0.063 Sheet
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Cowl Fitment – Part 4
Began fitting upper cowl by placing onto lower cowl and notating baffling interference. Trimmed front of baffles by about half an inch and rechecked clearances. Made the determination that tucking upper cowl under the windshield skirt will likely make removing the upper cowl difficult with prop in place. Began process of making a shelf for…
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Panel Installation – Part 4
Continued cutting out holes for instruments in panel backer. Test fit with components part-way through cutting. Began prepping GPS175 tray for installation by cutting out side brackets from .063 sheet. Bent brackets and drilled lighting holes. Cut out notch in LH bracket for SkyView display nutplate. Hours Worked: 3.72
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Forward Fuselage Part Prep – Part 3
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 to 1/8″. Edged rounded on angle clips. F15 complete! Hours Worked: 2.68