These past couple of weekends have been
really productive and busy here at the hangar. The teams continued to
work on the fuselage skeleton and were able to complete and join all
the required framework for the front fuselage. This included placing
and securing the control column which will help direct the pitch of
the airplane.
Upon completion of the interior
assemblies, members of the Green and Purple teams helped prepare and
rivet the corner skins on the fuselage. It was exciting to see some
exterior body components on the plane.
Team Blue spent the day assembling the
roll bar of the cockpit. This piece will eventually attach to the
center of the fuselage, delineating the cockpit from the baggage
area. It will serve as a structural strengthener all the while
providing some form of protection to the pilots in case of an
aircraft overturn.
Teams Red and Purple worked on
assembling and preparing the bottom skin. The big finale of the day
was attaching the large piece to the fuselage. The entire assembled
section had to be turned upside down in order for easy access to
attach it. Most of the students spent the last half hour of the
session working together to align and rivet the skin.
A couple of Red team students started
the task of assembling the rudder pedals and brake system.
We also got a little sneak peek at the wing kit, which will be the next big project to tackle after completing the fuselage.
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