Brief Description: Center Fuselage - Prep and Prime Complete
After getting all the fab work done on the aileron trim, I prepped and primed the parts I didn't get to during the last work session, including ribs, spacers, and brackets, including the one for the aileron trim. I'll give these a couple of days to cure before dimpling and riveting.
I then dimpled the ribs that I primed 5 days ago, as well as the bottom flanges on the two F-704 bulkheads and the F-705 bulkhead. I had to remove the control column mounts from the rear F-704 bulkhead so I could get the squeezer in for dimpling the flange. It looks like I can get a bucking bar in for riveting, so I reinstalled the mounts, then torqued and torque striped the nuts.
It seems like it's been a very long time since I've done any riveting, so I installed the nutplates for the access brackets on the two innermost ribs.
Rivets Today: 8 Rivets Total: 9653
The last center fuselage parts (for now) prepped and primed.