The remaining parts were removed yesterday for priming and are curing now. Plenty of access to work on the rudder pedals now.
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Month: July 2022
Deburr, degrease, prime (and repeat)
A whole day of priming the remaining parts.
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Verify eyebolts according SB0020
Recently SB0020 was released which requires verifying all eyebolts.
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Test fit remaining fuselage parts
The crate of the fuselage is almost empty. I’m curious where the remaining parts go and I temporarily added the seats.
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AP bracket, firewall and top rails test fit
To get a better understanding of how the other parts fit together I did a test fit of the firewall and the top rails.
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Joining floor, main spar with rear spar and rf
After weeks of preparation it was time to join the major assemblies.
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Soundproofing floor skins
Chances of fire between the floor is small so although the shipped soundproofing material is not super fireproof it’s fine to use there.
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Test fit main landing gear
Since it’s an easy access I did a test fit of the main landing gear.
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Fuselage bottom skin preparation
Several tasks were done to the fuselage bottom skin.
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Joining CF to the RF
All work that could be done to the RF at this time was done, so it was time to add the landing gear assembly to the RF.
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