The Fuselage was assembled longerons down. F-28 and the Instrument Panel were inserted longerons up, rather than put a slit in the table.
CHAPTER 6 - FUSELAGE ASSEMBLY
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| The Fuselage was assembled longerons down. F-28 and the Instrument Panel were inserted longerons up, rather than put a slit in the table. |
The Fuselage bottom ready for glassing. A jig was made from the side jigs, conforming to the bottom curvature. This allowed attaching the bottom after cure. |
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| The Heat Duct, clamped and coerced into shape. |
The Seatback Brace and Map Pocket, supports taped in place. | |
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Assembled Fuselage, with vertical Firewall sides that mate with the AeroCAD bottom cowling. |
Assembled Fuselage, ready for contouring, with the one-piece (for now) AeroCAD Canopy, Turtleback and Cowling. |