Wings
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Pitot Mount Prep – Part 1
With forward skin up drilled and clecoed into place, transferred pitot mount main hole and doubler plate rivet holes into forward skin. Also drilled 1/4″ pitot mount bracket holes in doubler and forward skin. Cut out 4″ diameter access hole between #4 and #5 rib. Plan to mount pitot control box on outboard side of…
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RH Wing Assembly – Part 7
Began up drilling wing tip and forward skin to #30 Hours Worked: 1.17
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RH Wing Assembly – Part 6
Trimmed fiberglass tip rib per supplemental instructions and clecoed into place. Did not fasten to main spar support angle but riveted to rear angle. Little bit of a gap on upper part of leading edge to be fixed with fiberglass at a later time. Created aileron and flap hinge halves and clecoed into place. Discovered…
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RH Wing Assembly – Part 5
Clecoed in place RH Root Doubler and drilled skins in preparation of root Rib installation Hours Worked: 1.18
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Root Rib Prep – Part 1
Creation of -02, -03, -04, and -05 angles from scrap and installation of RH root ribs in place Hours Worked: 3.05
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RH Wing Assembly – Part 4
Finished drilling upper and lower RH Aft skins to main spar and clecoed forward skin fully to wing. Cinched forward skin into place using rachet straps and blanketed 2×4. All RH skins in place and drilled to #40. Still need to drill lower aileron Bell crank stabilizer to lower skin and drill out wing tie…
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RH Wing Assembly – Part 3
Drilled RH upper aft wing skin to main spar and clecoed leading edge in place. First glance at fit looks good Hours Worked: 1.09
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Pitot Mount Skin Doubler – Part 2
Drilled skin doubler to rib #5 and clecoed in place using mock skin section. Drilled and countersunk pitot mount in preparation for nutplates. Final drilling to occur once lower forward skin is clecoed in place. Creation of -08 Tubing Support Plates from scrap. Added extra 3/8″ hole on plates for wing wiring bundle to help…
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Pitot Mount Skin Doubler – Part 1
Began creating skin doubler for AN5812 pitot Mount from .032 scrap skin. Pitot Mount profile cut in doubler and holes laid out for test fit. Doubler to mount to outboard (flat) side of #5 rib and get sandwiched between wing skin and mount Hours Worked: 1.88
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Trimming Wing Skins – Part 3
Trimming of forward Wing Skin per conversion plans Hours Worked: 0.33
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Trimming Wing Skins – Part 2
Trimming of SNX-W19-02 to create SNX-WC01-05 Hours Worked: 0.38
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RH Wing Assembly – Part 2
Pilot drilled lower aft wing skin to rear spar and ribs; will wait to mockup leading edge before pilot drilling main spar. Used same process as upper aft wing skin and leveled multiple times throughout process. Still need to drill aileron rib stiffeners in lower skin and make inspection hole cover but will wait until…