AN530-4-6 (PK screw)
-
Tail Fairing Panels – Part 3
In lieu of using plan -06 angles to cover small gap behind tail fairing, opted to create a custom piece to seal up compartment where ELT sits. Cut Z01-03 stock to size and slipped underneath tail panel fairings. Overlapped furthest aft screw hole from fairing panels and marked two new PK screw holes. Cut angles…
-
Final Tail Installation – Part 3
Installed vertical stabilizer onto fuselage. Replaced AN3-6A bolts in tail with AN3-5A bolts for better fit and to ensure nut wasn’t bottoming out on bolts. Installed weather stripping on bottom edge of vertical stabilizer. Removed hinge pin from rudder installed during painting and reamed out hinge loops. Cut rudder hinge pin to size then installed…
-
Rudder Control System – Part 2
Heated up C01-03 rudder spring stock with propane torch and bent springs to specs in plans. Previously tried to bend springs without heat and spring steel broke rather than bent. After installing springs into fuselage, discovered that plan dimensions were a little long and resulted in rudder pedals not returning to neutral. Shortened springs by…
-
Aft Fuselage Side Panel Assembly – Part 5
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 #2-#5. Left vertical channel #1 just clecoed for now. Left top row of rivets on…
-
LH Wing Assembly – Part 12
Finished riveting lower side of LH wing including aft and forward skins. Installed aileron bell crank inspection cover plate using PK screws. LH wing complete! Hours Worked: 1.33
-
RH Wing Assembly – Part 11
Finished up RH wing assembly by riveting forward wing skin onto wing. Started with top side, riveted entire side (starting at main spar then working to leading edge) then flipped wing and repeated process on bottom side. Left forward-most row of rivets on top side until bottom side of wing skin was clecoed into place.…
-
RH Wing Assembly – Part 9
Bolted and riveted RH root rib assembly into place. Bolts in rear spar removed to allow riveting of the aft root rib to the rear spar attach angle. Deburred all holes in upper and lower aft wing skins. Both sides scotchbrited and cleaned with acetone. Wing tiedown bolt installed in main wing spar mount and…