- The last "major" piece of riveting is done. I riveted the forward top skin on using a combination of driven rivets and a large number of Cherrymax structural pull rivets.
- Before doing this I went over all the wiring and wheeled the fuselage outside to test the gps antennae.
- I also designed an instrument panel placard and programmed the G3X engine information system parameters. I'm still very impressed with the G3X Touch system.
Forward top skin is finished. Roll bar is partially installed. Very happy with the black powder coat.
It's difficult to get a good picture in the garage!
Riveting in progress. The Cherrymax rivets are noticeable close up but will be less so once the aircraft is painted.
I also designed a placard for the instrument panel which I ordered from Front Panel Design. This placard has the required experimental aircraft passenger warning, instructions for the ballistic parachute and a stick grip button legend. It also will hide an access hole through the panel.
Early mock up of placard:
Primed and painted the exposed part of the inside of the forward top skin:
Making the cutouts for the defog fans:
