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03/30/02

Added more framework to rear seat

4.0

fuselage

DETAIL:

Today was another day of adding more framework to the rear seat assembly.  I was able to sit in the fuse on the rear seat.  Finally was able to determine that my modifications to fuse length and width are going to give me a perfectly comfortable fuselage.  Ample room for my tall figure.

I'm going to make the center upside down triangular shaped piece of the rear seat back removable so that inspection of the walking beam assy can be accomplished easily. You can see some screw blocks that I added to facilitate screwing the seat back into place.  I'm also going to make the center section of the seat bottom removable.  You can see the center section in the picture below.

I don't like enclosing certain areas if there is a work around that wont affect structural integrity. I like easy access to as much as possible.

I also put a coat of spar varnish on the aft fuselage.  Not much more I can do without the plywood.  Hoping to get that in a week or so.

Rear seat framework shown