Fuselage
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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: 1.13
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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 #30 and clecoed into place. Hours Worked: 1.85
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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 onto carry through. Placed assembly back into fuselage and clecoed into place with spars pinned…
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Wing Rigging – Part 3
Finished drilling main wing attach holes by using drill guide to drill 3/8″ holes in forward wing attach angles (from back to front) then updrilling each side to 1/2″. Wing pins fit it snug and wings do not wiggle on fuselage. Realized rear spar carry through was installed backwards so flipped it and made temporary…
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Wing Rigging – Part 2
Began wing rigging process by inserting RH wing into spar box then inserting LH wing. Supported wing tips with saw horses while trying to align the three rigging holes between the two spars. Process went much easier with three people: one on each wing tip and one person inserting bolts. After bolts were inserted into…
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Wing Rigging – Part 1
Removed forward tunnel zee and forward wing attach angles from fuselage. Updrilled alignment holes in forward and aft spar tunnels to 5/8″ to facilitate rigging bolts. Removed wing root doubelers from wings in preparation for wing rigging procedure. Began process of leveling fuselage by putting tail on a saw horse and then shimming L/R main…
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Panel Installation – Part 6
Finished cutting out access holes in right side of panel blank. Test fit right panel with circuit breakers installed for clearance; fit okay. Temporarily reinstalled panel backer into fuselage with clecos. Hours Worked: 1.18
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Panel Installation – Part 5
Located GPS175 tray brackets onto tray and marked hole locations. Drilled screw holes into side brackets then installed 8-32 nutplates. Attached brackets to tray and mocked up location on panel backer. Updrilled bracket attach holes then prepped brackets and panel backer for flush rivets. Riveted GPS175 mounting tray to panel backer. Drilled out holes for…
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Panel Installation – Part 4
Continued cutting out holes for instruments in panel backer. Test fit with components part-way through cutting. Began prepping GPS175 tray for installation by cutting out side brackets from .063 sheet. Bent brackets and drilled lighting holes. Cut out notch in LH bracket for SkyView display nutplate. Hours Worked: 3.72
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Panel Installation – Part 3
Continued locating and installing nutplates into panel blank. Marked access hole locations on RH side of panel blank. Marked hole centers and began cutting out instrument holes into panel backer. Hours Worked: 2.57
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Panel Installation – Part 2
Continued prepping panel flange by dimpling right side flange and installing nut plates. Installed flanges back onto glareshield and checked fitment with panel and panel covers. Removed panel and covers and marked hole and cutout locations on panel. Cut a piece of aluminum angle scrap to fit in throttle/mixture area behind panel cover and below…
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Panel Installation – Part 1
Began prepping panel for final riveting and installation by mocking up panel covers on panel backer. Fitment was just a little tight so filed away some material from inside edges of panel covers. Removed panel and flanges and dimpled every other hole for flush CCC rivets. Began installing nut plates in other holes on panel…