The plans require a break of the bottom skins at an unusual location.
Update 26-Aug-16: No they don't. The edges of the skins aft of those lines get a break. See here on VAF. Whoops. When this was ultimately riveted to the mid fuselage lower structure, the edges had a good layup regardless. These are the kinds of mistakes that make one feel like a fool.
Update 26-Aug-16: No they don't. The edges of the skins aft of those lines get a break. See here on VAF. Whoops. When this was ultimately riveted to the mid fuselage lower structure, the edges had a good layup regardless. These are the kinds of mistakes that make one feel like a fool.
Here's how I approached that, with a little elbow grease. Don't do this. See above.
One pair of my VENT-00001A-L/R vent sides did not come with the holes drilled.
Not a problem. I just drilled them in matching to the other sides. If you look closely, you'll see I was a millimeter or two off, but everything still lined up well on a test fit with the firewall and vent.
The vent inlet assembly uses some stainless steel rivets, MS20427F3-3.5. I chose to squeeze these. It takes noticeably more elbow grease to set these rivets as compared to an aluminum AN426-AD3-3.5. Below are the assemblies. I only need to dimple the holes marked "F" on the right (which is the left assembly) to accommodate the error I made in dimpling the left firewall side. I'll need to pick up a set of dimple dies so I can grind down the male die to fit that confined area I need to dimple.
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