Brief Description: Fwd Mid Fuselage Side Structure
Ended up with a pretty good day dimpling the skins, alodining, and mostly modifying the skin for the JDair Handle. While the handle mod took most of the day it wasn't all that intrusive. The tough part is just making sure the openings are exact to avoid extra space for wind to enter the aircraft. I ended up moving the rivet line for the lower angle support about 1/2" down to accomodate the thicker handle. The old rivet line was then cut out in the new larger handle holes with the exception of two #40 holes. One of the #40 holes can easily be filled with a rivet, but the 2nd open hole will need to be filled with bondo or some sort of filler since it lays under the metal handle. A rivet in the hole would prevent the handle from fully closing. About 2-3 hours extra work, but I think it will give the aircraft a nice finished look.
