Category: Wings

-Deburred & dimpled/countersunk IB rib & access panel ring -Cleaned up IB rib & access panel ring & riveted together with nutplates -Used rod end screwed into drain flange to center on hole and drilled to skin -Drilled Fuel cap…

-Disassembled tank, and removed vinyl  -Photocopied my plan sheet detail for the 405/410 drilling, scaled it to the correct size and used it to drill the T-410 reinforce plate, turns out I used the angle i was gonna borrow from…

-Peeled back vinyl on aft fuel tank and countersunk spanwise skin holes -After contacting Van’s about lost capacitive sender paperwork they advised that they would suggest reconsidering capacitive plates, so ordered float senders & will fit those on this initial…

-Fitted & Drilled stiffeners to skin -Removed components from spar & clecoed together in stand -Drilled skin to ribs & baffle Manual Reference: 7-5, 7-6 Installed Removed Rivets Today 0 0 Wing Rivets 3429 74 Fuse Rivets 165 2 Empennage Rivets…

-Cut & cleaned up fuel tank stiffeners -Fluted & straightened IB/OB ribs -Mounted fuel tank ribs to baffle and final drilled to baffle/Zbrackets Manual Reference: 7-5 Installed Removed Rivets Today 0 0 Wing Rivets 3429 74 Fuse Rivets 165 2 Empennage…

-Mounted tank to spar, aligned and strapped in place -Drilled tank skin to W-423 splice/joint plate -Drilled inboard Rib – Tank Baffle – Z Bracket  -Removed outer Leading Edge & drilled Outboard Rib – Tank Baffle – Z Bracket  -Separated…

  -Had some time so decided to get back into the fuel tank -Firstly there were mud wasp nests in the spar to fuse attach holes so thoroughly cleaned those out       -Countersunk all Z brackets & IB spar…