Wednesday, June 15, 2011

More Bulkheads

Another big bulkhead put in place tonight.  This has the dreaded shear clips too but we got them in OK.

First we had to river the bulkhead brackets on.  To do this we had to remove the previously attach nutplate for access.  This was according to the plans but in hindsight it should be done after the bulkhead is together.


You can't actually see the nutplate in this poorly lit photo but trust me.

The we clecoed the frame in a put in the shear clips with my close quarters hand riveter.  This is the front side.

 This is the back side and it is riveted to the longeron.


 The bracket in the middle is the pilot position seat belt attachment.  It will get riveted in place tomorrow.



Here are a couple of shots of the whole thing.  Its hard to get a sense of just how long it is.




All for now.  Happy Bloomsday tomorrow!

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