The longeron dies have arrived, but before starting back on the longerons I wanted to complete the seats. The seats were riveted together as per plans and hinge pins made. I then installed them in the fuselage. They are all complete except for the safety wire as per plans. I will installed that after I paint the seats.
Then a return to longerons. I tried the 6 lb soft face hammer that I ordered to open the angle. It seems to work but very slowly. I picked up a metal pipe coupler as some had suggested in my readings to try that. I place the coupler along with the longeron and extra angle in a vise to open the angle. This worked fairly well. The angle was opened. I then twisted it as per plans with a crescent wrench. The longeron dies were used to make the bend. This worked very well and I am glad I purchased them. The angle at the aft end was bent and a portion of the end was trimmed for optional weight savings.
I then matched the bend of the longeron to the bend of the canopy deck. I begin match drilling the holes from the canopy deck to the longeron.
Time: 2.5 hrs
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| Seat backs installed |
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| Seat backs installed |
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| Opening angle of longeron |
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| Longeron die |
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| Matching bend of longeron to canopy deck |
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| Longeron matched to canopy deck |
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| Corner removed for optional weight savings. |
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