Priming, painting and installing rivnuts.
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Month: April 2024
Bottom main carry through rivets
Rearranging the “table” to set these rivets.
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Nose wheel
Assembling the nose wheel was a bit more complicated than expected.
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Undercarriage start
Inventory of undercarriage parts.
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NACA ducts 1
Preparing the NACA ducts for installation.
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Seatbelt brackets
Installing the seatbelt brackets seemed like a quick task but took longer than expected.
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CF top skins
Prep and priming the 2 CF top skins.
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Rivet firewall
With the side skins on, the firewall can get riveted in place.
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Side skin hole plugs
In the new custom sideskins was a large hole that served no purpose. With plugs these holes were closed.
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Verify spar thickness
The wooden spacers are exactly the size of the slightly thicker wing-spars. However as an extra check I verified with test gauges if the spar entry is the correct size.
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