-Riveted 706A to spar -Removed fwd rivet from inboard rib nutplate that i mistakenly fitted earlier -Found that although primer looks much better on this side its quite soft and scratches easily, doesn’t appear to have etched properly, my guess…
Category: Wings
-Riveted all internal ribs to skins -Riveted skins together at rear spar-Found that some offcuts of kaizen foam from my toolbox made holding the bucking bar in place easier -Realised I was meant to leave one of the bearing attach…
-Removed vinyl and hole deburred right flap-Edge deburred right flap-Removed small amounts off edge/around hole corrosion-Dimpled-Primed all remaining bits, came up much better than last time, must not have been thouroughly mixed last time. -Clecoed 706a/b to spar and riveted…
-Continued deburring of right flap-Found a fair bit of light surface corrosion on skin edges and around holes-Removed corrosion-Dimpled as required Primed with P99 wash primer i’m trying out, didn’t come out as well as I had hoped with a fair…
-Partially assembled both flaps in order to mount FL-706A & B brackets-Clamped and match drilled brackets to spar, end rib and each other -Opened up rod end attach points to 1/4″ but cant find the platenuts so that’ll have to…
-Countersunk lower flap spars-Hole deburred & dimpled remaining flap spar-Deburred hinge-Bent FL-706Bs bracketsManual Reference: Installed Removed Rivets Today 0 0 Wing Rivets 2862 60 Fuse Rivets 24 0 Empennage Rivets 2215 49 Total Project Rivets 5107 109 Hours 1 Total…
-Finished drilling the Z-Brackets to the spar-Removed brackets -Unfortunately when i previously restarted my brackets on the left side i didnt reorder the nutplates, so i needed to try and locate the old brackets and remove the nuts from them-Removed…
-Spent a while tidying garage up and figuring out where i was up to.-Recieved a new rear baffle after previous issues also got another 200 clecoes in the order-Properly clecoed right fuel tank ribs in place -removed vinyl from rear…
-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