Title: Fuselage together
OK, I actually spent a very long time on this step today, but for me it was a culmination of a LOT of past work that's been lying around the shop, just waiting to be used. Here's what I did today: 1. Installed elevators in canard. The pins are a little stiff from some micro stuck in there, so I didn't drive them home - I'll pull and clean them, then do that next time. 2. Installed canard in fuselage. I didn't bolt it in, since it will probably come out again shortly, but at least I can finish hooking up the controls. 3. Installed mains in fuselage - this should be the final installation, unless finishing requires something weird. I hope it is. The studs were VERY firm going in, and even with my slide hammer it could be an all-day job getting them out again. I'd rather not. 4. Deployed nose gear. Doesn't sound like that big of a deal, but now I can roll the plane around, for the very first time! 5. Installed wings. I used a shop crane to help with this step, and WOW. WOW. If I had known how useful this would be I would have bought one on the first day I started the build! So all in all, the "plane" is more or less "together". I have a huge list of little junk to work on, mostly finishing various things that couldn't be finished until it was at this stage - rigging the last of the controls, getting the electrical and antennae wired up, installing and trimming all the fairings and other finishing items, doing the actual finishing, fixing the canopy hinges, etc. Oh, and I sort of need an engine and some instruments! But you can definitely see it coming together now!


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