We fully assembled the aft overhead console insert, and installed the seat belt holder, O₂ distributors, and lights into it:
Bottom side of the aft overhead console insert with all equipment installed in it
We started over with the forward insert, and this time we went the easier route without vacuum bagging, just the carbon fiber adhesive. We installed Clickbond sealed nutplates to minimize the change of any wire or tube chafing against the nutplates or screws, then attached the equipment to it:
Bottom side of the forward overhead console insert with carbon fiber adhesive applied, and Clickbond nutplates installed
Top side of the forward overhead console insert with Clickbond sealed nutplates in place
Forward overhead console insert with lights, GoPro mount and headset holder installed
Top side of forward overhead insert console, with wiring and O2 tubing
I then test fit it, trimmed the tubes going inside the overhead console to make the connection at the right place, secured wiring and attached the overhead inserts.
Test-fitting the aft overhead console insert in place
Tight squeeze of wires and tubes for the O2 distributors inside the overhead console
O2 tube T connections inside the overhead console
Tightening (screwdriver on the left) the one O2 distributor connector that didn't extend far enough to be attached before the insert was in place
Overhead inserts installed in place
Overhead inserts installed in place
We then started routing the O2 tubes that come out of the overhead console into the tailcone, looping them back (along with the static line) into the baggage area:
TODO
Next we'll finish routing it and connecting the O2 cylinder.
I also attached the ELT to the aft deck, by holding the trim cables away from it with standoffs, and installing nutplates on the bottom side of the elevator trim bracket (which has the minor downside that removing the elevator trim assembly required removing the ELT mount):
ELT mount with attachment screws in place
Trim cables going around the ELT and into the horizontal stabilizer
Trim cable routing around the ELT, with standoffs holding them to ensure clearance
ELT installed and connected in place
ELT antenna cable routing, held by an Adel clamp attached to the J stiffener through a clip
It was then time to test the ELT (at least the self-test functionality, which doesn't involve an anechoic chamber and etc) - the single beep, plus the siren sound picked up on a portal radio receiver, tell me that it's working:
Finally, I installed nutplates on the trim bracket to secure the ELT to:
Pitch trim assembly with nutplates for the ELT attachment
The final installation of the ELT will happen much later, when the HS is final-attached, since installing the ELT requires the pitch trim being in place, and the pitch trim assembly can only be attached after the HS is installed.
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