Most Recent Entries
| Entry Date: Saturday, Mar 17, 2012 (details) |
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| Fit the Firewall to the Fuselage & Drill Engine Mount Bolt & Attach Tab Holes |
| Fuselage
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| General
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| 4 hours
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*Ongoing*
Trim the firewall to fit around the nose gear mounting brackets.
Fit the firewall sheet and the side flanges into the fuselage.
Trim the
Mark/drill the five engine mount bolt holes.
Mark and drill the attach tab holes on the sides.
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| Entry Date: Monday, Mar 12, 2012 (details) |
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| Fabricate the Firewall Components |
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| General
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| 4 hours
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Make a cardboard template and use to cut out the stainless steel firewall.
Cut, trim and bend the tabs on the flanges.
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| Entry Date: Sunday, Feb 19, 2012 (details) |
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| Bond the Composite Delta Wing Components |
| Wings
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| General
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| 5 hours
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(Title is rather self-explanatory)
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| Entry Date: Saturday, Feb 18, 2012 (details) |
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| Cut out the Components of the Delta Wings |
| Wings
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| General
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| 5 hours
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*We went the composite route*
Lay up the basic 5-layer forms for the Delta Wings.
Trim out shapes once cured and drill small holes along edges where bonding will occur.
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| Entry Date: Monday, Jan 02, 2012 (details) |
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| Fit and Drill the Cove Skins for the Flaps |
| Wings
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| General
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| 4 hours
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Cut the cove skins for the flaps to length.
Trim any tabs that would interfere with skin placement.
Determine hole locations for final riveting along the base of the cove skins and drill.
*Upper line will be epoxied, not riveted*
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| Entry Date: Monday, Jan 02, 2012 (details) |
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| Fit and Drill the Cove Skins for the Flaps - Continued |
| Wings
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| General
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| 4 hours
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| Entry Date: Sunday, Jan 01, 2012 (details) |
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| (Mostly) Completed Wings Attached!! |
| Wings
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| General
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| 6 hours
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Attach completed wings to the fuselage.
Trim any material needed for fit.
Run the wiring down the struts and install.
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| Entry Date: Saturday, Oct 29, 2011 (details) |
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| Bulkhead A Installation |
| Fuselage
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| General
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| 1.5 hours
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Align the composite Bulkhead A and mark locations for 16 nutplates.
Drill and attach nutplates.
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| Entry Date: Thursday, Oct 27, 2011 (details) |
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| Fuselage Fairing Installation - Surface Prep & Attach |
| Fuselage
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| General
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| 10 hours
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Prep the fuselage surface for fiberglass work by sanding off the gelcoat where the strake will attach.
Drill cleco holes for final alignment during the fiberglass bonding.
Bond the strakes to the fuselage.
Fair the strake flanges.
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| Entry Date: Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 (details) |
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| Optional Addition - Cabin Air Vents |
| Fuselage
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| General
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| 5 hours
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Purchased the Cabin Air Vent kit - Installed per instructions.
Align and rough-cut duct opening.
Prep inner fiberglass pieces - install nutplates for eyeball vent, position and paint.
Remove inner foam from edges of outer opening and fill. Sand/file until it matches the inner piece.
Bond inner fiberglass to the fuselage.
Fill gaps, trim and sand.
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