Chapter 17, Annex AB ALUMINUM REAR FUSELAGE ASSEMBLY LINE

Director Cadets 3, 2007, Ottawa, ON: Department of National Defence

Figure AB-1  Aluminum Rear Fuselage Assembly Line

For each aluminum model biplane to be constructed:

1.Mark one raw billet as B-2C rear fuselage.

2.Cut triangle from one raw billet to create B-2C rear fuselage (Figure 17AB-2) (to stock as B-2C).

3.Combine wood F1 and F2 with B-2C and staple to make rear fuselage B-2 (Figure 17AB-3) (to stock as B-2).

D. P. Mathis, Building the B.C. Air Originals Biplane, B.C. Air Originals (p. 5)

Figure AB-2  Triangle Cut

D. P. Mathis, Building the B.C. Air Originals Biplane, B.C. Air Originals (p. 6)

Figure AB-3  Completing the Rear Fuselage