5/28/98; 4.5 hrs; assembling longerons to firewall/F-604.
Here are some details of the firewall to F-604 assembly:
5/29/98; 3.0 hrs; more of the same...
6/1/98;4.5 hrs; assembled brake pedals; mounted pedal assembly in fuse.
Detail showing brake pedals; Make sure you build a right and left
pedal...
Pedal assembly ready to go into fuse. I haven't mounted the center bearing
block yet since the firewall recess hasn't been installed.
6/2/98; 4.25 hrs; modified and drilled seat ribs to F-604; installed
armrests.
The two center seat ribs are modified as shown so they can be removed to
facilitate installation of contol columns.
The fuse skeleton is taking shape...
6/6/98; 3.25 hrs; installed remaining ribs and stringers on right side of
fuse.
6/7/98; 1.75 hrs; did the following:
Everything lined up very nicely except one bulkhead which caused an inward
bow in the bottom stringers. After considerable head-scratching, I decided the easiest way
to resolve the problem was to cut the bulkhead as shown. This allowed the the stringers to
reflex back into the proper position. (The gap shows how much out of line the stringers
were.) I used a Dremel tool with cut-off wheel to make the cuts (you really need
a Dremel tool!).
The cuts were closed with .032 scrap which will be riveted in place. The
bulkheads now fit exactly as they should.
6/8/98; 4.5 hrs; primed a bunch of fuse stuff; began riveting fuse
skeleton.
6/9/98; 4.0 hrs; riveting fuse skeleton; installed tailwheel mount.
6/11/98; 4.0 hrs; removed, primed and revited various fuse skeleton stuff.
6/12/98; 1.0 hrs; completed riveting fuse skeleton; fuse ready for skin.
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