-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
WHILE I’M STUCK WAITING FOR PARTS I DECIDED TO MOVE ON TO SOMETHING TO KEEP ME WORKING.-ROUGHLY CUT OUT F-601J ANGLES -MARKED & FABRICATED F-601P SPACERS, F-601TD BRAKE PLATE & F601Z FUEL PUMP DOUBLER -FINISHED 601J ANGLE CUTTING-TIDIED UP ALL…
-CLEANED UP LIGHTENING HOLE/EDGES ON FLAP SPARS-DRILLED & CLECOED RIBS TO SPARS -FABRICATED FL708 SHIMS-THE RIBS WERE ALL CONTACTING THE REAR SPAR SO NO SHIMS WERE REQUIRED-DRILLED RIBS TO REAR SPAR-DRILLED RIBS TO BOTTOM SKIN-MARKED 1/4″ LINE ON HINGES TO…
-COULDNT ACCESS THE TAIL TO RIVET THE FWD MOST LWR MAIN RIB RIVET SO REMOVED LWR BOLT OF BOTH BRACKETS, RIVETED & RETORQUED BOLTS-POP RIVETED LWR SKIN-SPAR ROW -CHECKED STRAIGHTNESS AND IT CAME OUT GOOD-RH AILERON IS NOW COMPLETEBOTH AILERONS DONE!!…
DUE TO MY FUEL TANK BAFFLE ISSUES I DECIDED TO GET INTO SOMETHING ELSE AND THOUGHT I’D GIVE THE RIGHT AILERON RIVETING A GO WITH SOME ASSISTANCE-MADE SOME BRACKETS TO HOLD THE AILERON STEADY I SAW ON ANOTHER BUILDERS PAGE…
-REMOVED VINYL FROM INSIDE OF FUEL TANK SKIN-STARTED REMOVING VINYL FROM REAR TANK BAFFLE BUT UNDERESTIMATED THE STRENGTH OF THE ADHESIVE AND ENDED UP BUCKLING THE BAFFLE-TRIED STRAIGHTENING THE REAR BAFFLE BUT NOT SATISFIED SO I’LL HAVE TO ORDER A…
-REMOVED VINYL FROM INSIDE RH LEADING EDGE -MOUNTED IN CRADLE -CLECOED RIBS IN PLACE (THOSE LOWER CLECOES WERE PAINFUL TO TRY AND LINE UP) -MOUNTED ON MAIN SPAR AND CLECOED IN PLACE -SLID IB RIB INTO PLACE AND BACKDRILLED TO…
FINALLY GOT TIME TO GET BACK INTO THE RV WITH BEING STOOD DOWN FROM WORK-CLEANED UP THE WORK AREA-LUBED UP ALL AIR TOOLS-CLEANED THE DUST OFF THE WING -TOOK A BIT TO FIGURE OUT WHERE I’M AT-IT LOOKS LIKE LAST…
-CLECOED BOTTOM SKINS INTO PLACE Manual Reference: 7-4 Installed Removed Rivets Today 0 0 Wing Rivets 2726 56 Total Project Rivets 4947 108 Hours 1 Total Hours 452.5 Statistics