This evening I finished riveting most of the platenuts on the front seat support ribs. I also finished prepping and priming the other components of the front seat. All that remains is to rivet on the platenuts that attach the forward part of the seat pan to the aft part and a few more in the floor structure. The front seat will then be ready for painting and final installation, when the time comes.
While the primer was drying, I located and drilled the five holes in the belly skin where the smoke-oil reservoir vent port will go. The port itself will be riveted on much later.
Font seat components hanging in the paint booth.
The smoke tank vent will go here in the belly. (Top of photo is aft; the flap arm is at the bottom.)
