Fuselage
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Aft Fuselage Side Panel Assembly – Part 1
Aligned upper longeron to LH aft side skin per plans and pilot drilled. Longeron set back 1/32″ from forward skin bend line and flush with top of skin. Lower longeron aligned along bottom edge of LH aft side skin using skin simulator to offset longeron for bottom skin. Also set back lower longeron 1/32″ from…
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Aft Fuselage Side Panel Prep – Part 4
Creation of -03R lower longeron from 1x1x0.125 (120) angle stock Hours Worked: 0.84
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Fairlead Blocks
Cut -09 fairlead mount blocks from 6″ x 12″ phenolic sheet with band saw. Drilled holes in mount blocks, counterbored rivet holes, and up drilled center hole for cable fairleads. Test fit fairleads. Will hold off on installing fairleads until rudder cable installation per plan recommendation. Therefore, will not be using -10 fairlead block assembly…
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Aft Fuselage Side Panel Prep – Part 3
Creation of -02L/R and -03L Longerons. Cut stock with band saw and notched forward ends with rotary tool Hours Worked: 1.03
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Aft Fuselage Side Panel Prep – Part 2
Creation of -01L/R aft fuselage skins from F26-01 skin stock. Cuts followed SXB plans to account for flap drive holes. Simple hole cut in -01L and larger hole cut in -01R for flap drive tube. Rear access holes and rudder cable slots located in same position on both sets of plans. Larger holes cut with…
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Aft Fuselage Side Panel Prep – Part 1
Creation of vertical channels (other than -01L/R per conversion plans). Created templates for Detail A and B from .022 scrap stock to speed up process. Drilled 3/4″ hole in -02R vertical channel in the wrong location and will order replacement from Sonex due to insufficient raw material for a spare. Cut blanks from Z03-04 and…