-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…
Category: Left Wing
-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…
-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:…