Fuselage - 3

"Ya gots to work with what you gots to work with."
--- Stevie Wonder

And now for the center section...


The Center Section is defined by the center bulkhead and the bulkhead behind the seats which we have prepared.

Two different types of ribs span across this section.

The control column requires cutting some extra metal out of a few of these ribs. This is easily done by using a hole saw.

A nice cut..

We remove the excess using the aluminum cutters.

A dremmel is used to quickly sand down the cuts.

These ribs also had to be match-drilled to the bottom skin. Note that the end rib (long line of clecoes) requires a curviture in the rib.

Fluting the edge helps to get the necessary curve in the rib.

A different view.

Once the ribs are fitted, we fit the skins that go on top, These skins provide the "floor" of the cabin.

A different view.

With all parts match-drilled, we now flip the center section back over and proceed to rivet the ribs to the bottom skin.

Take a look at your new coffee table!


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