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Well I've finally made it to the point of being able to cut out the fuselage skins and have the firewall assembled. It's starting to really make it look like I'm making some progress and it's getting easier with each day to visualize an actual airplane being assembled. I've made the marks for the centerline on the floor and so the next step is to mark the horizontal reference line on the fuselage bulkheads and attach the top fuselage strings in place. After that I can clamp the fuselage skins in place and then make the engine mounts/forward formers so I can clamp in my firewall and get everything lined up. To see more images of the progress check out the Image Gallery!
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Getting back in the groove |
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After a long break I'm getting back into the swing of things. It's been a busy summer and as typical life happens! But it's been a summer of a lifetime. Getting married at the EAA museum, a road trip with my wife down historic Route 66 (by car, some day we'll return by plane!), a week at Oshkosh with friends and all the good company it brings plus all the usual yardwork etc so it's not all fun and games.
But now with the weather dipping down below freezing and the outside
yard work slowing to a slow crawl I've been able to get back to
building on the Mustang! I still intend to have it on wheels and
rolling around by spring time. First up on the list is to assemble the
firewall and as soon as that's done I'll be cutting my fuselage side
skins. That should make it feel like a lot of progress in a
(relatively) short amount of time!
The excitement is building! (no pun intended)
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