Fuselage – Page 4 – Builder's Log

Put a lid on it…

Today started with the time-consuming task of match-drilling the longerons to the skins. The angle aluminum longerons are a little

First split the F-1055 rudder stop skin stiffener pieces from a larger stamped piece and clecoed that in place. Then

Time consuming tasks today. Started out by fitting the two small aft bulkheads into the structure. Because of a little

A mixed bag day. First, I riveted up the trailing edge of the rudder. The trailing edge is straight, and

First step today was “using a rubber mallet, strike the longeron firmly near the bend mark.” Yeah, so basically you

There is another part I decided to replace… the tie down bar. When I had cut it, the thin bandsaw

More parts prep on the tailcone. Started with deburring the four large pieces of the F-1006 bulkhead. This took a

This entry includes 45 minutes of work from Tuesday (12/8). Work continues on the tailcode, primarily the time-consuming task of

I was joking with my hangar neighbor Dave yesterday that with all the backordered brackets, all assemblies in the empennage