Fuselage
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Fuselage Side Panels – Part 4
Up drilled RH fuselage side panel including bolt holes per plans. Hours Worked: 1.48
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Fuselage Side Panels – Part 3
Located and pilot drilled F14-01L assembly to LH side panel. Located and pilot drilled LH upper and lower motor mounts. Marked centerlines for gussets and located and pilot drilled all LH gussets. Located and pilot drilled F15-03L rudder pedal mount assembly. Located and pilot drilled F14-12L seat belt angle to LH fuselage side. Went back…
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Firewall Prep – Part 4
Created -03L cowling attach hinge from MS20257P4 piano hinge. Located hinge and firewall attach angle per Model B plans and pilot drilled -01L assembly. Verified alignment with spare hinge pin. Hours Worked: 0.47
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Fuselage Side Panels – Part 1
Located and pilot drilled lower longerons on LH/RH fuselage side assemblies. Located and clecoed upper longerons and miscellaneous side angles to fuselage sides. Determined -11L/R Gear Attach Angles had pilot holes drilled in wrong spot so remade them from 1x1x0.125×96 6061 angle. Hours Worked: 2.90
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Firewall Prep – Part 3
Created -03R cowling attach hinge from MS20257P4 piano hinge. Located hinge and firewall attach angle per Model B plans and pilot drilled -01R assembly. Verified alignment with spare hinge pin. Hours Worked: 0.65
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Fuselage Side Panels – Part 2
Located F14-01R forward angle and pilot drilled to RH side panel. Located and pilot drilled lower and upper RH motor mounts. Marked centerlines for gussets and located and pilot drilled all RH gussets. RH fuselage side panel all pilot drilled. Hours Worked: 1.87
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Forward Fuselage Longerons
Creation of -06L/R lower longerons per B Model plans from 1x1x0.125 6061 angle. Hours Worked: 0.72
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Firewall Prep – Part 2
Creation of -02L/R, -04L/R, -07L/R, -11L/R, and -12L/R per legacy plans out of aluminum angle stock. Hours Worked: 5.96
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Forward Fuselage Part Prep – Part 3
Created -05 support angles from .063 sheet and legacy plans. Located them onto -04L/R rudder pedal mount angles per plans and riveted with CCC rivets to create -03L/R assemblies. Cut 2.5×2.5×0.125 angle to create -12L/R angle clips and pilot drilled to 1/8″. Edged rounded on angle clips. F15 complete! Hours Worked: 2.68
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Forward Fuselage Part Prep – Part 2
Created -08 clips per legacy plans out of Z01-03 stock. Up drilled -03 assembly then dimpled aft -05 tunnel angle. Countersunk -04 support channel, -12 spacer plates, and -14L/R and -15L/R angles. Refitted components together, installed MS24694 bolts for standard gear configuration, and riveted with CCC rivets. F16 complete! Hours Worked: 4.85
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Forward Fuselage Part Prep – Part 1
Bent trailing edge of forward fuselage floor up 5 degrees. Pilot drilled holes in top edge of -02 forward tunnel zee. Began clecoing -03 aft tunnel web assembly together. Hours Worked: 1.16
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Firewall Prep – Part 1
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