Fuselage Construction

     With the empennage / tailcone and wings completed and out of the way, I started construction of the fuselage.


These are the small parts of the fuselage. The skins are elsewhere.


Fuselage center bulkhead and baggage floor area.


Seat area, forward is on the left.










Baggage area on right, seating on left.


Joystick control column is seen in gray.


Step ribs installed in feet area. (on right)




Fuselage upside down side view.


Fuselage upside down looking aft.
Fuselage upside down center section.


Fuselage bottom skin installation.


Side view of bottom skin installation.


Corner skins shown installed.
Forward lower fuselage section under construction.


Fuselage top side view.


Fuselage seat area.


Mid fuselage skeleton side view.
Side skins and rollover structure added.


Side skins and rollover structure looking aft.
Side skins and rollover structure and tailcone connection.


Tailcone was brought back into the shop and attached to the fuselage.
You can see I took off the vertical stabilizer to get the tailcone into the shop.


Temp installation of the back window.  I'll install after painting.


Fuselage looking aft.