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    • Vertical Stabilizer - Sec. 1 thru 6
    • Rudder - Sec. 7
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    • Spars - Sec. 13
    • Main Wing Parts - Sec. 14
    • Ribs - Sec. 14
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    • Fuel Tanks - Sec. 18
    • Bottom Wing Skins - Sec. 20
    • Flaps - Sec. 21
    • Ailerons - Sec. 22
    • Aileron Control System - Sec. 23
    • Wing Tips - Sec. 24
    • Aileron Trim - Optional
  • Fuselage
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    • Mid Fuse Bulkheads - Sec. 25
    • Mid Fuse Lower Structure - Sec. 26
    • Firewall - Sec. 27
    • Fwd Fuse Lower Structure - Sec. 28
    • Fwd Mid Fuse Side Structure - Sec. 29
    • Aft Fuselage Attach - Sec. 30
    • Fuel System - Sec. 31
    • Baggage Area - Sec. 32
    • Interior Painting - End Sec. 32
    • Rudder and Brake Systems - Sec. 33
    • Flap Actuation System - Sec. 34
    • Upper Fwd Fuselage - Sec. 35
    • Aileron & Elevator Systems - Sec. 36
    • Roll Over Structure - Sec. 37
  • Finishing Kit
    • Finishing Kit Delivery
    • Canopy and Window - Sec. 38
    • Seat-backs - Sec. 39
    • Landing Gear and Engine Mount - Sec. 40A
    • Wing Attachment - Sec. 41
    • Miscellanea - Sec. 42
    • Engine & Propeller Delivery
    • Engine Installation - Sec. 43
    • Spinner & Propeller - Sec. 44
    • Cowling - Sec. 45
    • Tricycle Gear Legs & Fairings - Sec. 46A
  • Firewall Forward
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    • Cowl Baffle - Sec. 47
    • Exhaust System - Sec 48
    • Fuel & Oil Systems - Sec. 49
    • Control Cables - Sec. 50
    • Firewall Forward Misc. - Sec. 51
  • Panel & Instrumentation
    • Panel
    • Wiring & Equipment
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    • Landing Lights - OP52
  • Move to KAIK & Final Ass'y
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Mid Fuselage Lower Structure - Section 26

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The start of ribs for the seat and baggage area with much more to come.
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Set belt anchors and snap bushing clips
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Rafael countersunk for the planets and riveted them in place. The bottom flange also need countersinking for the bottom dimples skin.
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Mid spar section after countersinking.
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Parts for Section 25 & 26 after priming with AKZO
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More parts after priming and hanging out to dry.
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Holy cow, there are a lot of parts in the fuselage kit.
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More parts, but these have the snap bushing clips riveted on them.
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Seat ribs that will get riveted and bolted to the spar carry through bulkhead
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Here is the rear spar carry through bulkhead with the seat ribs bolted and riveted in place. The fuselage frames are coming together, soon the floor gets riveted in place. This is pretty good since we just got the fuselage kit 2 weeks ago.
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Side view of the seat frames attached to the rear spar carry through.
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Cutting the rectangle for the landing gear ing the floorboards
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These are the front and midsection skins being mated and prepped for dimpling and priming
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We are starting to get the fuselage frame together, note the idler has been riveted to the rear spar bulkhead.
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Top view of the midsection assembly
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the bottom skin after dimpling per the plans
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Riveting the stiffeners to the lower skin
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Rafael doing the riveting with our favorite 2" flush mushroom set
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Here I am with the bucking bar, in most cases I use a tungsten bucking bar
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We mounted the floor assembly vertically to allow easy access for riveting and bucking
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Mid lower fuselage structure after riveting
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