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Windscreen Install Prep
Removed top row of clecoes from upper longerons and upper engine mount screws to prepare for windscreen installation. Hours Worked: 2.17
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Fuselage Final Riveting – Part 2
Removed forward fuselage floor for better access to forward tunnel zee. Deburred new holes in fuselage floor and new bottom holes in forward zee. Used hand riveter to flush rivet forward wing mount plates to forward tunnel zee. Hours Worked:…
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Follow-up Storage Treatment #4
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…
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Canopy Components – Part 2
Took SNB-D03-09L and updrilled holes per plans; inside holes to 3/16″ and outside holes to 13/64″ to be tapped. Countersunk 3/16″ holes for flush screws and tapped outside holes with 1/4″-28 tap set for canopy alignment pins. Hours Worked: 0.64
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Control Stick Assembly – Part 3
Disassembled dual stick assembly and deburred stick holes. Lubricated control stick horns with lithium grease and deburred taper pin holes. Reassembled left and right control sticks and attached link rod with hardware. C04 complete! Hours Worked: 0.70
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Canopy Components – Part 1
Began canopy/windshield frame prep by working on canopy forward aft bows and windshield bow. For canopy bows, started by countersinking bow holes for -6 flush rivets. Riveted components together using -6 solid rivets. Laid out bows on workbench and marked…
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Control Stick Assembly – Part 2
Set bushings into top of control stick frame with Loctite 638. Using new taper reamer, reamed LH stick grip hole and inserted taper pin. Repeated whole process for right hand stick grip and found that sticks were not parallel with…
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Control Stick Assembly – Part 1
Began control stick assembly process by drilling 1/8″ pilot holes in bottom of stick grips. Removed powder coating from shaft of control stick horns by using heat, sandpaper, and scotchbrite wheel. Installed SF-2024-8 bushings into control stick frame; fit is…
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Fuselage Final Riveting – Part 1
Drilled holes through spar bumpers then riveted to fuselage with spars in place. Clecoed fuselage floor into place to check fitment with all holes aligning. Transferred pilot holes from floor into bottom of forward spar tunnel assembly then updrilled to…
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Wing Rigging – Part 4
Removed rear spar carry through from fuselage then updrilled attach angle holes through fuselage. Removed attach angles from fuselage then deburred rear spar carry through, shear web, and attach angles. Finished riveting rear spar carry through then riveted shear web…
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Wing Root Doublers – Part 2
Measured wing root doubler trim distances off of wing skin at each rivet hole and transferred measurements onto inside edge of wing root doublers. Trimmed excess material off with snips then deburred edges. Clecoed wing root doublers onto wing and…
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Wing Root Doublers – Part 1
Slid wings out from fuselage (one at a time) and reinstalled wing root doublers with clecoes. Marked current edge of doublers onto wing skins with sharpie. Removed doublers then slid wings back into spar tunnel and pinned into proper place.…