Wings
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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…
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RH Wing Assembly – Part 1
RH wing re-leveled on workbench and aft spar location set at W.S. 19″ per plans. Aft upper wing skin match drilled to ribs starting at rear spar and worked forward towards main spar. Checked level again after upper aft skin clecoed in place and all looked good. Still need to drill forward spar. Hours Worked:…
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Trimming Wing Skins – Part 1
Trimmed legacy upper wing skin per conversion plans. Trimmed with Andy snips and deburred cut edge with die grinder Hours Worked: 0.75
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RH Wing Rib Assembly – Part 1
Mockup of forward ribs on R/L wing Hours Worked: 1.32