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Date:  4-20-2016
Number of Hours:  3.85
Manual Reference:  p. 8-10, 11
Brief Description:  Fuselage Gusset Riveting

Today I riveted the two F-695 forward fuselage gussets and the four F-656 aft fuselage gusset plates to the fuselage.

The forward gussets were a bit tedious, as the rivet spacing is quite close, and I had to play musical clecos with the clecos through the forward end of the side skin, to assure shop head access. I squeezed what I could reach and bucked the rest.

The aft gusset plates were a bit easier, though the narrow flange on the "hypotenuse" of the gusset causes an access challenge for the pneumatic squeezer with the inboard rivet through the bulkhead web. Also, I had to shoot the outboard rivet through the bulkhead web with an offset set from the aft side.

Rivets Today: 62
Rivets Total: 11692
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Forward Fuselage Gussets Riveted

Forward Fuselage Gussets Riveted

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Aft Fuselage Gusset Plates Riveted

Aft Fuselage Gusset Plates Riveted

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