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Old 07-24-2021, 06:44 PM
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finished bulkheads, 2024-0, ready for treat c.jpg

Making all the bulkheads to rebuild a wrecked airframe, Globe Swift w/210.


P1120021 c.jpg
Heavy 5X CP rivet gun, and long+ short flow form tools w/various inserts.
Gooseneck and offset (pistol) handles still available on some models.
(I'm a fan of the gooseneck as it keeps my wrist directly inline with the barrel impacts.)
( trivia: I have reason to believe Northrop came up with the gooseneck in 1947 ... as they won the US National aviation riveting championships that year....)


( I was pleased to see parts mfg done via flow forming at both Erickson Air Crane (Sikorsky S64 models) ....
and at Columbia Helicopter (previously CH47 models .... now Boeing Vertol 107 and 234 models)....


Many other small aviation outfits make parts for their replacements/rebuilds/repairs this way, also.
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