25 Sep 2023
Riveting and test assembly of rear fuselage components
Assembled rear fuselage longerons and cable tied them in place. Riveted ribs 3-6 to lower fuselage skin. Riveted tailhook bracket to rib 8 and longeron angle to rib 7 (these steps were omitted from the KAI).
Riveted right step supports in place and upper step supports for left side. Lower section needs to wait for the correct lower longeron to be supplied.
Installed rivnuts in the rudder box.
Test assembled the luggage extension and luggage bulkhead skin in the fuselage.
