Sunday, November 28, 2010

{Do we have structure??}

 The rivets are going in to connect the pieces!  I think this is the part Greg likes best!  He could probably tell you how many rivets each piece takes (of course, there are over 12,000 of these to go!!)
 Each cleeko comes out right before the rivet goes in....
 And, yes there is structure!  I even recognized the ribs in the plans he has.  This is the first part of the vertical stabilizer of the tail section.....
 And this is the skin that covers the ribs.....
 Some minor cuts/adjustments have to be made......
 The blue protective covering comes off and now for the nut plates to be riveted in place. 
Another piece to the tail....
Next week, the skin will be attached to the ribs and it will look more like the tail section!  Stay tuned!

{Taking shape}

 The project is well underway.  Greg is patient with all the steps...me on the other hand.....not so much!  Good thing this is his project!  I couldn't do one step, take it apart to do the next step, put it back together for the next step.  You get the idea........