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Main Landing Gear Installation – Part 2
Leveled fuselage using wood blocks under tail. Clamped aluminum extrusion and spacers to axles and measured axle height from top of upper longerons. Began drilling RH axle. Realized part way through that toe in was not being measured from front of fuselage but a different angle; had to abandon hole. Did more research and changed…
Main Landing Gear Installation – Part 1
Started by setting up drill press to drill titanium legs. Opted to not trim gear legs and left the 1/8″ longer than plans. Drilled main gear legs using slowest speed on drill press and 1/8″ cobalt drill bit. After initial holes were drilled, updrilled holes to 1/4″. Deburred and sanded main gear leg holes in…
Engine Mount Installation
Measured required bolt hole lengths which differed from plans. Used AN4-33A bolts for lower holes and AN4-32A bolts for upper holes. Inserted bolts into engine mount blocks then positioned mount on bolts. Torqued bolts to spec then applied torque seal. Hours Worked: 0.33
Aft Forward Fuselage Assembly – Part 4
Disassembled seat pans/channels to deburr and clean. Riveted seat pans and channels together then clecoed into fuselage. Riveted rear of assembly to aft seat belt channel and left clecoes in for center seatbelt channels and aft tunnel web spar per plans. Deburred new holes in forward fuselage floor then clecoed back onto fuselage. F09 complete!…
Aft Forward Fuselage Assembly – Part 3
Used rivet stems and clamps to hold center seatbelt channels into place while locating and pilot drilling seat ribs and channels to forward floor. Clecoed -14L/R angles into place. Located idler assembly and pilot drilled to lower cross member and seat belt attach assembly. Updrilled all holes in fuselage floor then removed floor for better…
Aft Forward Fuselage Assembly – Part 2
Pilot drilled and clecoed seat ribs and channels to fuselage floor. Clecoed together seat belt clips, attach channels, and seatbelt center channel and attached to inside seat pan ribs. Hours Worked: 0.82
Forward Fuselage Part Prep – Part 2
Assembled F10-16 idler assembly (skipping -21 and -17 sub assemblies. Used vice to press in Symmco bushings to pivot angles. Lubricated bushings and pivot bearings with LPS-2 prior to assembly. Hours Worked: 0.57
Follow-up Storage Treatment #1
Performed long-term storage procedure IAW Jabiru Maintenance Manual. Removed plugs and lubricated cylinders with Phillips 20W50 Anti-Rust Oil. Reinstalled plugs but did not torque. Removed rocker covers and lubricated rocker chambers with same oil. Reinstalled rocker covers but did not torque. Pulled prop through 15 times.
Aft Forward Fuselage Assembly – Part 1
Following general construction order on plans, assembled -02 seat belt assembly and riveted. Fist assembly to fuselage and temporarily clecoed F10-02 angle to assembly to ensure straightness. Pilot drilled and clecoed assembly to side panels and floor. Determined SNB-F10-25 gusset spacers were the incorrect thickness so modified SNX spacers to work. Located spacers and gussets,…
Forward Fuselage Part Prep – Part 1
Creation of miscellaneous F10 parts from legacy plans from angle stock, bar stock, and aluminum sheets. Hours Worked: 4.65
Forward Fuselage Assembly – Part 6
Clecoed lower floor/firewall stiffener and floor stiffener into place. Deburred upper firewall and riveted to fuselage box. Deburred forward fuselage floor and clecoed into place. Will wait until very end to rivet floor into place. F11 complete! Hours Worked: 1.42
Forward Fuselage Assembly – Part 5
Deburred LH and RH fuselage side panels and countersunk wing mount angle holes then re-clecoed into place onto fuselage. Deburred, dimpled, and countersunk aft spar tunnel web and clecoed back onto side panels as separate pieces. Riveted aft spar tunnel using flush rivets. Deburred and clecoed upper and lower forward cross ties into place. Deburred…
