Category: 30 – Fuselage

Alignment was good so it’s time to shoot some rivets.
Continue reading “Rivet left and right skin 5”

Since I wasn’t sure if the 0.3 degrees misalignment is with tolerances I tried to improve this.
Continue reading “Alignment rear fuselage 2”

The rear fuselage should be straight so that the tail is straight and the airplane flies straight so I checked the alignment.
Continue reading “Alignment rear fuselage 1”

After consulting TAF the solution for the misalignment was up-sizing to 4.8 mm rivets.
Continue reading “Correct rib 8 / skins misalignment”

Just a quick hour in the workshop to test fit the bulkhead and baggage floor and verify the length of the shoulder harness attachments with the top skin in place.
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After some thoughts about the location of the GMU 11 magnetometer it was time to mount the bracket.
Continue reading “Installation GMU 11 bracket”

I received 2 identical shoulder harness brackets, instead of 1 for the left side and 1 for the right side due to parts being mislabeled. TAF shipped a new one but the length was about a cm longer than the other one. So TAF shipped new ones with the same length and confirmed these were verified in an actual Sling 2.
Continue reading “Shoulder harness attachments”

A while ago I already primed the channels for the baggage floor, but not the baggage floor skin, so that needed to be done, as well as the bulkhead skin.
Continue reading “Prep and prime bulkhead and baggage floor”