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Builder Name:Andrew Broxholme   -  
Project:   Vans - RV-14A   -   VIEW REPORTS
Total Hours:299.5
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Total Expense:$57938.68
Start/Last Date:Mar 15, 2021 - No Finish Date
 
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Sep 09, 2023     S29 - Forward Fuselage, Assembly - (1.5 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Inastalled left and right intercostal ribs and completed rivetting of the reinforcing gussets for the mid fuselage brace.

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Sep 03, 2023     S29 - Forward Fuselage, Assembly - (1.5 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Fitted the mid fuselage brace and started rivetting in the supporting gussets, adds a lot of ridgidity to forward fuselage, its also where the rollover structure attaches. Still a bit of work and some tricky rivets to do.

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Aug 30, 2023     s29 - Forward fuselage parts - (1 hour)       Category: Fuselage
Started assembly of the mid fuselage brace, fitted the seat back adjustment guides, working on the little plastic parts that screw to the top which are fabricated from a stip of stock material.

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Aug 24, 2023     S29 - Forward Fuselage, Parts preparation - (1.5 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Cleaning up the parts for the mid-fuselage brace and seat back support, also part of the rollover structure.

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Aug 19, 2023     S29 - Forward Fuselage, Assembly - (1 hour) Category: Fuselage
Rivetted in the brace supports, twice because I had to remove and replace the first one because I derformed the rivet closest to the side. Gathered together and started working on the parts for the mid fuselage brace, part of the roll over cage structure.
 
Aug 18, 2023     S29 - Forward Fuselage, Assembly - (1 hour)       Category: Fuselage
Installed final wing fairing brackets and then fitted the nutplates, filled in further missing rivets on left hand side, not many left too do now.

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Aug 17, 2023     S29 - Forward Fuselage, Assembly - (1 hour) Category: Fuselage
Finished off the final rivets aft of the spar atachment and rivetted on the top fuselage wing fairing strips plus some tricky rivets, will fit the remaining nut plates next session once I have completed more of the fuselage skin forward of the spar.
 
Aug 12, 2023     S29 - Forward Fuselage, Assembly - (1.5 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Rivetting the left hand side skin working forward so that I can attach the wing fairing strips, I had left quite a few tricky rivets hence the time involved on this session but almost done aft of the spar. Pulled back the vinyl so I good scuff the skin to prime underneath the wing fairings.

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Aug 07, 2023     S29 - Forward Fuselage, Assembly - (1.5 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Almost completed the rivetting on the starboard right side with only a handful of nasty rivets remaining, need a rivet buddy to do them and I'll get to the same stage on the other side then tackle them in a single session.

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Aug 03, 2023     S29 - Forward Fuselage, Assembly, Remedial - (1 hour) Category: Fuselage
Had to remove the right side flap bracket to get out the cherry rivets that I put in without dimpling the wing fairing, a real pain. Flap bracket reattached and can now rerivet the wing fairing
 
Jul 31, 2023     S29 - Forward Fuselage, Assembly - (1 hour) Category: Fuselage
Well that was a frustrating hour, started ok as I rechecked the instructions and then rivetted in the forward fairing, then dimpled the fairing strips ready for nutplates, for whatever reason you dimple after installing on the fuselage, then installed all bar one of the nutplates. However the two small cherry rivets, which are countersunk around the flap mounting bracket, holes weren't dimpled, but me being an idiot put the rivets in, then realised I would have to take the fairing strip off to dimple the two holes, not a biggie in the scheme of things but really a case when I did know better but went ahead and made a mistake anyway, maybe just for the heck of it, at least this week I have managed to do something....
 
Jul 23, 2023     S29 - Forward Fuselage, Assembly - (1.5 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Cleaned up the last two wing fairing angles and started fitting them to the right side of the fuselage, needed to fit a few last rivets before installing the first one. Had a workshop visit from members of local aeroclub and the local Sport Aviation chapter, temporarily attached two halves of fuselage and with wing spar alongside can see just how big aircraft will be.

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Jul 22, 2023     S29 - Forward Fuselage, Parts preparation - (2 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Cleaning up and priming of the wing root fairing attachment angles

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Jul 01, 2023     S29 - Forward Fuselage, Assembly - (1.5 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Back to work on the project after being away for almost two weeks and then needing to get other things organised. Doesn't look a whole lot different after 90 minutes of work as its about installing rivets, especially in the trickier places.

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Jun 03, 2023     S29 - Forward Fuselage, Assembly - (1 hour) Category: Fuselage
Almost done on the right side skin, flap bearing plate installed and only a handful of hard to reach rivets to go, will get to same stahe on the left side next then get some help.
 
May 29, 2023     S29 - Forward Fuselage, Assembly - (1 hour) Category: Fuselage
Further rivetting of the left side skin to the stiffners and ribs, have completed most of the rear half, next step is to put fuel sealant on the firewall edge and top forward section before rest of rivets are set.
 
May 28, 2023     S29 - Forward Fuselage, Assembly - (1.5 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Fitted the two firewall penetration fittings into place with fuel tank sealant and sealed along the top and forward edge of the right side fuselage skin, clecoed into place while it cures, then will go back over and put last rivets in right side skin, have made a start on rivetting left side skin starting with the area above the spar carry through.

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May 23, 2023     S29 - Forward Fuselage, Assembly - (2.5 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Rivetting the right side skin to the fuselage frames and bulkheads, not so much the quantity of rivets as to the variation in size and type, mixture of flush and standard rivets, AN3's and AN4's plus having to leave certain ones out so it was a slow careful process of workig through the rivet plan. The other side will be easier. The closeup of the flap attachment bracket area is a good example of rivets left out until later in process.

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May 20, 2023     S29 - Forward Fuselage, Assembly - (1 hour) Category: Fuselage
Starting at center section and working aft then forward, rivetting the skin to the bulkheads, longerons and skin stiffners, will be quite a few hours work, need to be careful because some rivets are done later due to wing fairing plates, flap attachment brackets etc, Will add a photo once a bit more is done.
 
May 20, 2023     S29 - Forward fuselage fitout - (1.5 hours)       Category: Fuselage
For the last time the right side skin is fitted into position and its not coming off again, clecoed in many of the intermediate stiffners and additional support and have started some of the skin to bulkhead rivetting. I installed it with the fuselage on its side but its now on my bench as it was too awkward to rivet sideways.

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May 19, 2023     S29 - Forward fuselage assembly - (1 hour)       Category: Fuselage
Rivetted the first of the skin stiffners and reinforcing plate to the left side skin, then attached the upper drag fitting, it sure aint going to come off. Came up with what I thought was a clever way to support the skin prior to it being installed, holding it upright made it easy to rivet the parts to the skin.

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May 17, 2023     s29 - Forward fuselage parts - (1 hour)       Category: Fuselage
Enough is enought, still have a few more but am going to start attaching what I've prepared.

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May 16, 2023     s29 - Forward fuselage parts - (1.0 hour)       Category: Fuselage
Further fuselage parts being prepared for installation, have enough to take a break and start some assembly work.

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May 13, 2023     s29 - Forward fuselage parts - (1 hour)       Category: Fuselage
Building a nice collection of left and right fuselage side skin parts, getting near half way.

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May 09, 2023     s29 - Forward fuselage parts - (1 hour) Category: Fuselage
A few more parts deburred, primed and dimpled ready for attachment once the skin is fitted
 
May 08, 2023     s29 - Forward fuselage parts - (1 hour)       Category: Fuselage
Started work preparing the stiffners and additional fuselage skin ribs for installation on the skin, a few go on before its rivetted then the rest to complete the structure, lots of parts to seperate, clean up and prime.

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May 07, 2023     s29 - Forward fuselage parts - (1 hour) Category: Fuselage
Completed countersinking of the left side upper and lower longerons and side skin plates, refitted to the skin. Now going to work on the other skin reinforcing parts ahead of permanently attacjhing the skins.
 
May 02, 2023     S29 - Forward Fuselage, Parts preparation - (2 hours) Category: Fuselage
Trial fir and final drill left side fuselage skin, remove, debur and prime, just finished dimpling it, last job before next phase of assembly is machine countersinking of side plate and left side upper and lower longerons, already have photos of right side parts.
 
Apr 26, 2023     S29 - Forward fuselage assembly - (1.5 hours)       Category: Fuselage
End of the first stage of preparation for right side fuselage skin with it back on the airframe, some rivetting to start on but still quite a few components before it is permanently attached, have started the prep work for the left side skin, this needs some final drilling before its primed and dimpled. It really does look like an aeroplane fuselage now with the right side skin temporarily reattached.

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Apr 23, 2023     S29 - Forward fuselage fitout - (1 hour)       Category: Fuselage
Missed a few bolts in the area of the control column assembly which is why it took an hour to get it fitted. I've tightened up the nuts and doesn't seem to be any play but have posted on facebook to get some guidance on whether shims will be needed or a different combination of washers.

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Apr 22, 2023     S29 - Forward fuselage assembly - (1 hour)       Category: Fuselage
Removed the gear support braces so that I could complete the rivetting of the lower forward and center section skins, support braces reinstalled.

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Apr 21, 2023     S29 - Forward fuselage fitout - (1.5 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Completed countersinking of the longerons for the right side skin and side plate, rivetted most of the hard to reach rivets that join the forward fuselage and center section with the help of Maaka. Need to remove the main gear braces to do the last few rivets, misread the instructions as I had torqued up the bolts so will likely buy new locknuts.

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Apr 20, 2023     s29 - Forward fuselage parts - (1 hour) Category: Fuselage
Scuffed and primed both side of the right fuselage skin prior to dimpling for installation
 
Apr 19, 2023     S28 - Forward Fuselage, Parts preparation - (1 hour)       Category: Fuselage
Test fitted the right side skin and longerons to fuselage, final drilled the holes that needed upsizing to #30 and marked out the areas of the skin that do and DO NOT get dimpled and started countersinking the longerons and side plate. Once that is done I can scuff and prime them dimple the skin ready for it to be attached, likely a few more hours yet but it looked cool sitting on the fuselage.

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Apr 17, 2023     s29 - Forward fuselage parts - (1.5 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Completed the left side upper longeron assembly and started preparing the right side skin by removing the vinyl around the rivets, will match drill then scuff and prime. big skins make me nervous after my opps on the aft fuselage skin, these are very big hence very expensive to get another if you mess up.

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Apr 16, 2023     s29 - Forward fuselage parts - (2 hours) Category: Fuselage
Completed the second lower forward longeron assembly and have now completed the right side upper longeron and have started work on the left side assembly.
 
Apr 14, 2023     s29 - Forward fuselage parts - (1.5 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Assembled the first part of the control system which can be fitted once the floor is rivetted and worked on the lower longeron assemblies which involves removing quite a bit of material then smoothing everything out and priming, right side ready to rivet together, left side shown test-assembled.

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Apr 13, 2023     S28 - Forward Fuselage, Assembly - (1 hour)       Category: Fuselage
More rivetting of the lower fuselage skins to the bulkheads and ribs, tricky to get to some of these and will have to remove the lower gear drag brace which I'd rather not do but unavoidable, instructions really not clear.

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Apr 09, 2023     S29 - Forward fuselage assembly - (1 hour)       Category: Fuselage
Clecoed in all the lower fuselage skins and final drilled for the rivets through skins into lower drag fittings, sizeable cherry rivets.

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Apr 08, 2023     S29 - Forward fuselage fitout - (1 hour)       Category: Fuselage
Prepared and installed the right side reinforcing plate and drag fitting which must be match drilled then removed, deburred and primed. Now need to make a brace so I can stand the whole assembly on its side so that the skin can be rivetted from underneath where it overlaps.

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Dec 05, 2022     S26 - Center section assembly - (0.5 hour) Category: Fuselage
All done on section 26 except haven't torqued up the bolts on the front spar yet, will put a tag on them so I don't forget, need to get the right tools for that. Final tasks was fitting the baggage area stiffner and rivetting in the bottom of the side baggage area ribs, now back to the aft fuselage.
 
Dec 04, 2022     S26 - Center section assembly - Remedial - (2.5 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Fitted two parts to the step assembly the wrong way around, left on right side and vice versa, they were seperated from a single piece and did not look that different and it was only when I tried to rivet the skin down onto the baggage ribs that it just would not fit properly, had to remove quite a few rivets to allow me to get at the bracket and remove them and switch them over, rivet them back in place then rerivet the skin down to the ribs, lesson learned. The first two pictures show the parts before removal, because you don't rivet all the way back to the end of the ribs I didn't cleco back that far either, but it also explains the slight alignment issue with them the wrong way around, if it don't fit, you have done something wrong....

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Dec 03, 2022     S26 - Center section assembly - (1.5 hours) Category: Fuselage
Rivetting of the lower fuselage skin to the baggage area ribs, quite tricky because the rivets toward the middle are difficult to reach but I ended up making a support block and standing sideways on the floor which made it easier to reach most of the rivets. Will need to double check some of them and the area near the step isn't sitting flush, something not quite right in that area.
 
Dec 01, 2022     S26 - Center section assembly - (1.5 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Rivetted in the step assemblies onto the center section then remaining baggage ribs, some very tight corners to work in but now ready to final rivet most of the lower skin to the baggage ribs but leaving a section at the back where the rear fuselage overlaps.

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Dec 01, 2022     s26 - Step assembly - (1.5 hours) Category: Fuselage
A very tricky structure to assemble and rivet together some rivets could be squeezed but quite a few need to be driven and there wasn't a lot of space for even small bucking bars to get properly behind rivet, probably mot difficult bit since I fitted nose ribs to horizontal stabiliser. Still have to complete rivetting the inner baggage rib with seat belt attachments then it can be fitted to middle bulkhead.
 
Nov 30, 2022     S26 - Center section assembly - (1.5 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Completed the assembly and preparation of the baggage area ribs and started on the assembly of the external step, the baggage ribs are only clecoed in at this point as the step assembly has more work to be done before its fitted to the center bulkhead and lower skin.

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Nov 27, 2022     S26 - Center section assembly - (2 hours)       Category: Fuselage
First use of a friend to help set the last few rivets in the middle of the lower fuselage to seat ribs to skin process, just could not reach far enough to have enough control over the gun and buckling bar simultaneously, Also should have read ahead a little as it was a pain to rivet the gear brace brackets to the inner rib because the holes were slightly undersized for the blind rivets, so what I though would take 30 minutes, ended up taking 2 hours in total.

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Nov 26, 2022     S26 - Cabin and baggage area floor - (2 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Completed back rivetting the aft gear brace, then had to remove two parts that I had fitted wrong way around, left side on the right and vise versa, then seat rib assembly lowered into place (it fits better if above mentioned parts are the right way around) and in the process of rivetting it to the seat ribs and bulkheads.

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Nov 26, 2022     s26 - Aft gear brace assembly - (1 hour) Category: Fuselage
Rivetted the aft gear assembly together after upsizing the holes to match what the plans said to use, holes were only #40 but called out rovets were AD4's. Now clecoed into place ready to back rivet to lower fuselage skin after which the seat rib structure can be fitted into place.
 
Nov 24, 2022     S26 - Center section lower skin assembly - (1 hour)       Category: Fuselage
Beginning assembly of aft gear brace structure, instructions appear to be incomplete as holes don't match the rivets called out to assemble it.

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Nov 23, 2022     S26 - Center section lower skin assembly - (1 hour) Category: Fuselage
Completed dimpling the lower skin, bit of a trial with lots of rivet holes to do and c-frame was only just big enough, also deburred and primed the aft gear brace parts.
 
Nov 22, 2022     S26 - Center section lower skin assembly - (2 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Preparing and installing the doublers and reinforcing structures that are to be fitted to the lower fuselage forward skin prior to attaching it to the seat rib and bulkhead structure already built. The stiffeners and doubler are back rivettted and pretty happy how the first batch turned out, first time I've used that back rivet set for a decent series of rivets.

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Nov 20, 2022     S25 - F1403 Forward center section skins - (1 hour)       Category: Fuselage
Completed the initial priming of the center section lower fuselage skin and the left and right forward lower fuselage skins, it really gives you a sense of how big this plane is, thats the biggest part so far, now will start work on attaching the smaller components and dimpling it ready for attachment to the center section bulkheads and seat ribs already completed.

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Nov 19, 2022     S26 - Center section lower skin assembly - (1 hour) Category: Fuselage
Deburred and primed one side of the center section lower skin and the two extensions that for the base of the cockpit, tomorrow will scuff, deburr and prime the other side.
 
Nov 18, 2022     S26 - Cabin and baggage area floor - (1 hour)       Category: Fuselage
Attached the center bulkhead to the seat ribs then fitted the completed idler bracket assembly to the bulkhead.

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Nov 17, 2022     S26 - Cabin and baggage area floor - (1 hour)       Category: Fuselage
Last pair of baggage area ribs with seat belt attachment brackets.

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Nov 16, 2022     S26 - Cabin and baggage area floor - (1 hour)       Category: Fuselage
Completed first pair of baggage area ribs that also carry the seatbelt attachment brackets, second pair to be finished tomorrow.

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Nov 14, 2022     S26 - Cabin and baggage area floor - (1 hour)       Category: Fuselage
Doublers being cleaned up for baggage area ribs, now working on the pair that hold the seatbelt attachment lugs

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Nov 13, 2022     S26 - Cabin and baggage area floor - (1 hour)       Category: Fuselage
Clecoed then bolted the seat ribs to the main bulkhead, then rivetted then permantly in place, the bolts and nuts tightened but not torqued up yet, the aft bulkhead is only clecoed in place to hold the ribs and prevent them being damaged when I move the structure around. Next step is to move on and prepare all the baggage area ribs before much further assembly will take place

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Nov 12, 2022     S26 - Cabin and baggage area floor - (1 hour)       Category: Fuselage
Final two seat ribs deburred and primed, nutplates attached, the outermost ones which will need to be fluted to fit the center section lower skin, this has had vinyl removed ready to be scuffed and primed before the rest of the work that is done on it gets underway.

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Nov 05, 2022     S26 - Cabin and baggage area floor - (1 hour)       Category: Fuselage
Only two more to go after this, the left and right inboard seat ribs deburred, assembled and primed.

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Oct 29, 2022     S26 - Cabin and baggage area floor - (0.5 hour)       Category: Fuselage
Rivetted in the nutplates then assembled the crotch strap cabin floor ribs, already primed, the new squeezer makes it loads easier for small nutplate rivets.

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Oct 28, 2022     S26 - Cabin and baggage area floor - (1.5 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Preparing four more of the seat ribs these are paired and crotch strap plates are rivetted between them, all ready to attach the nutplates then rivet all the parts together.

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Oct 01, 2022     S25 - F1403 Forward center section bulkhead - (1 hour)       Category: Fuselage
Reaming of the spar attachment holes and dummy assembly of the cabin area to determine how big the new worktable needs to be.

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Sep 30, 2022     S25 - F1403 Forward center section bulkhead - (1 hour) Category: Fuselage
Completed the bulkhead by reaming out spar attachment holes on bulkhead bar, these are on temporarily fitted at this stage, permantently attached later in build, touched up the primer.
 
Sep 29, 2022     S25 - F1405 Bulkhead, center section - (1 hour) Category: Fuselage
Final rivets in side channels to bulkhead and double flush rivetted the spar attachment supports, setting up my drill press to ream the holes to attach the bars to the completed bulkhead.
 
Sep 26, 2022     S25 - F1405 Bulkhead, center section - (1 hour)       Category: Fuselage
Rivetting of doublers and side channels to bulkhead, about 75% complete, need to clearly understand whats required around the rear spar attachment brackets

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Sep 23, 2022     S25 - F1405 Bulkhead, center section - (1 hour)       Category: Fuselage
Deburring and priming the parts, a lot less complex than the forward bulkhead, have dry assembled it with cleco's ready to begin rivetting the doublers and side channels on the weekend, will add a photo tomorrow.

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Sep 21, 2022     S25 - F1405 Bulkhead, center section - (1.5 hours) Category: Fuselage
Preparing parts including deburring of bulkhead parts plus cleanup of rear spar attachment brackets.
 
Sep 18, 2022     S25 - F1403 Forward center section bulkhead - (1.5 hours) Category: Fuselage
Completed the rivetting of the cover ribs and bearing brace assembly then torqued up all the bolts holding the cover ribs in place.
 
Sep 14, 2022     S25 - F1403 Forward center section bulkhead - (1.5 hours)       Category: Fuselage
All the preassembly work done on the forward center section bulkhead, happy how it all fits together but caught myself before I made any mistakes but it was a close thing, if in doubt read the instructions again, twice...

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Sep 12, 2022     S25 - F1403 Forward center section bulkhead - (1 hour) Category: Fuselage
Fitting nutplates and bearing bracket assembly to the cover ribs, quite a pain and will need to replace first three rivets but worked out a better approach, hand squeeze first then use rivet gun to finish setting the rivet.
 
Sep 07, 2022     S25 - F1403 Forward center section bulkhead - (1 hour)       Category: Fuselage
Working on dry assembling the cover ribs and final parts preparation, complex structure but after reading instructions about ten times understand sequence, I think...

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Sep 05, 2022     S25 - F1403 Forward center section bulkhead - (1 hour) Category: Fuselage
Rivetted the side angles to the center section spar, quite a lot of rivets on each one.
 
Sep 04, 2022     S25 - F1403 Forward center section bulkhead - (1 hour) Category: Fuselage
Countersink holes in bottom flange and deburred and primed the side angle brackets ready to rivet in place.
 
Sep 03, 2022     S25 - F1403 Forward center section bulkhead - (1 hour)       Category: Fuselage
Fitted the nut plates to the top flange of the bulkhead after countersinking the rivet holes, further work on the bearing bracket getting it ready to install.

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Sep 01, 2022     S25 - F1403 Forward center section bulkhead - (1 hour) Category: Fuselage
Parts preparation and pre-assembly, deburring and some nutplate installations, finding instructions a bit vague
 
Aug 30, 2022     S25 - F1404 center section - (1 hour)       Category: Fuselage
Assembled and double flush rivetted the bearing bracket assemblies that attach to the forward bulkhead, part of control system? Has to slightly trim the rivets to get both sides flush as required.

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Aug 29, 2022     S25 - F1404 center section - (1 hour)       Category: Fuselage
Completed F1404, first of three center section bulkheads, gives you a good idea of width of cockpit as this is the aft side of the main wing spar attachment point.

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Aug 28, 2022     S25 - F1404 center section - (.5 hour) Category: Fuselage
Countersunk the rivet holes where skin is fitted later, finished priming the side brackets ready to rivet in place to complete the bulkhead
 
Aug 25, 2022     S25 - F1404 center section - (1.5 hours) Category: Fuselage
Building the first of three center section components F1404 & F1403 are either side of the main spar and are partially preassembled by Vans, cleaned up and deburred the two parts ready to rivet in place and fitted the first of many nutplates.
 
Jul 31, 2022     Kit Inventory - Fuselage - (2 hours) Category: Fuselage
Working through final hardware and identifying shortages
 
Jul 30, 2022     Kit Inventory - Fuselage - (2 hours) Category: Fuselage
Rivets, nutplates etc, lots of different hardware to check
 
Jul 28, 2022     Kit Inventory - Fuselage - (1 hour) Category: Fuselage
Last few subkits to work through, only two parts missing so far.
 
Jul 17, 2022     Kit Inventory - Fuselage - (1.5 hours) Category: Fuselage
Crate mostly empty but loads of sub kits to work through.
 


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