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Wrapping up the lower shelf
While the primer was drying, I went to work finalizing the shelf itself. I still hadn’t final-trimmed it to length, so there was that, and I also wanted to add a small flange to the aft side. The sheet has … Continue reading
Posted in Electrical, Fuselage
Hours Logged: 3.5
Almost done with that pesky lower shelf
Next up, it was time to reinstall all the baggage compartment pieces. In order to really make that bulkhead stable, the baggage floor has to be in place too. So a bit of busy work there, but once that was … Continue reading
Posted in Electrical, Fuselage
Hours Logged: 2
Even more lower shelf, plus some more planning
The shelf with the finished hinge setup can be seen here:
More lower shelf
Just more poking with this shelf today. I made myself a little diagram and spreadsheet to analyze my idea for letting the shelf flanges act as a stop. Turns out it’s not really a workable idea, unless I want to … Continue reading
Posted in Electrical, Fuselage
Hours Logged: 1
Upper avionics shelf
After making that bend, along with the two stiffening flanges, it was time to take a deep breath and go for a test fit. Whew, it fits nicely! At this point I couldn’t resist trying a layout of my cardboard … Continue reading
Back to avionics shelving…well, sort of
OK, so I haven’t been super productive this past week or so, at least in terms of shop time. I did take a giant leap this past Thursday, though…after exchanging a few emails with the folks at SteinAir and running … Continue reading
Antenna mounts
Next, I wanted to try the template our on a piece of scrap, to make sure it was correct before I put holes in something I couldn’t easily replace. Works like a charm: Then there was just a lot of … Continue reading
Posted in Fuselage
Hours Logged: 3