Aft fuse attach

With help from my friend Simon, we were able to attach the aft and forward sections of the fuselage today! It’s amazing to see the size of the fuselage now, it is now so big that I can’t possibly move it by myself.

We didn’t get too far, we just clecoed together the parts, but they will stay together now for good. Everything went smoothly, and the holes lined up perfectly without the need to do any real finessing. I was surprised at how easily it all came together, just following the instructions. The only snag we encountered were a couple of temporary rivets that I had missed. Once we removed those, everything was great.

Rather than using saw horses, I decided to use my work benches to support the two halves. These are on wheels, and can be easily maneuvered into position. It worked out great!
Getting the two halves to line up, with help from Simon
The two halves clecoed together
Note the bulkhead has not been installed yet. That will be next, before I move to a rotisserie