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  • Aft Forward Fuselage Assembly – Part 4

    Aft Forward Fuselage Assembly – Part 4

    January 17, 2025

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    SNB-F09: Aft Lower Cabin

    Disassembled seat pans/channels to deburr and clean. Riveted seat pans and channels together then clecoed into fuselage. Riveted rear of assembly to aft seat belt channel and left clecoes in for center seatbelt channels and aft tunnel web spar per…

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  • Aft Forward Fuselage Assembly – Part 3

    Aft Forward Fuselage Assembly – Part 3

    January 16, 2025

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    SNB-F09: Aft Lower Cabin

    Used rivet stems and clamps to hold center seatbelt channels into place while locating and pilot drilling seat ribs and channels to forward floor. Clecoed -14L/R angles into place. Located idler assembly and pilot drilled to lower cross member and…

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  • Aft Forward Fuselage Assembly – Part 2

    Aft Forward Fuselage Assembly – Part 2

    January 11, 2025

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    SNB-F09: Aft Lower Cabin

    Pilot drilled and clecoed seat ribs and channels to fuselage floor. Clecoed together seat belt clips, attach channels, and seatbelt center channel and attached to inside seat pan ribs. Hours Worked: 0.82

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  • Forward Fuselage Part Prep – Part 2

    Forward Fuselage Part Prep – Part 2

    January 11, 2025

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    SNB-F10: Aft Lower Cabin

    Assembled F10-16 idler assembly (skipping -21 and -17 sub assemblies. Used vice to press in Symmco bushings to pivot angles. Lubricated bushings and pivot bearings with LPS-2 prior to assembly. Hours Worked: 0.57

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  • Follow-up Storage Treatment #1

    Follow-up Storage Treatment #1

    January 11, 2025

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    Engine Maintenance

    Performed long-term storage procedure IAW Jabiru Maintenance Manual. Removed plugs and lubricated cylinders with Phillips 20W50 Anti-Rust Oil. Reinstalled plugs but did not torque. Removed rocker covers and lubricated rocker chambers with same oil. Reinstalled rocker covers but did not…

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  • Aft Forward Fuselage Assembly – Part 1

    Aft Forward Fuselage Assembly – Part 1

    January 9, 2025

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    SNB-F09: Aft Lower Cabin

    Following general construction order on plans, assembled -02 seat belt assembly and riveted. Fist assembly to fuselage and temporarily clecoed F10-02 angle to assembly to ensure straightness. Pilot drilled and clecoed assembly to side panels and floor. Determined SNB-F10-25 gusset…

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  • Forward Fuselage Part Prep – Part 1

    Forward Fuselage Part Prep – Part 1

    January 7, 2025

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    SNB-F10: Aft Lower Cabin

    Creation of miscellaneous F10 parts from legacy plans from angle stock, bar stock, and aluminum sheets. Hours Worked: 4.65

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  • Forward Fuselage Assembly – Part 6

    Forward Fuselage Assembly – Part 6

    January 4, 2025

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    SNB-F11: Fuselage Box

    Clecoed lower floor/firewall stiffener and floor stiffener into place. Deburred upper firewall and riveted to fuselage box. Deburred forward fuselage floor and clecoed into place. Will wait until very end to rivet floor into place. F11 complete! Hours Worked: 1.42

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  • Forward Fuselage Assembly – Part 5

    Forward Fuselage Assembly – Part 5

    January 2, 2025

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    SNB-F11: Fuselage Box

    Deburred LH and RH fuselage side panels and countersunk wing mount angle holes then re-clecoed into place onto fuselage. Deburred, dimpled, and countersunk aft spar tunnel web and clecoed back onto side panels as separate pieces. Riveted aft spar tunnel…

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  • Cowl Hinges – Part 1

    Cowl Hinges – Part 1

    January 1, 2025

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    SNB-P13: Cowling

    Creation of -08 Hinge Half from P3 piano hinge stock. Hours Worked: 0.33

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  • Forward Fuselage Assembly – Part 4

    Forward Fuselage Assembly – Part 4

    January 1, 2025

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    SNB-F11: Fuselage Box

    Up drilled LH fuselage side skins and splice plates. Countersunk top longeron for flush hardware. Up drilled forward fuselage floor including bolt holes. Aligned P13-08 lower cowl hinge half then drilled and clecoed to lower firewall. Up drilled lower firewall.…

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  • Panel Decals

    Panel Decals

    December 31, 2024

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    Instrument Panel Design

    Updated CAD design to include tail number and passenger warning. Modeled trim wheel and updated dimensions for GPS175. Printed out design full scale and mocked up on actual instrument panel blank Hours Worked: 4.34

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