-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…
-Continued firewall riveting -Riveted all brackets on -Tidied up some bucking bar damage on 601j brackets and touched up with alodine pen -Apart from rivets for cutout to be done later the firewall is done Manual Reference: 7-11 Installed Removed…
-Built a quick cradle to hold the firewall and make it easier to work on -Riveted Right hand side of firewall together Manual Reference: 7-11 Installed Removed Rivets Today 70 2 Wing Rivets 3387 73 Fuse Rivets 94 2 Empennage Rivets…
-Riveted bottom skin-spar-hinge -Right Flap Complete Manual Reference: 7-11 Installed Removed Rivets Today 57 0 Wing Rivets 3387 73 Fuse Rivets 24 0 Empennage Rivets 2215 49 Total Project Rivets 5632 121 Hours 1 Total Hours 519 Statistics
-Finished riveting flap skins to each other -Clecoed 706B to inboard rib, drilled to platenut, countersunk and riveted together -Riveted both end ribs to assembly -Slid spar in and pop riveted spar to ribs -Drove top row of skin-spar rivets…
-Riveted another bay and a half completing internal ribs Manual Reference: 7-11 Installed Removed Rivets Today 34 1 Wing Rivets 3218 68 Fuse Rivets 24 0 Empennage Rivets 2215 49 Total Project Rivets 5463 116 Hours 1 Total Hours 515.5 Statistics
-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…
-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…