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fuse26.jpg (53730 bytes) Center section riveting is complete and manual aileron trim mounting brackets are fitted... fuse30.jpg (53281 bytes)
fuse27.jpg (52464 bytes) This is the control for the manual aileron trim. fuse28.jpg (52945 bytes)
fuse29.jpg (49128 bytes) This is the control rod for the manual aileron trim.  the springs attach to the control column...
fuse35.jpg (65760 bytes) Once I got the longerons bent, I started mounting stuff onto the jig.  this part is pretty easy, everything pretty much falls into place. fuse32.jpg (67093 bytes)
fuse33.jpg (63572 bytes) I started by installing the F-890PP bottom skin.  You can cleco it to the F-804 center section and then square it and but it up to the firewall and drill it to the firewall.  This will pretty much square everything up. fuse34.jpg (57261 bytes)
fuse39.jpg (68468 bytes) Then I moved onto the F-843 longerons & F-891PP side skins.  Everything lined up good.  Once the skins were on, I drilled and clecoed the F-898 longerons & F-802R bulkheads to the side skins. fuse36.jpg (63210 bytes)
fuse37.jpg (47840 bytes) Then I removed the skins and installed the F-855PP & F-848 gussets, and the F-895 doublers to the skeleton. fuse40.jpg (41721 bytes)
fuse41.jpg (36572 bytes) I had just started to install the F-804H center section side plates when I quit for the evening.  more pix to come... fuse42.jpg (44928 bytes)
fuse44.jpg (61043 bytes) Side skins are going on very nicely.  I just barley had enough 3/32 clecos... fuse45.jpg (62667 bytes)
fuse43.jpg (65762 bytes) I still need to mount the F-810B, F-811, and F-812 bulkheads and drill...
fuse46.jpg (65025 bytes) I finished installing the F-810B, F-811, and F-812 bulkheads and drilled the F-824PPL side skins onto the skeleton... fuse47.jpg (59190 bytes)

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