Month: October 2016

MORE AILERON PREP

-DEBURRED LE & MAIN AILERON RIBS–LE RIBS WERE VERY FIDDLY, FOUND IT BEST TO USE A COMBINATION OF NEEDLE FILES, STRIPS OF SANDPAPER & SCOTCHBRITE-PREPPED & PRIMED LE/MAIN RIBS & COUNTERBALANCE Manual Reference: 7-10 Installed Removed Rivets Today 0 0…

AILERON PREP

-PREPPED, DEBURRED & PRIMED AILERON LE SKINS & SPARS Manual Reference: 7-10 Installed Removed Rivets Today 0 0 Wing Rivets 1798 34 Total Project Rivets 4019 86 Hours 2 Total Hours 403 Statistics

RIVETING UPPER SKINS

-TIDIED THE SHED UP A BIT-DEBURRED FLAP & AILERON BRACES IN PREPARATION FOR USE-RIVETED 2 RIBS ON THE IB UPPER SKIN Manual Reference: 7-9 Installed Removed Rivets Today 59 0 Wing Rivets 1798 34 Total Project Rivets 4019 86 Hours…

STARTING IB UPPER SKIN RIVETING

-FILED IB SKIN CORNER THAT IS OVERLAPPED BY THE OB SKIN-STARTED RIVETING TOP IB SKIN ON, BUT BY MYSELF IT’S TOO AWKWARD   Manual Reference: 7-9 Installed Removed Rivets Today 4 0 Wing Rivets 1739 34 Total Project Rivets 3960 86…

RH AILERON STIFFENER RIVETING

-CLEANED & PRIMED AILERON SKIN-RIVETED STIFFENERS TO SKIN    Manual Reference: 7-10 Installed Removed Rivets Today 112 0 Wing Rivets 1735 34 Total Project Rivets 3956 86 Hours 2.5 Total Hours 397.5 Statistics

FUEL TANK ATTACHING

-ROLLED FUEL TANK EDGES USING MY NEW EDGE ROLLER-STRAPPED LEADING EDGE DOWN TO ALIGN HOLES BETTER -BOLTED AND SCREWD LEADING EDGE DOWN, SAT MUCH BETTER, STILL A BIT OF PILLOWING BETWEEN SEAM SCREWS BU THIS IS AS GOOD AS I’LL…

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