SNB-F11: Fuselage Box

Deburred LH and RH fuselage side panels and countersunk wing mount angle holes then re-clecoed into place onto fuselage. Deburred, dimpled, and countersunk aft spar tunnel web and clecoed back onto side panels as separate pieces. Riveted aft spar tunnel using flush rivets. Deburred and clecoed upper and lower forward cross ties into place. Deburred…

Up drilled LH fuselage side skins and splice plates. Countersunk top longeron for flush hardware. Up drilled forward fuselage floor including bolt holes. Aligned P13-08 lower cowl hinge half then drilled and clecoed to lower firewall. Up drilled lower firewall. Up drilled upper cross tie including countersinking holes for flush screws. Up drilled fuselage and…

Pilot drilled and clecoed upper/lower LH/RH splice plates to forward longerons. Removed forward wing angles and clecoed forward tunnel Z and spacer plates then refitted to forward fuselage. Determined there was no way to get aft tunnel web assembly into place so removed forward tunnel Z and drilled out rivets on aft tunnel web assembly…

Pilot drilled bolt holes through upper and lower motor mounts, longerons, and fuselage floor. Located lower forward crosstie and pilot drilled with floor skin holes. Created jig from angle rulers to set side panel width at 40″. Fit lower firewall to pilot holes in motor mounts and pilot drilled to forward floor skin, side skins,…

Clecoed left and right forward side panels to aft side skins. Removed clecoed from #1 lower cross tie and aft fuselage floor and aligned lower forward skin to existing holes. Clecoed forward and aft fuselage floors to cross tie then pilot drilled lower longerons from aft to front, alternating each side. Trimmed upper forward cross…