Michael Smith - Experimental Aircraft Builder's Log

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Date: 9-26-2011
Number of Hours: 1.75
Manual Reference: F12
Brief Description: Finished RIGHT forward fuselage

Completed the right forward fuselage tonight. Total time for this fuselage side was 14.25 hours. - Set all the rivets. MADE SURE NOT TO RIVET THE PARTS THAT MUST WAIT UNTIL WING RIGGING. - I put masking tape over all the holes that were not to be riveted (you can just see it in photo #3). - Although nearly everything used a CCP-44 rivet, there were some -42's and some -46's, so you need to be careful to set the right ones. - Finally set all of the screws in the motor mount angles, rudder pedal assembly and the seat belt attache assembly. Set the torque. - I didn't put on the red torque seal. I need to remember to do that tomorrow. Onto the LEFT fuselage skin!

COMPLETED interior of right forward fuselage

Closeup of area where NO rivets are to be set for now

COMPLETED exterior of right forward fuselage

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