Build Log for Sonex 0849B
Took apart RH wing box down to spars. Deburred and cleaned both main and rear spar. Began assembling wing ribs starting from #12 and working inboard. Deburred all holes in both forward and aft ribs, scotchbrited scratches, and cleaned with…
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…
Finished up drilling upper/lower aft and forward RH wing skins. Removed upper aft wing skin and forward wing skin to drill aileron bell crank attach angles into aft lower wing skin and began drilling wing tiedown attach bolt hole. Hole…
Began up drilling wing tip and forward skin to #30 Hours Worked: 1.17
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…
Cut landing light hole into leading edge and deburred opening. Installed upper retaining hardware into wing including flush rivets. Will wait to do the rest of the installation until wing is in final form to ensure tight fit of landing…
Creation of -02, -03, -04, and -05 angles from scrap and installation of RH root ribs in place Hours Worked: 3.05
Clecoed in place RH Root Doubler and drilled skins in preparation of root Rib installation Hours Worked: 1.18
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…
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
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…
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…