AN960-10
Control Frame Installation
Fabricated auto pilot push rod bracket from spare 2″ aluminum angle and bolted it to bottom LH side of control frame with AN3 hardware. Upon initial fit of the frame, discovered that aileron stops were contacting ends of spar tunnel bolts so trimmed approximately 3/8″ off each end of aileron stop. Stops still contact frame…
Brake System Assembly – Part 3
Manufactured master cylinder mount components out of aluminum sheet and angle stock. Because the B-Model plans do not have provisions for a center mounted brake lever, used “sport trainer” plan set from the legacy plans for part dimensions. Also substituted two 0.125″ spacer plates on each side of the mounts rather than one 0.25″ piece…
Oil Cooler and Separator Installation
Mounted oil cooler bracket onto bottom side of intake and secured bolts with Loctite 242. Temporarily mounted oil cooler to engine then marked areas of baffling to remove for block heater and oil drain. Installed AN fittings into top of oil cooler. Made oil cooler hoses and routed them from oil filter housing to oil…
Firewall Forward Fuel System
Began working on firewall-forward fuel system by bending solid fuel line for drain branch. Ran -6 fuel line behind upper part of engine mount then bent line to come forward of bottom part. Created a drain cock mount out of scrap aluminum angle and secured drain cock and mount to engine mount with Adel clamps.…
Circuit Breaker Mounting
Bolted Ram mount base to RH panel cover using AN3 hardware. Cut copper bus bars to size and drilled circuit breaker holes at 0.8 inch spacing. Installed circuit breakers into RH panel cover then secured bus bar onto bottom terminals of circuit breakers with 6R4 screws. Used two separate bus bars for circuit breakers; one…
FWF Wiring – Part 2
Replaced temporary bolts in starter solenoid with proper length bolts. Added extra bit of wire to alternator wires with solder splices and finished wiring and mounting voltage regulator and capacitor (minus the reset button). Drilled LH and RH grommet holes through firewall and clecoed gromet covers into place; will rivet when wiring is completed. Made…
Mounting of FWF Electrics
Began mounting FWF components on firewall by laying everything out in a logical order then marking and drilling mount holes. Installed nutplates for all fixtures to enable easy replacement in the future. Temporarily mounted starter solenoid and voltage regulator for now pending proper bolts and ring terminals for ground wires. Hours Worked: 2.87
Canopy Installation – Part 3
Reattached canopy to fuselage with hinge pin and verified fitment along front and rear edges along with latch operation. Installed canopy retaining strap and tested operation. Located hole for canopy latch pin and drilled into upper longeron. Will remove plastic from inside and outside of canopy once aircraft is complete. Canopy task now complete! Hours…
Canopy Trimming – Part 3
Continued to trim and fit canopy. Matched drilled final holes in LH side of forward and aft canopy bows and realized that canopy was pulling up the frame in the front by about 1/4″. Unbolted front left corner of canopy frame and added 1/8″ spacer to lengthen the front bow area. Also added rubber washers…
Windshield Installation – Part 6
Finished installing windshield onto fuselage by installing screws from front to back, skipping last bottom screw on each side. Aligned windshield bow with top center screw and installed sandwiching strap in between. Needed to run tap through each screw hole to clean paint out of threads; should have done before installing bow, however. Worked from…
Windshield Installation – Part 5
Using two people, reinstalled bolts in upper longerons, windshield skirt, and upper motor mounts. Applied torque check to bolts to monitor torque. Slid windshield into place and began installing bolts starting from forward center and working backwards. Used a piece of tape on wrench to prevent nut from falling out. Hours Worked: 1.95
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…
