Finally it’s time to rivet the arch skin and close the RF.
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Category: Rear fuselage
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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Arch skin fixes
The arch skin is a tight fit and fitted nicely, however some fixes were needed for a better result.
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Com antenna plate
The com antenna plate was not as easy as it looked like and took much more time than I thought.
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New RF middle top skin
Good news, I received the new RF middle top skin.
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BNC plug com antenna
Without the RF top skin installed it’s easier to crimp the BNC plug for the com antenna since the cable can be easily positioned at the correct length.
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Rear fuselage several minor tasks
After the paint of baggage compartment was cured some minor tasks could be done.
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Paint baggage compartment
Access to the baggage compartment for painting is now better, without the top skin, than later with the skin installed. So it’s time to paint to paint it.
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