-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…
Author: Taran
-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…
-ASSEMBLED TIE DOWN ASSY -COUNTERSUNK REQUIRED REAR SPAR COMPONENTS -ALUMIPREPPED, ALODINED & PRIMED RIBS, REAR SPAR & REAR SPAR ASSY COMPONENTS -STARTED USING A BOEING BMS 10-11 SPEC PRIMER Manual Reference: 7-2, 7-3 RIVETS – INST 8 – REM 0…
SPENT A FEW HOURS TODAY WHILE I CAN’T PROGRESS WITHOUT PRIMER PLANNING HOW TO MODIFY THE UPPER WING SO AS TO HAVE A SINGLE PIECE MAIN SKIN INSTEAD OF THE SUPPLIED TWO PIECE SKIN, STARTED WRITING A MOD REPORT FOR…
-CLECOED MAIN RIBS TO FRONT AND REAR SPARS NOTE: REAR SPAR HASN’T BEEN PRIMED OR RIVETED YET SO I ATTACHED EXTRA CLECOES INTO REAR SPAR ASSY TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS IN PERFECT ALIGNMENT -DRILLED MAIN RIBS TO FRONT AND…
-TRIMMED AEX BAR TO SIZE TO MAKE W-731 -DRILLED MATCH HOLE ON 731 -CLAMPED 731 BAR & 726 SPACERS TO SPAR ALIGNED AND BACKDRILLED -DRILLED NUTPLATES TO ASSY & CSUNK SPACER END -PRIMED 726 & 731 -DEBURRED AL LH WING…
-EDGE DEBURRED AND FLUTED ALL MAIN WING RIBS -ONLY LIGHTNING HOLES TO GO Manual Reference: 7-2, 7-3 RIVETS – INST 0 – REM 0 WING RIVETS – INST 148 – REM 0 TOTAL PROJECT RIVETS – INST 2363 – REM 4 Hours:…
-FININSHED DEBURRING AND FLUTING ALL NOSE RIBS -DRILLED REAR SPAR UPPER FLANGE HOLES TO #40 FOR LENGTH OF REINFORCEMENT FORK READY TO DEBURR/DIMPLE -SORTED MAIN WING RIBS READY TO DEBURR LIGHTNING HOLES & FLUTE Manual Reference: 7-2, 7-3 RIVETS – INST…