MS24665-5
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Final Wing Assembly
Removed wings from wing stand and set onto saw horses. Assembled aileron push rods and filed thrust bearings down for 0.01″ clearance between bushing and bell crank plate and installed assembly onto LH aileron. Slightly enlarged counterweight opening in rear spar for bolt clearance then attached LH aileron to wing with piano hinge rod. Drilled…
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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…
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Final Tail Installation – Part 2
Removed piano hinges installed in elevator during paint process and reamed out hinge loops. Installed elevator onto fuselage and horizontal stabilizer with piano hinges. Drilled cotter pin holes in hinge loops per plans and installed cotter pins. T02 complete! Hours Worked: 1.72
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Initial Kit Inventory – Part 2
Inventory most of kit. Still need to organize tools and parts in small boxes Hours Worked: 8.50