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Chapter 5 – Fuselage Sides

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Posted on 8 May, 2011 by Airdog

This gallery contains 3 photos.

In this post you’ll see the Right Fuselage Side finished and ready to go, as in the first two pics below.  I added a non-plans hard point just forward and about even with the top of the fuselage side control … Continue reading →

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Chapter 4 – F22, F28 & Instrument Panel Bulkheads

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Posted on 3 May, 2011 by Airdog

This gallery contains 4 photos.

The top two pictures show the F22 bulkhead before the leg holes were cut out, and the F22, F28 and Instrument Panel Bulkheads. The bottom two pics show the first batch of hardware and some of my efforts to organize … Continue reading →

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Chapter 4 – Rear Seat Bulkhead

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Posted on 27 April, 2011 by Airdog

This gallery contains 4 photos.

The top two pics show how I shaped the rear side of the back seat bulkhead.  The bottom two pics show my vacuum bagging setup for the fiberglass layup on the back side of the rear seat bulkhead, which was the second and … Continue reading →

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Chapter 4 – Front & Rear Seat Bulkheads

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Posted on 26 April, 2011 by Airdog

This gallery contains 3 photos.

The work continues on the front & rear seat bulkheads. Pic #1 is simply a shot of the front seat bulkhead. Pic #2 shows the start of the foam prep on the backside of the rear seat bulkhead. Pic #3 is of … Continue reading →

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Chapter 4 – Front Seat Bulkhead

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Posted on 24 April, 2011 by Airdog

This gallery contains 6 photos.

  The Long-EZ N916WP project officially begins on 24 April 2011! The first chapter in the plans for actual aircraft component construction is Chapter 4, which covers the building of all the bulkheads that will make up the structural cross sections of … Continue reading →

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    • Chapter 3 – Build Prep
      • Tooling Up: Machining
    • Fuselage
      • Chapter 4 – Bulkheads
      • Chapter 5 – Fuselage Sides
      • Chapter 6 – Fuselage Assembly
        • Chapter 6 – Virginia Build
        • Chapter 6 – Germany Build
      • Chapter 7 – Fuselage Exterior
        • Chapter 7 – Exterior & mods
        • Chapter 7 – Exterior Skin
        • Fuselage Wrap-Up Steps
      • Fuselage Haul to NC
    • Chapter 8 – Rollover/Seatbelts
    • Section VI – Landing Brake
    • Chapter 9 – Main Landing Gear
      • Nose Brake Components
      • Gear Washer Swapout
      • Gear Leg Fairings
      • Wheel Pants
    • Canard & Elevators
      • Chapter 10 – Roncz Canard
      • Chapter 11 – Elevators
        • Elevator Rebuild
      • Chapter 12 – Canard Installation
    • Chapter 13 – Nose & Nose Gear
      • Nose – Topside
        • Aft Nose/Avionics Cover
          • Aft nose cover attach
        • Top Forward Nose
          • Nose Hatch Hinges/Latch
      • Wheel Cover Insulation
      • Nose Tool Box
      • Nose Oil Box
      • “Napster” (NG30) Cover
    • Chapter 14 – CenterSection Spar
      • Chapter 14 – Spar Box
      • Chapter 14 – Spar Caps
      • Chapter 14 – CS Spar: Final Steps
      • CS Spar Test Fit
      • Chapter 14 – Fuselage Spar Mount
      • Chapter 14 – Engine Mount Extrusions
      • Wing Bolt Mod
    • Chapter 15 – Firewall
      • Hell Hole Configuration
    • Chapter 16 – Flight Controls & Armrests
      • Pilot Headset Jack
    • Chapter 17 – Pitch & Roll Trim
    • Chapter 18 – Canopy
      • GIB Headrest
      • Canopy Latch Hardware
      • Canopy Interior Finish/Paint
    • Wings & Winglets
      • Chapter 19 – Wings & Ailerons
        • Chapter 19 – Build Prep
        • Chapter 19 – Right Wing Build
        • Chapter 19 – Left Wing Build
        • Chapter 19 – Root Ribs
        • Chapter 19 – Ailerons
        • Wings Test Fit
        • Chapter 19 – Wing Mount to Spar
          • Wing Bolt Mod
        • Vortilons
        • Baggage Pods
      • Chapter 20 – Winglets
        • Chapter 20 – Upper Winglets
        • Chapter 20 – Lower Winglets
    • Chapter 21 – Strakes & Fuel System
      • Strake Build
      • Thigh Support Sump Tanks
      • Fuel Tank Probes
    • Chapter 22 – Electrical System: Part 1
      • Components & Tools
        • Triparagon
        • Exterior Lights
        • Antennas
        • ELT
        • Cockpit Heat
      • Electrical System: Part 2
      • Avionics & Instruments
        • Instrument Panel
          • Physical Instrument Panel
      • Documentation
      • Nose & Nose Gear Wiring
    • Chapter 23 – Engine & Cowlings
      • Chapter 23 – Engine
        • Engine Build: Part 1
          • Engine Dehydrator
        • Engine Build: Part 2
        • Engine Build: Part 3
          • Engine Pickling
        • Engine Mount Install
          • Engine Installation
      • Engine Electronics
      • Engine Baffles
      • Cowling Test Fits
    • Chapter 24 – Panels, consoles & covers
      • Pilot Seat Thigh Support
        • Pilot Left Armrest
      • GIB Left Armrest
        • GIB Kickplate
        • GIB Sub-Panels
    • Chapter 25 – Finishing
      • Cockpit Paint
        • Finishing Headrest
      • Finishing Canard
        • Finishing Elevators
      • Finishing Nose Components
        • Finishing Avionics Bay
    • Chapter 26 – Upholstery