dhmoose
Well Known Member
Following the advice of others, I have delayed the installation (final riveting) of my upper fwd fuselage so i can make the installation of my avionics easier (benchtop versus upside down in aircraft). I'm now at the point of installing the Skybolt flanges on the upper firewall area so that I can begin installing the top cowl (engine and prop are on). Problem is, can I do this without having my upper forward fuselage riveted on yet?
I'm contemplating two options:
1) Trust the clecos are holding the Skybolt flanges/upper fuselage/firewall together well and start trimming the cowl
2) Rivet the Skybolt flanges/upper fuselage/firewall portion and then drill the rivets out later when I want to pull the upper fwd fuselage off for avionics installation.
Obviously, I don't want to induce any errors or distortions into the cowl trimming process. Has anyone been here and done that?
Thanks
David
I'm contemplating two options:
1) Trust the clecos are holding the Skybolt flanges/upper fuselage/firewall together well and start trimming the cowl
2) Rivet the Skybolt flanges/upper fuselage/firewall portion and then drill the rivets out later when I want to pull the upper fwd fuselage off for avionics installation.
Obviously, I don't want to induce any errors or distortions into the cowl trimming process. Has anyone been here and done that?
Thanks
David