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Wing Rib Spacers – Part 2
Mockup assembly of aft ribs, center spacers, and web spacers to spars and all pilot holes drilled through components. Creation of “skin simulators”. Need to check rib position yet. RH aileron bell crank assembly lubricated with white lithium. Hours Worked:…
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Wing Rib Spacers – Part 1
Creation of -02 and -03 spacers from stock Hours Worked: 1.30
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Wing Rib Prep – Part 4
Finished up drilling and riveting gussets to aft ribs #1 – #4. W16 complete! Hours Worked: 1.70
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Aileron Bellcranks – Part 5
Used Loctite 638 retaining compound to hold Symmco bearings into place; worked very well. Assembled together angles to create pivot assembly then added -10 bell crank assembly and completed final riveting onto -01R to complete #9 rib assembly. Will let…
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Wing Rib Prep – Part 3
Began up drilling -01 through -04 ribs with gussets and finished riveting cut end of -01L Hours Worked: 1.05
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Aileron Bellcranks – Part 4
Drilling of holes in -13L/R and -14L/R vertical channels. Both -10 bell crank assemblies created. Two washers per assembly needed to get castle nut aligned properly. Completed -01L including final riveting and lubrication of pivot with white lithium grease. -08…
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Aileron Bellcranks – Part 3
Machined -06 and -07 angles from template and press fit Symmco bearings to create -02L assembly. (8) -09 clips cut from Z01-03 stock, drilled and completed, and -13/-14 channels cut (but not yet drilled). Hours Worked: 3.75
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Aileron Bellcranks – Part 2
Cut new blanks for -03 and -04 and cut out angles. Mated together angles and up drilled bolt hole through -05 spacer block. Symmco bushings are just a little loose in holes so will need to apply Loctite 638 before…
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Aileron Bellcranks – Part 1
Cut blanks and made templates for -03, -04, -06, and -07 angles. Made an error drilling holes for -03 and -04 angles and will need to scrap angles and create two more blanks Hours Worked: 2.67
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Main Wing Spar Mating – Part 2
Inventory of Aircraft Spruce order and installation of the final rig plate bolt in the RH spar. W08 now complete Hours Worked: 0.74
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Wing Rib Prep – Part 2
Finished making -07 gussets and proceeded to prep aft wing ribs. All ribs prepped minus #9 aileron bell crank ribs. Test fit all ribs to spars and fit looks good; needed to do some slight trimming of -05 ribs to…
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Wing Rib Prep – Part 1
Began preparation of the aft wing ribs. Traced template of -07 and -08 gusset and transferred to .025″ sheet to cut out. Bends formed via vice and small mallet. -08 gussets completed. Hours Worked: 3.27