Brief Description: Clamp & Drill Right Side Rail to F-631A Channel
I needed about 10 hands and as many clamps to position the side rails properly so they could be drilled to the aft canopy channels.I used the actual side skirts to on the outboard faces of the rails to make sure the canopy frame assembly would be flush with the side of the fuselage. Also, 1/8" spacers were place between the bottom flanges of the side rails and the fuselage canopy decks. I also had to make sure the aft brackets that were welded to ends of the WD-725 side rails were pulled tight against the F-631A canopy frame channels.Once everything was positioned properly and securely clamped in place, I drilled the the WD-725 side rail brackets to the F-631A channels.
Right side rail positioned and clamped to channel
Right side skirt used to properly position side rail for a flush assembly
Right side rail drilled and clecoed to aft canopy frame channel
