Another day deburring and priming of the parts that connect the RF to the CF.
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Category: Rear fuselage
Forward baggage compartment
More test fit work on the location where the RF and the CF join and test fit of the forward baggage parts.
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Connection RF and CF
Just some test fitting how the forward baggage compartment fits together and how the CF will connect.
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RF lower skins test-fit / hole misalignment
Time to test-fit the RF skins, the left skin fits without any issues but unfortunately the 4 mm holes of the right skin don’t align.
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Shoulder harness attachments 2
After a long time, working on other projects, I’m back on the Sling project. First thing is measuring the shoulder harness assemblies length as requested by Sling Aircraft.
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Rivet left and right skin 5
Alignment was good so it’s time to shoot some rivets.
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Alignment rear fuselage 2
Since I wasn’t sure if the 0.3 degrees misalignment is with tolerances I tried to improve this.
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Alignment rear fuselage 1
The rear fuselage should be straight so that the tail is straight and the airplane flies straight so I checked the alignment.
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Correct rib 8 / skins misalignment
After consulting TAF the solution for the misalignment was up-sizing to 4.8 mm rivets.
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Test fit bulkhead / baggage floor / top skin
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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