Fuselage

The next step in the fuselage process was to attach the F-704-L&R Center sections to the F-704A forward bulkhead and the F-704-L&R Center sections to the F-704B aft bulkhead. I assembled the components with clecos and then put a NAS1307 bolt through the holes in teh top and bottom to align the parts exactly. On the aft F-704B I located the F-704G shear bars with bolts and then clamped them in place. With everything assembled, I drilled all the rivet holes to the final size, then disassembled everythign and deburred and then countersunk the holes in the F-704G bars as they have flush heads on the forward side.
Today: 4 hrs
Fuselage: 37 hrs
Wings: 148 hrs
Empennage: 195 hrs
total time on project: 380 hrs