Airplane Parts, Assemble!

Section

Hours

6 - Vertical Stabilizer - Done

15.5

7 - Rudder Assembly - Done

8 - Horizontal Stabilizer - Done

9 - Elevator Assembly - Done

72.25

10 - Aft Fuselage - Done

11 - Empennage Attach

12 - Empennage Fairings

13 - Main Spar

30.75

14 - Wing Ribs

50.25

15 - Rear Spar

24.25

16 - Top Skins

21.25

25 - Fuse Bulkheads - Done

26 - Mid-use Lwr Structure - Done

32.5

27 - Firewall - Done

28 - Fwd-fuse Lwr Structure - Done

30.5

29 - Fwd-fuse Sides - Done

93.25

30 - Aft Fuse Attach - Done

16.75

31 - Fuel System - Done

32 - Baggage Area - Done

24.5

33 - Rudder & Brake Systems - Done

20.5

34 - Flap Motor - Done

35 - Upper Fwd Fuselage - Done

36 - Aileron & Elevator Systems - Done

22.25

37 - Roll Over Structure - Done

15.75

Now that most of the parts have been primed it’s finally time to get to the fun part: assembly! I only got a couple of hours in tonight, but that was enough to get the bulkheads and one of the side ribs complete.

*Left to right:*
Bulkhead w/ tie-down bracket
Bulkhead with horizontal stabilizer (HS) attach bars
Bulkhead with more HS attach bars

That’s really all there is for tonight. Daddy-o will be coming soon to help with the big assembly once all this sub-assembly stuff is complete.

Total Aft Fueslage Hours: 28