Build Log for Sonex 0849B
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…
Trimming of forward Wing Skin per conversion plans Hours Worked: 0.33
Creation of wing support stands. Rear spar pillar is 3″ high with 10 degree slope. Main spar pillar is 1.5″ high with 5 degree slope. Pads carpeted to protect skin Hours Worked: 0.83
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…
Installed nut plates in RH Ribs 11 and 12, trimmed mount plate per instructions, and installed in RH wing. Hours Worked: 1.90
Trimming of SNX-W19-02 to create SNX-WC01-05 Hours Worked: 0.38