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LH Wing Assembly – Part 6
Trimmed LH wing tip tail end where it attaches to rear spar and notched top edge for main spar. Trimmed a 1/2″ channel in the bottom edge of the wing tip to accommodate rib flanges pointing outwards. Wing tip pilot drilled to wing skins. Hours Worked: 0.82
LH Landing Light – Part 3
Laid out landing light template on LH wing and trimmed opening for landing light lens. Cleaned up edges with rotary tool and scotchbrite pads. Created upper retaining bracket and riveted into place. Created lower retaining bracket and temporarily secured with #6 screws. Opted to not use flush screws on lower retaining bracket. Hours Worked: 2.58
Root Rib Prep – Part 3
Took W16-06 aft rib and modified it using template from plans into W16-11 aft root rib. Removed both forward and aft root rib attach angles to insert root ribs then temporarily reattached. Aligned root ribs to wing skin, pilot drilled and clecoed. Holes then transferred from root rib attach angles to root ribs and pilot…
LH Wing Assembly – Part 5
Created W05-02 and W03-02 hinge halves from M3 piano hinge and pilot drilled/clecoed to LH wing. LH doubler clecoed onto wing and holes for root rib drilled into wing skins. Forward most row of lower forward skin holes pilot drilled and clecoed into place. Hours Worked: 2.49
LH Wing Assembly – Part 4
Pilot drilled and clecoed bottom side of forward wing skin to LH wing. Forward-most row of holes to go Hours Worked: 1.92
LH Wing Assembly – Part 3
LH forward wing skin (top side) clecoed onto main spar and upper side pilot drilled into place Hours Worked: 2.08
Trimming Wing Skins – Part 5
Trimmed LH Forward wing skin to new dimensions per wing conversion plans Hours Worked: 0.55
LH Landing Light – Part 2
Riveted together both sides of light mount plate. Installed #8 nutplates into mount and secured LH landing light and retaining ring to mount. Mounted complete light assembly onto forward ribs and checked operation of light Hours Worked: 0.55
LH Landing Light – Part 1
Removed ribs #11 and #12 from LH wing assembly and installed #10 nutplates into rib. Also installed #6 grounding lug into #12 rib. Began trimming light mount plate and re assembled with clecoes Hours Worked: 1.57
LH Wing Assembly – Part 2
Finished pilot drilling upper aft wing skin to wing rib assembly including main spar row. Flipped wing over, re-leveled, and fit/pilot drilled lower wing skin to rib assembly. Aileron bell crank supports drilled and clecoed into upper aft skin. Hours Worked: 5.38
LH Wing Assembly – Part 1
Upper aft skin aligned into place. Began pilot drilling skin starting at center of rear spar and working outwards Hours Worked: 1.85
Trimming Wing Skins – Part 4
Trimmed upper and lower LH wing skins per conversion plans Hours Worked: 0.65
