidence I noticed I could put my yardstick against it and install clecos in the empty holes behind it, and that held everything straight.


Finally, I installed the upper firewall.  Although the plans didn't mention it, I guess I needed to trim the lower corners off to clear the engine mount blocks.  Not too big of a deal; after some trial and error I got everything to fit and clecoed in place.




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