Silger Sonex

Build Log for Sonex 0849B

Build Log

  • Creation of miscellaneous firewall components per plans. -10, -11, and -12 parts created via legacy plans set. Bent edges of -01 up per plans and set aside. -03 assembly created from firewall former halves.. Hours Worked: 2.27

  • Riveted turtledeck assembly to fuselage tail cone box per plans revision E. Up drilled holes through side skins and upper splice plates to 3/16″ and installed AN525 hardware. Torqued to spec. Clecoed crosstie closeout plate into place and riveted into…

  • Riveted formers #5 through #2 to turtledeck skin starting at upper longerons and moving towards the skin splice channel. Riveted lower #1 formers to back of cross tie box then riveted upper #1 formers to turtledeck skin assembly. Riveted F20-08…

  • Prepped and clecoed formers #4 through #2 to tail cone box and turtle deck skin. Prepped and clecoed #1 lower formers to cross tie box, side skins, and turtledeck skin. Prepped and clecoed upper #1 formers to turtledeck skin along…

  • Deburred and prepped splice channel assembly and riveted skin splice channel and all attach angles. Deburred, scotchbrited, and acetoned LH and RH turtledeck skins and riveted to splice channel assembly to create -02 turtledeck skin assembly. Clecoed RH side of…

  • Located flap drive angles per plans and pilot drilled/clecoed into place. Marked center of lower crosstie #1 and flap drive tube and centered flap drive tube. Marked location of flap mount blocks and drilled 3/16″ holes in lower splice plates.…

  • Riveted upper cross tie #2 to vertical channels and upper cross tie box to vertical channels #1. Fit cross tie splice plates to upper splice plates via AN3 bolt holes and riveted plates to cross tie box. F21 complete! Hours…

  • Continued final assembly of tail cone. Started by clecoing lower cross ties and aft angle. Riveted aft angle and lower cross tie #5 in order to install aft Shear Web Assembly. Riveted shear web to aft bulkhead and lower aft…

  • Began reassembling aft fuselage assembly by clecoing upper and lower crossties to aft fuselage side panels. Hours Worked: 0.75

  • Up drilled crosstie box cover and crosstie box. Also up drilled flap motor mount holes on bottom of crosstie box cover plate. Left flap drive mount holes on back of crosstie at 3/32″ as they will not be used. Hours…

  • Began final assembly of side panels by deburring, scotchbriting and cleaning all F25 parts. Started by riveting rudder cable fairlead mount blocks to vertical channels #1 and #5. Riveted lower longerons to aft fuselage side skins along with vertical channels…

  • 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…