Good day! Today I am going to be working on doing the layout and drilling of the row of rivets that attach the rear tank baffle to the tank skin. This row of rivets is in the space between the spar channel that we drilled in the last build session, and the vertical face of […]
Right wing – Rear Baffle To Spar Mating
Good day! Today I’m going to get the fuel tanks back on to the wing assembly and I’m going to work on match drilling the screw hole locations for where the rear tank baffle will attach to the forward side of the wing spar. Next I strapped the fuel tank down again to get it […]
Left Fuel Tank – Match Drilling
As get closer to being able to drill the fuel tank skin, I still need to do a bit more prep work by cutting the access hole into the T-403 end rib. With the end rib access hole cut, I now have access to the entire fuel tank. Next up was to centerpunch and drill […]
LH Fuel Tank Rear Baffle Jig
I’m now ready to drill the rivet holes into the wing skin, so I can then proceed with match drilling the skin to the ribs. The problem when I get to the match drilling, is that this long-range tank is so big, I cannot reach inside to get the ribs in alignment to drill. So […]