With the empennage / tailcone and wings completed and out of the way, I started construction of the fuselage.
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These are the small parts of the fuselage. The skins are elsewhere. |
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Fuselage center bulkhead and baggage floor area. |
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Seat area, forward is on the left. |
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Baggage area on right, seating on left. |
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Joystick control column is seen in gray. |
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Step ribs installed in feet area. (on right) |
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Fuselage upside down side view. |
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Fuselage upside down looking aft. |
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Fuselage upside down center section. |
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Fuselage bottom skin installation. |
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Side view of bottom skin installation. |
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Corner skins shown installed. |
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Forward lower fuselage section under construction. |
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Fuselage top side view. |
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Fuselage seat area. |
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Mid fuselage skeleton side view. |
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Side skins and rollover structure added. |
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Side skins and rollover structure looking aft. |
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Side skins and rollover structure and tailcone connection. |
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Tailcone was brought back into the shop and attached to the fuselage. |
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You can see I took off the vertical stabilizer to get the tailcone into the shop. |
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Temp installation of the back window. I'll install after painting. |
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Fuselage looking aft. |