Category: Fuselage

I layed out and marked both parts then cut them out on the bandsaw. The usual filing, sanding and scotch brite finished the 07R and I started sanding the 11L. I stopped work on these parts at this point as I may alter the instrument panel. I’m working on an idea that will give me a little more room in the panel. While, it’s probably not required I just makes me feel better.

I finished cutting out the second part, filed and sanded it to size. Next I marked and drilled all of the pilot holes in both parts and then finished the parts with scotch brite.

Today I started working on all of the 0.090" thick components. I started by tracing the attach plate onto velum and then glueing it to cardboard to make a template. Next, I traced the template and cut out two pieces. I finished one of these with a file and sand paper

A very simple part. Cut, file and drill.

Again, cut, filed, sanded and drilled this small part.

I finished filing the edges of the first attach plate then layout and cut the second one. Again, I filed and sanded the eddges. Next, I marked the holes on one of the parts then clamped them together for drilling. After getting a few holes drilled I used some colecos to hold the parts together while completing the drilling. Next, I marked the tangent lines and bent the parts to 30 degrees. I found that by overbending to 33 degrees I was able to get the parts exactly 30 degrees after spring back. I finished the parts with some scotch brite to remove the orange peel marks in the area of the bend

Again, I decided to lay these out by measuring the drawing instead of creating a template. After all the measuring for the first part I cut it out on the band saw. Next I started sanding in the 1 inch radius.

I filled and sanded the edges of the splice plate to the finished shap then marked and drilled the pilot holes.

I finished the support plates today by sanding and filling them to size then drilling the pilot holes.

I started this the support plate by making a template. I traced the part onto drafting paper then glued it to some bristol board and cut it out. I traced out 2 parts and cut them out on the band saw. Next I sanded them using a small sanding drum in the drill press.