Saturday, February 22, 2020 (Part 11)
Started this session by completing the install/riveting of the right Baggage Area Side Covers (picture at the end of this post).
Next, I installed the four AN470AD4-4 rivets between the F-01405G Flap Motor Channel and the F-01405L Bulkhead Doubler. Shown below are the manufactured heads.....
.....and the shop head sides. Because of the slight rearward angle of the Channel, I found it much easier to shot the rivets in this direction. It would have been difficult (not impossible) to shoot the rivets in the other direction without using a double offset cup rivet set. The way that I set the rivets, I didn’t have to use any special set shooting them.....just a normal 3.5 inch cup set and angled bucking bar.
I also did a few things to the six F-01447B Seatback Hinges. I initially treated all of them with Alumiprep and Alodine. After letting them dry, I sprayed them with Akzo primer. In Section 29 (FWD/MID Fuselage Side Structure), the four F-14144 Seatback Guides and four F-01405F Guides were riveted to the F-01405F Brace. Those four Guides were black. Sooooo, I decided to paint the six Seatback Hinges black also. I know, I know.....once you install the seats, you won’t be able to see them anyway. But, you can now and I like it.....so there’s that! Here are the three Seatback Hinges installed with LP4-3 blind rivets on the left side.....
.....and on the right side.
Once all six of the Seatback Hinges were installed, the section was completed. In the picture below, you can see all of the Baggage Area Side Covers installed and complete. Additionally, this photos shows ALL the completed steps in this section. Pretty cool picture.
Section Complete
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Friday, February 21, 2020 (Part 10)
Today, we started the install process of the F-01481-L & -R and F-01482-L & -R Baggage Side Covers. The Side Covers actually get riveted to several pieces in the Baggage Area. The except below shows exactly how many parts and the orientation of each Side Cover.
Here is the right Baggage Side Covers clecoed into place.....
.....and the left Baggage Side Covers. All of the copper clecos will receive LP4-3 blind rivets and the silver clecos will receive AN470AD3-3.5 solid rivets. (The plans call for AN470AD3-3 rivets, but measured short. The AD3-3.5 rivets measured perfectly, so I used those instead).
Once all the Baggage Side Covers were clecoed into place, we started installing the LP4-3 rivets. Here are all the LP4-3 rivets set on the right Side Covers. The only rivets left are the five AN426AD3-3.5 rivets in the aft flange of the rear Side Cover attaching to the Bulkhead.
Then, we moved on to the right Side Covers. The picture below shows about every other rivet removed and ready to receive the LP4-3 rivets.
Here is an overview of the Baggage Area looking aft.
We will pick it up from here during the next work session.