Finally, an Engine!
Inventory of a used Jabiru 3300 six cylinder, 120 horsepower engine purchased used from a private seller in Connecticut and shipped LTL. The engine was removed from a Legend Cub so the current owner could put a larger prop on…
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Turtledeck Prep – Part 1
Creation of -07 skin spar channel and -10, -11, and -12 clips from channel stock per legacy plans. Channel stock cut with snips and pilot holes drilled per plans Hours Worked: 2.50
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Former Clip Creation
Creation of -07L/R former clips from F07 stock. 1/8″ radius bends made using 1/4″ drill bit in vice. Angles verified with full size plans Hours Worked: 0.95
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Aft Fuselage Part Prep – Part 4
Used F26-05 crosstie plates to pilot drill four new holes in cross tie channel per B-Model plans. Hours Worked: 0.38
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Splice Plate Prep
Located and pilot drilled new SNB-F26-04L/R upper splice plates to upper longerons based off of skin bend line. Located and final drilled cable fairlead blocks to #1 vertical channels. Verified alignment with rudder cable holes in vertical channels. Hours Worked:…
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Fuselage Box Assembly – Part 5
Completed pilot drilling and clecoing of aft fuselage floor to tail cone box. Attached crosstie box to cross tie splices and #1 vertical channels and clecoed bottom sheet into place. Fuselage still sits square with cross tie in place. Hours…
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Engine Hoist
Assembly of Harbor Freight engine hoist and small stool Hours Worked: 1.75
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Fuselage Box Assembly – Part 4
Replaced F23-02 aft bulkhead and F23-03 forward lower mount angle with new parts and drilled 3/16″ holes for tailwheel mount. Located aft fuselage tail channel on rear of tail cone and pilot drilled and clecoed into place. Secured F23-04 aft…
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Fuselage Conversion Kit Inventory – Part 2
Completion of inventory of Sonex fuselage conversion kit Hours Worked: 3.92
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Fuselage Conversion Kit Inventory – Part 1
Partial inventory of Sonex fuselage conversion kit Hours Worked: 3.43
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Fuselage Box Assembly – Part 3
Fit F23-05L/R mount assemblies to aft fuselage section and pilot drilled/clecoed into place along upper longerons and upper cross tie #3. Leveled workbench and fuselage tail cone box for push rod support assembly installation. Measured out pushrod assembly hole centers…
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Fuselage Box Assembly – Part 2
Clamped F23-01 tail wheel mount into place on vertical stabilizer and transferred and upsized mount holes to 3/16″. Created F21-02 temporary spacer from 3/16″ angle stock for tail box assembly. Mounted, pilot drilled, and clecoed F22-06 angle between #5 cross…