Build Log for Sonex 0849B
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…
Squared wing on level workbench using scrap wood and 3 levels chordwise. Levels blocked up with 2×4 on rear spar to ensure contact with spar cap peak. Up drilled aft ribs to rear spar holes and clecoed into place. Hours…
Trimmed legacy upper wing skin per conversion plans. Trimmed with Andy snips and deburred cut edge with die grinder Hours Worked: 0.75
Mockup of forward ribs on R/L wing Hours Worked: 1.32
Finished riveting -03 and -04 forward ribs. Hours Worked: 0.55
Creation of workbench extender to add 4 feet to current workbench. Attaches via (2) 1/2″ bolts and is removable Hours Worked: 1.72
Finished up trimming, match-drilling, and deburring -03 and -04 ribs. Still need to rivet. -08 and -09 forward root ribs completed Hours Worked: 2.53
Determined pre-existing -06 and -07 gussets were from outdated plans and needed to be scrapped. New -06 and -07 gussets cut, drilled, and bent from template using scrap .025 sheet. Finished trimming -01 and -02 forward ribs and clecoed to…
Mockup assembly of aft ribs, center spacers, and web spacers to spars and all pilot holes drilled through components. Creation of “skin simulators”. Need to check rib position yet. RH aileron bell crank assembly lubricated with white lithium. Hours Worked:…
Creation of -02 and -03 spacers from stock Hours Worked: 1.30
Finished up drilling and riveting gussets to aft ribs #1 – #4. W16 complete! Hours Worked: 1.70
Used Loctite 638 retaining compound to hold Symmco bearings into place; worked very well. Assembled together angles to create pivot assembly then added -10 bell crank assembly and completed final riveting onto -01R to complete #9 rib assembly. Will let…