More Pie In The Sky: December 2011

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Installing the 'crotch strap' kit

So that's seriously what it's called. Basically it's the connection for the fifth point of the 5-point harness (vs. the 4 point* harness that's usually in planes). I'm not sure why a non-aerobatic plane requires a 5-point harness but the parts came in the kit and the floor panels were already cut out for the kit so we pretty much had to install it. We also installed another bunch of plate nuts, installed the last few rivets for the main spars, and finished up a few little things in the centre fuselage. This part is getting close to being finished.

* in case you're wondering the 4 points are the 2 sides of the hips and 2 shoulders.

December 10, 2011

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Okay, we've actually been working, I swear

We've been working over the last few months on the centre fuselage. It certainly felt like we stalled but, considering that this is the part of the airplane where the wings join, all the controls connect, and, most importantly, we sit, it stands to reason that it would be complicated and have a lot of parts. We've now finished assembling the main part of the centre fuselage. We have some final steps for the side ribs but we're almost ready to join the centre fuselage to the tailcone.