More Fuse Bulkhead Work HOBBS 670.0 hrs

I spent the weekend prepping the remainder of the fuselage bulkheads for priming. You know the drill. They are now ready to start riveting together, first as sub-assemblies, and then to start attaching them together with the longerons to create the fuselage skeleton structure. I've spent about 40 hrs up til now getting all of these parts ready to go, this is where its going to get fun. Its comical, even the instructions actually make this comment. Consequently, this should be a fun week as I start riveting stuff together.

This is the bulkhead that seperates the baggage compartment from the aft fuselage. I am amazed at how flimsy this thing is. I know it will stiffen up when it attaches to the fuselage and longerons, but there certainly isnt much to it.

This bulkhead, along with the alum bar, is where my empennage will attach. Cool to start seeing how it all will eventually go together.

I primed a big batch of parts...as many as I could manage at one time. Here you can see some of the parts cleco-ed together and screaming to be riveted together. This is always my favorite part...prep and priming, the grunt work, is done--now lets build an airplane! ;)