Next step is match-drilling the undrilled holes in the new left side skin.
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Month: October 2023
More fuselage alignment
To further analyze I installed the nose gear fork and did some more measurements.
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Fuselage alignment
Since I don’t have the holes in the side skins for the main spar carry through I have to be 100% that the fuselage is aligned correctly before drilling these holes.
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Main gear shim 1
According specification the main gear should fit in landing gear channel with a gap of maximum 0.5 mm, otherwise a shim is needed.
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New CF side skins
Because my main spars are a bit thicker the holes in de side skins didn’t line up perfectly. I received new side skins without these holes.
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Strengthen console skins
The console skins are still a bit flimsy. Normally they are attached to the parachute-box, but since I’m building without a parachute, some strengthening is required.
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Rivet arch skin
Finally it’s time to rivet the arch skin and close the RF.
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Interior lights backing plates
For the interior lights there are eight 3 mm holes, but so close to the edge that no rivnuts could fit in, for that I made a backing plate.
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Minor tweaks arch skin
Some more minor tweaks were needed before the arch skin could be riveted.
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Rivet RF middle top skin
After all preparations, installing the RF middle top skin was an easy job.
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