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Jeff & Jackie's RV-8 Project
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Date:  5-24-2007
Number of Hours:  1.75
Manual Reference:  8-13 / 8-14
Brief Description:  Seat rib sub-assembly - rivetting

Rivetted together the main sub-structure of the seat rib sub-assembly. As with last night, I cut down some -5 rivets for the seat rib angles and forward inboard ribs. However, when it came to the aft inboard ribs, I decided to give straight -5s a go since I was driving them and not squeezing them: they worked out just fine, so I'm not sure why Vans didn't specify them in the first place. Ah well.

I have also cleco'd the bottom skins onto the sub-structure, but I can't get any rivetting help for a few days so tomorrow I will take a look at the highly-scary longeron bending section: eek!

BTW, a piece of trivia: that third picture is the 100th photo I've taken of fuselage construction, and really, I've barely started!!
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Seat rib sub-assembly rivetted

Seat rib sub-assembly rivetted

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...with the bottom skins cleco'd on (top view)

...with the bottom skins cleco'd on (top view)

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...and bottom view

...and bottom view

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