Completed re-installing the baggage compartment panels and finally riveted the assemble last nite. So the rear fuselage section is now complete as per the plans build instructions thus far. Glad this section is done as it had to be assembled on the veranda so with winter coming and cold evenings on ...

Deburring and priming completed so will start final riveting of the baggage section tonite

66 Seat Back.jpg 65 Rear Wing mount plates.jpg 64 Upright Doublers.jpg 63 Baggage compartment floor.jpg 62B Extended baggage compartment completed.jpg Just finished fitting the baggage compartment panels and side skin uprights and up right doublers. Now to strip it all down, deburr, prime and rivet...

My afrikaans is rusty, but why would you NOT want to repair this stripped thread with a helicoil, they double the surface area of the threaded section and to my knowledge are used widely in aviation. If this was my motor I would fix it with a heliciol, which can safely be done with the motor in situ...

Completed the extended baggage compartment today, still only at cleco stage, so will dismantle prime and rivet assemble according to when the build instructions indicate riveting can begin on this section.

Crawling inside the rear fuselage section to rivet the corner gussets into position. Not the most spacious place to be working in

The rear fuselage section has now been moved onto the veranda for final riveting. The landord wasnt keen to fit a bigger french door in the lounge ## . ## Riveting is now under way, thank goodness for pneumatic rivet guns.Really satisfying to be able to assemble and eveything fits as it should do. I...

Few more photos on progress with rear fuselage section construction

Making good progress in rear fuselage,most parts have lined up nicely.

Photo of the completed bottom rear fuselage skin,along with the new bigger work bench to accomodate building bigger sections now. All wing parts are on standby for assembly as well now.Just waiting for the solid rivets to be done on the wing spars.

The 701 build took a big step last nite. Finished riveting the bottom rear fuselage skin, now to mount the side and top skins. Then we have half a plane,well maybe half.
Before I do any more riveting I need to get the air riveter working, my hands have had enough of hand riveting now.

Update Have now finished drilling all the longerons/skins for the rear fuselage section.Deburring all done so next is primer at all joints and begin rear fuselage assembly. There is a huge amount of measuring done on this section so I really hope it all comes together as planned. Just dismantled the...

55A Fuselage side skin.jpg 54D Spar web.jpg 54C Spar web.jpg 54B Spar web.jpg 54A Spar web.jpg 52 Alireon horns.jpg 51A Flaperon moxer.jpg 51 Flaperon mixer.jpg 50 Streamline struct mounts.jpg Here with progess update of the 701. I have been putting together an order from zenith which has now arriv...