Monday, February 11, 2008

Firewall


On to the fuselage!

The first thing to be done on the fuselage is to build the bulkheads, from front to back. The forward- most bulkhead is the firewall, on which hopefully an engine will one day mount.
It is stainless steel, with a series of aluminum angles that get riveted to the aft side. The steel weldments in the corners will attach to the longerons. Here it is partially riveted up. The open hole in the upper middle is for a box- makes room for the oil filter and prop governor- its being left out for now as per instructions to make access easier.


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