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Kupe's Zodiac 650B
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Date:  7-27-2014
Number of Hours:  1.00
Manual Reference:  6-B-21
Brief Description:  Rear Top Skin Doublers

In preparation for final installation, I added a couple of skin doublers to the rear top skin. Eventually, I will support 2 antennas installed on the top of the fuselage, so by adding these doublers, the skin will be thick enough to hold the antennas without deforming. I cut 2 x pieces of .025 aluminum skin and fitted them to the existing rivet lines in the top skin (where it attaches to bulkheads). The forward doubler attaches to the baggage bulkhead and trails aft of it while the rear doubler attaches to the middle bulkhead and extends forward from it. I set new rivet lines along the sides of the doublers to attach them to the top skin then drilled them out into the skin.

Ready for final cleanup of the top skin.
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The two rear top skin doublers after being drilled out.

The two rear top skin doublers after being drilled out.

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The two doublers lying in place on the inside of the rear top skin.

The two doublers lying in place on the inside of the rear top skin.

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