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March 2007 Fuselage

March 1st  Cleco'd aft lower fuselage together for drilling

March 3rd  Drilled J channels (not all holes), flanged the 711 and 712 bulkheads to match skins

March 4th  Finished drilling the aft fuselage

March 5th  Deburred tailcone parts

March 6th  Dimpled tailcone parts

March 8th  Prepped, primed, and painted aft tail section parts, primed J channels

March 9th  Started clecoing tailcone back together, riveted 711, 712, and WD409

March 10th  Started riveting the tailcone

March 11th  Riveted 773 side skins to J channels and bulkheads

March 12th  Made some workshop changes, riveted 712 to skins, started center section with F-916C spacers

March 13th  Made two more F-716B's, prepped seat ribs, cut out top of rib for controls

March 17th  Worked on the little plates for the inboard ribs

March 18th  Seat ribs, baggage ribs, bottom center skin

March 19th  Tapped seat rib platenuts, made wood spar spacers

March 20th  Remade wood spacers, drilled 704H's and 776 skin to 704

March 22nd  Disassembled center section, deburred parts

March 24th  Started dimpling, primed seat and baggage ribs

March 25th  Primed/painted some parts, started riveting seat ribs to 704B, made a big mistake

March 26th  Riveted 705 bulkhead to seat and baggage ribs

March 27th  Torque'd seat rib bolts, riveted 776 bottom center skin, attached 704 forward half

March 29th  Cleco'd baggage and seat skins to ribs, drilled holes

March 31st  Fit F-715 side ribs to center section, drilled flap bearing brackets

 

April 2007 Fuselage

February 2007 Fuselage

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