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Brent s RV-8 Project N784DE
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Date:  9-21-2008
Number of Hours:  3.10
Manual Reference:  8-35
Brief Description:  Fuselage riveting #6

Good progress today. Since this program limits us to 3 pictures, I'll create another entry just to capture some of the images.

-Put a bead of copper tube (red) RTV along the firewall where the fwd skins overlap.
-Cleco'd the fwd skins, F844 aux longerons, F802F spacers and F802D ldg gear box plate to the fuselage (L/R)
-Put the 2 blind rivets into the mid side skin and center section near the spar opening per the plans (L/R)
-Cleco'd the F848 upper longeron gusset along with the F846 and F845 gussets (L/R).
-Cleco'd the F807 bulkhead into position
-Rivetd F807 to the F813 outboard seat ribs.
-Riveted F818B baggage rib angles to the F818 baggage ribs (L/R)
-Riveted the 3 nutplates to to the F818B baggage rib angles
-Rivetd the F818 baggage ribs to the F807 bulkhead and F814 inboard seat ribs
-Riveted nutplates onto the inspection cover on the aft end of the tailcone side skins (4 each L/R)
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Putting a 1/8

Putting a 1/8" bead of RTV along the firewall

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Left fwd side skin (F820L-1) cleco'd into place.

Left fwd side skin (F820L-1) cleco'd into place.

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Putting the MSP-42 blind rivets into the aft fuse skin and center section web.

Putting the MSP-42 blind rivets into the aft fuse skin and center section web.

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