-RIVETED 2 OF THE FUEL TANK ROOT NUTPLATES TO THE MAIN SPAR –COULDN’T GET ACCESS FOR THE LAST NUTPLATE SO DECIDED TO POP RIVET THE LAST ONE ON -BOLTED 3 OF THE Z BRACKETS TO THE SPAR Manual Reference: RIVETS…
Author: Taran
AFTER HAVING ISSUES WITH ATTACHING THE FUEL TANK “Z” BRACKETS TO THE SPAR I DECIDED TO FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDED “CHECKOWAY” OR “ALTERNATIVE” METHOD, I SCRAPPED MY OLD Z BRACKETS ORDERED MORE AND STARTED. -STARTED BY ASSEMBLING THE FUEL TANK ASSY…
-DRILLED 1/8″ HOLE IN ALL 712 ANGLES -TRIED TO BOLT ANGLES TO THE SPAR BUT HAD SOME ISSUES WITH THE PLATENUTS LINING UP SO DECIDED TO CALL IT AND HAVE A BEER Manual Reference: 7-5 RIVETS – INST 0 –…
-MARKED VERTICAL CENTRELINE ON T-712 TANK ATTACH ANGLES -MARKED LENGTHWAYS CENTRE -DRILLED 6x 712 CENTRE FLANGES TO #12 -CLECOED ANGLES TO REAR OF SPAR -MATCH DRILLED REMAINING TANK ATTACH HOLES TO ANGLE -FABRICATED NUTPLATE JIG -DRILLED NUTPLATE HOLES TO 712…
-DRILLED AND TAPPED PITOT TUBE/MAST -MATCH REAMED LEADING EDGE ASSY. -ENLARGED TIEDOWN HOLE IN SKIN TO 7/16″, THE HOLE ENDED UP NICE AND CENTRAL ON THE TIEDOWN ASSY -SUMMER’S STARTING TO HIT SO ITS GETTING HARD TO SPEND EXTENDED PERIODS…
-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,…
-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…