Category Fuselage
Section 27 – Firewall – Complete – 16 Hours
Leaving all those ribs behind, it was time to tackle the firewall. The firewall is the barrier between the cockpit and the engine. Thus, it basically needs to be sealed off from whatever messy stuff the engine emits like oil and exhaust. Yes, this means the return of proseal. There were not many parts in […]
Section 26 – Mid Fuse Lower Structure – Complete – 38 Hours
This section certainly took a while. As you can see in the diagram above, it contains a tremendous number of ribs which eventually turn out to be the floor of the fuselage. Basically, the seats in the airplane sit just above these ribs. As with any time I work with ribs, the deburring skills get […]
Section 25 – FWD Mid Fuse Bulkheads – Complete – 16 Hours
I know it has been a long while since I made an update. I was enjoying building instead of blogging so this parts neglected. Well, as I write this, I am in Section 29 so I have a little bit to catch up on with this build. In mid August, the Fuselage section arrive which […]