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  • Fuselage Side Panels – Part 1

    Fuselage Side Panels – Part 1

    December 22, 2024

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    SNB-F12: Forward Side Panels

    Located and pilot drilled lower longerons on LH/RH fuselage side assemblies. Located and clecoed upper longerons and miscellaneous side angles to fuselage sides. Determined -11L/R Gear Attach Angles had pilot holes drilled in wrong spot so remade them from 1x1x0.125×96…

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  • Forward Fuselage Longerons

    Forward Fuselage Longerons

    December 21, 2024

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    SNB-F13: Forward Side Panels

    Creation of -06L/R lower longerons per B Model plans from 1x1x0.125 6061 angle. Hours Worked: 0.72

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  • Firewall Prep – Part 2

    Firewall Prep – Part 2

    December 20, 2024

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    SNB-F14: Forward Side Panels

    Creation of -02L/R, -04L/R, -07L/R, -11L/R, and -12L/R per legacy plans out of aluminum angle stock. Hours Worked: 5.96

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  • Forward Fuselage Part Prep – Part 3

    Forward Fuselage Part Prep – Part 3

    December 19, 2024

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    SNB-F15: Forward Side Panels

    Created -05 support angles from .063 sheet and legacy plans. Located them onto -04L/R rudder pedal mount angles per plans and riveted with CCC rivets to create -03L/R assemblies. Cut 2.5×2.5×0.125 angle to create -12L/R angle clips and pilot drilled…

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  • Forward Fuselage Part Prep – Part 2

    Forward Fuselage Part Prep – Part 2

    December 17, 2024

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    SNB-F16: Lower Skin

    Created -08 clips per legacy plans out of Z01-03 stock. Up drilled -03 assembly then dimpled aft -05 tunnel angle. Countersunk -04 support channel, -12 spacer plates, and -14L/R and -15L/R angles. Refitted components together, installed MS24694 bolts for standard…

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  • Forward Fuselage Part Prep – Part 1

    Forward Fuselage Part Prep – Part 1

    December 14, 2024

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    SNB-F16: Lower Skin

    Bent trailing edge of forward fuselage floor up 5 degrees. Pilot drilled holes in top edge of -02 forward tunnel zee. Began clecoing -03 aft tunnel web assembly together. Hours Worked: 1.16

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  • Firewall Prep – Part 1

    Firewall Prep – Part 1

    December 13, 2024

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    SNB-F17: Firewall

    Creation of miscellaneous firewall components per plans. -10, -11, and -12 parts created via legacy plans set. Bent edges of -01 up per plans and set aside. -03 assembly created from firewall former halves.. Hours Worked: 2.27

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  • Tail Cone Box Wrapup

    Tail Cone Box Wrapup

    December 10, 2024

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    SNB-F18: Tailcone

    Riveted turtledeck assembly to fuselage tail cone box per plans revision E. Up drilled holes through side skins and upper splice plates to 3/16″ and installed AN525 hardware. Torqued to spec. Clecoed crosstie closeout plate into place and riveted into…

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  • Turtledeck Assembly – Part 8

    Turtledeck Assembly – Part 8

    December 6, 2024

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    SNX-F19: Turtledeck

    Riveted formers #5 through #2 to turtledeck skin starting at upper longerons and moving towards the skin splice channel. Riveted lower #1 formers to back of cross tie box then riveted upper #1 formers to turtledeck skin assembly. Riveted F20-08…

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  • Turtledeck Assembly – Part 7

    Turtledeck Assembly – Part 7

    December 5, 2024

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    SNX-F19: Turtledeck

    Prepped and clecoed formers #4 through #2 to tail cone box and turtle deck skin. Prepped and clecoed #1 lower formers to cross tie box, side skins, and turtledeck skin. Prepped and clecoed upper #1 formers to turtledeck skin along…

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  • Turtledeck Assembly – Part 6

    Turtledeck Assembly – Part 6

    December 3, 2024

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    SNX-F19: Turtledeck

    Deburred and prepped splice channel assembly and riveted skin splice channel and all attach angles. Deburred, scotchbrited, and acetoned LH and RH turtledeck skins and riveted to splice channel assembly to create -02 turtledeck skin assembly. Clecoed RH side of…

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  • Flap Drive Tube Installation

    Flap Drive Tube Installation

    December 3, 2024

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    SNB-C05: Flap Actuator

    Located flap drive angles per plans and pilot drilled/clecoed into place. Marked center of lower crosstie #1 and flap drive tube and centered flap drive tube. Marked location of flap mount blocks and drilled 3/16″ holes in lower splice plates.…

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