Build Log for Sonex 0849B
Riveted upper cross tie #2 to vertical channels and upper cross tie box to vertical channels #1. Fit cross tie splice plates to upper splice plates via AN3 bolt holes and riveted plates to cross tie box. F21 complete! Hours…
Continued final assembly of tail cone. Started by clecoing lower cross ties and aft angle. Riveted aft angle and lower cross tie #5 in order to install aft Shear Web Assembly. Riveted shear web to aft bulkhead and lower aft…
Began reassembling aft fuselage assembly by clecoing upper and lower crossties to aft fuselage side panels. Hours Worked: 0.75
Up drilled crosstie box cover and crosstie box. Also up drilled flap motor mount holes on bottom of crosstie box cover plate. Left flap drive mount holes on back of crosstie at 3/32″ as they will not be used. Hours…
Began final assembly of side panels by deburring, scotchbriting and cleaning all F25 parts. Started by riveting rudder cable fairlead mount blocks to vertical channels #1 and #5. Riveted lower longerons to aft fuselage side skins along with vertical channels…
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…
Up drilled mount assemblies and aft shear web. Reinstalled aft fuselage floor and up drilled AN525 holes for splice plates in lower formers. Also up drilled top AN525 holes through upper longerons, splice plates, and crosstie box. Inserted F22-07 between…
Finished up drilling #1 former area including upper and lower formers, cross tie box, side skins, and upper splice plates. After all formers were up drilled, removed both turtledeck skins for better access to skin splice channel. Up drilled skin…
Located new #1 turtledeck formers and confirmed much better fit than previous formers. Used #30 holes in turtledeck skin and transferred to formers. Located forward skin splice channel clip and pilot drilled to skin splice channel and former #1 splice…
Up drilled holes in side skin and lower splice plates for AN525 bolts. Hours Worked: 0.52
Located L/R former #2 against turtledeck skin. Vertically spaced formers by placing wedge between former flange and upper longeron and pilot drilled and clecoed formers to skin. Started drilling from bottom working upwards and completed left side before moving onto…
Began securing turtledeck skin by pilot drilling left side (every other hole). Repeated the same process on the right side. Will finish pilot drilling sides after formers are installed. Following B-Model plans. Located former #5 by marking centerline along top…