-CLECOED LEADING EDGE ASSY TO SPAR -DIMPLED UNDRILLED W-408 RIB AND SLID INTO PLACE ON THE IB END OF THE ASSY -DRILLED REAR FLANGE THROUGH SPAR -SLID TANK JOINT PLATE IN BETWEEN RIB AND SKIN AND DRILLED. Manual Reference: 7-4,…
Month: November 2014
-MATCH REAMED TOP SKINS TO SKELETON -MATCH REAMED BOTTOM SKINS TO SKELETON -DREW TIE DOWN LINES ON LOWER SKIN -REMOVED BOTTOM SKINS -REMOVED VINYL FROM INSIDE OF W-701 LEADING EDGE SKIN -CLECOED LEADING EDGE ASSY TOGETHER -SAT LEADING EDGE ON…
-ASSEMBLED THE LEADING EDGE CRADLE AS PER THE MANUAL Manual Reference: RIVETS – INST 0 – REM 0 WING RIVETS – INST 326 – REM 6 TOTAL PROJECT RIVETS – INST 2541 – REM 53 Hours: 1 Total Hours: 264.75
-CUT BOTH WING WALK DOUBLERS TO SIZE -DRILLED SKIN TO DOUBLER -SECURED MAIN SPAR INTO STAND -TAPPED TIE DOWN ASSY -FITTED TIE DOWN ASSY/ AILERON BELLCRANK BRACKETS WITH CENTER FOUR BOLTS AND TORQUED -FITTED UPPER SKINS TO SKELETON (NOTE: I…
-FITTED MY SAFEAIR1 PITOT MAST TO THE LOWER SKIN AS PER INSTRUCTION, THE TEMPLATE MOVED AND MY CUTOUT DIDN’T COME OUT AS NICE AS IT COULD BUT IT’S ACCEPTABLE AND IT’LL JUST NEED A TIDY UP LATER TO COSMETICALLY MAKE…
-FINISHED RIVETING MAIN RIBS TO FWD SPAR -SKIPPED FITTING TOP SKINS FOR NOW AS I AM PLANNING 1 PIECE SKIN, BUT CLECOED LWR SKIN TO SKELETON, MY WRISTS WERE STUFFED AFTER CLECOING SO I LEFT THE DRILLING FOR NEXT TIME…
-BOLTED OUTBOARD MOUNTING BRACKET TO RIB -SET UP JACK TO REMOVE SAG, I WAS AMAZED AT HOW MUCH SAG THERE IS WITHOUT SKIN ON, AROUND 5/16″ Manual Reference: RIVETS – INST 0 – REM 0 WING RIVETS – INST 268…
RIVETED 2ND/3RD RIBS FROM OUTBOARD WITH SQUEEZER CAN’T DO THE REST TILL I HAVE SOMEONE TO BUCK RIVETS WITH ME Manual Reference: 7-3 RIVETS – INST 10 – REM 0 WING RIVETS – INST 268 – REM 1 TOTAL PROJECT…
-RIVETED REAR SPAR ASSY TOGETHER -CLECOED RIBS & REAR SPAR ASSY TO MAIN SPAR -RIVETED REAR SPAR ASSY TO RIBS Manual Reference: 7-2, 7-3 RIVETS – INST 102 – REM 1 WING RIVETS – INST 258 – REM 1 TOTAL…