Brief Description: F705 Bulkhead: Rivet Top & Sides
I started riveting the F705 bulkhead together today. I was able to squeeze all of the flush rivets along the top. I was hoping that I could also sqeeze all of the AN470-4 rivets for the angle along the top but each yoke that I tried would scrape the inside web of the top channel. The row of rivets along the flange of the channel was just a little too close to the web to be able to squeeze these. I ended up shooting/bucking them which worked out fine as well. I think I'm finally starting to feel comfortable shooting/bucking AN470-4 rivets. Once the seatback angles, shims, and plates were riveted to the top channel of the bulkhead I started riveting the side channels. First up were the 4 nutplates on the inside flanges. I used the hand squeezer for these. Then I riveted the reinforcement plates to top ends of each side channel. I had to be very careful here to follow the notes on the plans and leave several holes open. These will get riveted later in assembly with other parts.
Top of F705 bulkhead - seatback positions
Nutplates riveted to F705 side channels
Reinforcement plates riveted to F705 side channels
