Sunday, April 23, 2023

Forward Fuselage Deconstruction

I pulled apart most of the forward fuselage today.  I was able to deburr and countersink most of the parts, but still have all of the deburring and dimpling of the skins to do.  Next I'll be removing the parts from the baggage area, then at that point I'll be able to pull the side skins off and disconnect the center section from the tailcone.  Lastly, I'll have to pull the main longerons out so I can countersink the 4 million holes in them.  Hopefully I can get everything ready for a priming session this coming weekend.  It's supposed to be sunny and warm, so perfect for priming.


It's strange to have space to actually be able to walk around again.  That won't last long though.


I received a few upholstery color samples from Classic Aero.  I'm pretty sure I want to go with gray tones, so that's all I had them send.  They sent both leather and ultraleather samples, as well as carpet.