-REASSEMBLED FIREWALL WITH CLECOS-STARTED TO RIVET FIREWALL TOGETHER Manual Reference: 8-2 Installed Removed Rivets Today 24 0 Wing Rivets 2862 60 Fuse Rivets 24 0 Empennage Rivets 2215 49 Total Project Rivets 5107 109 Hours 3 Total Hours 489.5 Statistics
Month: June 2020
-HOLE DEBURRED ALL STIFFENERS, PLATES & BRACKETS-ALUMIPREPPED, ALODINED & PRIMED ALL STIFFENERS & PLATES Manual Reference: 8-2 Installed Removed Rivets Today 0 0 Wing Rivets 2862 60 Total Project Rivets 5083 112 Hours 2 Total Hours 486.5 Statistics
-FABRICATED F-601-E AND DRILLED TO FIREWALL ASSY-OPENED UP F-601TD BRAKE PLATE CENTRE HOLES TO 7/16″-DRILLED PLATENUTS TO F-601Z FUEL PUMP DOUBLER & FIREWALL-DISSASSEMBLED AND COUNTERSUNK ALL REQUIRED PARTS Manual Reference: 8-1 Installed Removed Rivets Today 0 0 Wing Rivets 2862…
-AS I’M STUCK FOR THE TIME BEING WAITING FOR BITS I JUMPED TO THE FIREWALL AS I CAN WORK ON THIS IN MY FREE TIME AT WORK WITHOUT AFFECTING ANYTHING ELSE-MOUNTED ALL STIFFENERS, SPACERS & GUSSETS TO THE FIREWALL AND…
-DRILLED FLAP SKINS TO BOTH FLAPS-FOR SOME REASON I REMOVED THE CUTTER FROM MY #40 MICROSTOP SO I’LL COUNTERSINK TO SPAR LATER-DISASSEMBLED & DEBURRED/DIMPLED/PRIMED ALL RIBS -TRIMMED PIANO HINGE TO CORRECT LENGTH Manual Reference: 7-11 Installed Removed Rivets Today 0…
FABRICATED FL-706 BRACKETS Manual Reference: Installed Removed Rivets Today 0 0 Wing Rivets 2862 60 Total Project Rivets 5083 112 Hours 1 Total Hours 475 Statistics
WHILE I’M STUCK WAITING FOR PARTS I DECIDED TO MOVE ON TO SOMETHING TO KEEP ME WORKING.-ROUGHLY CUT OUT F-601J ANGLES -MARKED & FABRICATED F-601P SPACERS, F-601TD BRAKE PLATE & F601Z FUEL PUMP DOUBLER -FINISHED 601J ANGLE CUTTING-TIDIED UP ALL…
-CLEANED UP LIGHTENING HOLE/EDGES ON FLAP SPARS-DRILLED & CLECOED RIBS TO SPARS -FABRICATED FL708 SHIMS-THE RIBS WERE ALL CONTACTING THE REAR SPAR SO NO SHIMS WERE REQUIRED-DRILLED RIBS TO REAR SPAR-DRILLED RIBS TO BOTTOM SKIN-MARKED 1/4″ LINE ON HINGES TO…
-COULDNT ACCESS THE TAIL TO RIVET THE FWD MOST LWR MAIN RIB RIVET SO REMOVED LWR BOLT OF BOTH BRACKETS, RIVETED & RETORQUED BOLTS-POP RIVETED LWR SKIN-SPAR ROW -CHECKED STRAIGHTNESS AND IT CAME OUT GOOD-RH AILERON IS NOW COMPLETEBOTH AILERONS DONE!!…
DUE TO MY FUEL TANK BAFFLE ISSUES I DECIDED TO GET INTO SOMETHING ELSE AND THOUGHT I’D GIVE THE RIGHT AILERON RIVETING A GO WITH SOME ASSISTANCE-MADE SOME BRACKETS TO HOLD THE AILERON STEADY I SAW ON ANOTHER BUILDERS PAGE…