 Tacky guy with tacked fuselage  Gotta get the EAA banner in the picture too!  Fuselage symmetry  "Suds" Severs approves!  Starting to look like an airplane fuselage  Next thing: Tailpost |
Well, finally got the fuselage all tacked up and out of the jig. My biggest nightmare - that the fuselage wouldn't fit inverted back into the jig - turned out to be just another needless worry. The fuselage dropped right down into the same alignment blocks without any encouragement from me. I'm always knocked out by how rigid these structures are after you get all the crossmembers in place. My faith in engineering is safe and sound, which is a good thing because I'm an engineer. The symmetry is also something I admire. The photo straight down the fuselage is a view that I stared at for quite a while. Dale Severs kindly stopped by to inspect the Wee Beastie, mainly offering sage advice on the placement of beverages on the jig to double-check level. No wonder his Hatz wins awards! Okay, the tailpost still has to go on - the next job before the jig gets taken down. I'll just set up a vertical jig to hold everything straight and at a right-angle in relation to the top longeron, fold the tail closed, and that's it! |
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