This morning I had some stuff to do (non-airplane) so I did not get working till 11:30. I started by inverting the center section assembly to attach the bottom skin. I use as many clecos as I had left, but that was not much, because the majority of clecos are still holding the aft fuselage together. I needed to begin riveting so I could free up some of those clecos. I also needed to fabricate and install the rear tie down bracket that I screw up last week. I lucked out.....I got the shippment from Van's after lunch. In it was the rear tie down and a quart of pro-seal. I spent the next hour cutting and trimming the tie down bracket. I then primed it and riveted it to the F-712 bulkhead. I re-clecoed the bulkhead assembly back into the aft fuselage...It is now ready to rivet. I had to take a break for a few hours and go take care of some family business........
When I returned, I began to rivet the side skins and the tail of the aft fuselage. I can reach all the way to the bottom and rivet by myself. I will need a bucking partner to do the bottom skins. I managed to complete on whole side in about 2 hours. I will work on the other side tomorrow.
The center section assembly is inverted for the attaching of the bottom skin.
The rear tie down is now installed .....
One side of the aft fuselage is all riveted. The tops are not riveted yet .rivet after Longerons.
