Sep 4. 2012 - Clecoed left side skin and internal support structure back
on frame. |
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Sep 4, 2012 - Right side left open for viewing. |
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Sep 4, 2012 - Clamped horizontal stabilizer onto tail section. |
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Sep 4, 2012 - Not enough vertical clearance to attach rudder at this
point. |
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Sep 4, 2012 - Marking approximate locations for various pass-throughs. |
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Sep 4, 2012 - Mock up of panel. |
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Sep 5, 2012 - Members of EAA Chapter 1311 visited projects tonight.
Tom Mabis, Dave Clark, Gary Reynolds & guest Ron Shearer. |
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Sep 5, 2012 - Dave Clark "explaining". |
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Sep 5, 2012 - Chapter President Vern Sullenger, and guest Linda Winters. |
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Sep 14, 2012 - Added a nylon fairlead in the rear fuselage to keep the
left rudder cable off a bottom L-angle. |
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Sep 14, 2012 - Drilled and bolted O/B seat belt brackets to gear uprights.
Needed to put nuts in front to prevent interference with bolts from gear support brackets. |
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Sep 16, 2012 - Drilled and clecoed steps to fuselage. |
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Sep 17, 2012 - Drilling bulkheads I preparation for installing rear top
skin. |
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Sep 21, 2012 - Clecoed center line of rear top skin to top of each bulkhead.
Used 1x2 to clamp down top skin prior to drilling into bulkheads. |
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Sep 21, 2012 - Suzanne did cleco job while I back drilled (from underneath on the opposite side)
through the bulkheads into the skin. "Let's go, I got cookies to bake!"
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Sep 21, 2012 - performed same operation on the right side (by un-clecoing
the left side to gain access to the underneath). |
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Sep 21, 2012 - Drilled left side edge of top skin into the side skin
and top longeron. |
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Sep 21, 2012 - Both sides and top all drilled. Next
step is to enlarge to A4 size, then debur. |
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Sep 27, 2012 - Drilled the Rear Top Skin out to A4 size. |
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Sep 27, 2012 - Drilled and attached NACA air scoops to front side skins. |
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Sep 29, 2012 - Riveted tail cone area. |
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Sep 29, 2012 - Riveted rear bulkhead, |
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Sep 30, 2012 - Trimmed the front side skins around the firewall, leaving
room for attaching the engine cowl. The background shows skin before trimming. |
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