I had done some work on the upper forward fuselage a little while back to get it fabricated and fitted, and after priming these parts, I started riveting some of them together.
I will postpone final riveting of the ribs to the top skin in this section until I have my panel sorted out, as I am not sure yet if I will need to make any modifications to the subpanel to accommodate avionics. It will be much easier to make any modifications on individual pieces rather than the entire assembly.
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| Nutplates riveted to instrument panel attach flanges |
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| Nutplates attached to the ends of the forward fuselage ribs |
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| Nutplates riveted to fabricated instrument panel attach flanges |
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| Center forward fuselage rib subassembly riveted together |
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| All riveted were set with the pneumatic squeezer, reaching through lightning holes where needed |
Dates: June 5 2026
