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Finished drilling the longerons

Posted on January 31, 2012 by dsetser

Finished drilling the longerons today…lots ‘o drilling. Next up are trimming the longeron ends to accomodate the firewalll, and fabricating the shear ties that connect the longerons to the F-704 bulkhead.

Finished drilling the longerons

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Starting to drill the longerons

Posted on January 15, 2012 by dsetser

Starting to drill the longerons

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Conical bend on fuse right side

Posted on January 13, 2012 by dsetser

Conical bend on fuse right side

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Conical bend on fuse left side

Posted on January 5, 2012 by dsetser

Conical bend on fuse left side

Conical bend *crack* on fuse left side

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Armrests fitted, drilled.

Posted on January 2, 2012 by dsetser

Armrests fitted, drilled.

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2012 by dsetser

F-770 skins clecoed

F-770 skins clecoed

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Rearranging the fuselage

Posted on December 31, 2011 by dsetser

Rearranging the fuselage

Rearranging the fuselage

Dave clecoing

Center section clecoed

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F-715s drilled

Posted on December 28, 2011 by dsetser

F-715s drilled

F-715s drilled

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Skin riveted to the center section

Posted on December 19, 2011 by dsetser

Skin riveted to the center section

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Goober while drilling out seat rib rivet

Posted on December 5, 2011 by dsetser

Nick repaired in F-704

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