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Date:  4-4-2022
Number of Hours:  4.00
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Brief Description:  Aft Skins - 7

I was a little hesitant to drill the gussets without the skin because the bulkeads are so "floppy". Vans support said either line them up with a straight edge to drill (which is the approach I took), or drill them later. The plans say to locate, drill, and rivet anytime.

So I did have a little problem with the F-707 bulkhead. The gussets, now riveted in, pushed the bulkhead further forward then the skin line holes. The right side was a little worse then the left. With a litte "persuading" of the thin bulkhead sheetmetal I was able to adjust the bulkhead enough to get the hole lined up. When the forward skin was added the F-706 bulkhead didn't have this same issue.
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Bulkhead flange out of place

Bulkhead flange out of place

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This one too

This one too

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Aft most skin on and drilled minus the j-stringers

Aft most skin on and drilled minus the j-stringers

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