Wings - Construction Log
Spars and Ribs (click on any date)
Hours: |
June 15, 2007 | Picked up my Wing Kit from Van's! | n/a |
| June 16, 2007 | Wing Kit Inventory | 3.0 |
| June 18, 2007 | Began Wing Construction | 3.0 |
| June 19, 2007 | Riveting Platenuts | 5.0 |
| June 20, 2007 | Countersinking, Countersinking, and Painting | 4.5 |
| June 24, 2007 | Fabricating the Tie-Down Assembly | 5.5 |
| June 25, 2007 | Finished the Tie-Down Assemblies | 5.5 |
| June 26, 2007 | Started Rear Spar Assemblies | 1.25 |
| June 27, 2007 | More Rear Spar Work | 5.5 |
| June 28, 2007 | Rear Spar Work Continues | 4.5 |
| June 30, 2007 | Finished the Rear Spars! | 3.5 |
| July 3-28, 2007 | Preparing the Wing Ribs | 39.0 |
| July 31, 2007 | Putting it all Together | 4.0 |
| August 3, 2007 | Began cleaning the ribs for priming | 1.5 |
| August 4, 2007 | Finished cleaning ribs, primed them, riveted left wing | 11.0 |
| August 5, 2007 | Clecoed right wing ribs to spar, mounted on blocks | 1.0 |
| August 6, 2007 | Finished riveting right wing skeleton | 4.25 |
Sub-total hours: |
102.0 |
Left Wing Work
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| August 12, 2007 | Built cradle, assembled Left Leading Edge | 5.0 |
| August 23, 2007 | More leading edge work | 4.5 |
| August 29, 2007 | Trip to Van's | n/a |
| September 2, 2007 | Started on the Landing lights, help from Dad | 3.0 |
| September 3, 2007 | Built Wing Stand | 6.0 |
| September 5, 2007 | More leading edge work | 6.5 |
| September 6, 2007 | Finished dimpling, riveted leading edge together | 6.0 |
| September 7, 2007 | Wing Stand alignment; skins clecoed on | 4.0 |
| September 10, 2007 | Made the doubler; clecoed skins on | 2.0 |
| September 30, 2007 | Finished alignment & clamps; drilled top skins | 6.0 |
| October 1, 2007 | Drilled bottom skins; finished leading edge | 5.0 |
Sub-total hours: |
48.0 |
Left Tank
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| October 2, 2007 | Started on the Left Tank | 3.0 |
| October 5, 2007 | Prepared z-brackets, fitted tank to wing | 7.0 |
| October 6, 2007 | Drilled z-brackets, splice plate | 6.0 |
| October 8, 2007 | Drilled the tank, primed parts, Duckworks light | 5.0 |
| October 10, 2007 | Countersunk main spar rivet holes | 1.5 |
| October 11, 2007 | Removed vinyl strips from tank skin | 1.5 |
| October 12, 2007 | Countersunk tank skin, lots of deburring, stiffeners | 6.0 |
| October 13, 2007 | Drilled skin to stiffeners, deburred, drain, fuel cap | 6.0 |
| October 14, 2007 | Tank attach brackets, dimpling, countersinking | 4.0 |
| October 21, 2007 | Drilled attach brackets, stiffener plates | 3.0 |
| October 22, 2007 | New Toys! | n/a |
| October 26, 2007 | Fun with Dangerous Tools | 3.5 |
| October 27, 2007 | Riveting on Nutplates | 1.5 |
| October 30, 2007 | Trip to Van's - Work on New End Rib | 1.5 |
| November 1, 2007 | Scuffing inside of skins - lost my compressor! | 1.5 |
| November 2, 2007 | New Compressor, worked on tank prep for riveting | 9.0 |
| November 9, 2007 | Started Riveting Tank Ribs | 7.5 |
| November 10, 2007 | More riveting and sealing tank ribs | 10.0 |
| November 15, 2007 | Last 2 Ribs Riveted and Sealed | 7.5 |
| November 17, 2007 | Plumbing inside the Tank | 6.0 |
| November 21, 2007 | Fuel Float Gauge | 2.0 |
| November 23, 2007 | Tank Cover Plate | 5.0 |
| November 24, 2007 | Installed Fuel Float Gauge | 4.0 |
| November 26, 2007 | Final prep before closing tank | 2.0 |
| November 28, 2007 | Closed tank, riveted baffle end plate on | 6.0 |
Sub-total hours: |
110.0 |
Finishing up the Left Wing
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| November 29, 2007 | Fitting the leading edge/tank joint | 1.5 |
| December 1, 2007 | Final fitting and finishing the tank | 8.0 |
| December 2, 2007 | Duckworks Landing Light | 3.0 |
| December 3, 2007 | Leak Testing the Tank! | 1.5 |
| December 4, 2007 | Finished Landing light, preparing tools for riveting | 1.5 |
| December 8, 2007 | Preparing Wing Skins for final assembly | 7.5 |
| December 9, 2007 | Dimpled Lots of Ribs | 1.5 |
| December 11, 2007 | Work on Top Inboard Skin | 1.0 |
| December 14, 2007 | More Work on Top Skins | 4.5 |
| December 15, 2007 | Deburring and dimpling ribs, rear spar | 3.0 |
| December 27, 2007 | Riveted Leading edge to the spar | 6.0 |
| December 29, 2007 | Bolted on the Tank; installed pitot tube | 7.5 |
| December 30, 2007 | More work on Pitot Tube | 1.0 |
| January 5, 2008 | Primed scarf joints, riveted top wing skins on! | 8.5 |
Sub-total hours: |
56.0 |
Right Wing Work
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| January 9, 2008 | Pulled left wing off jig, mounted right skeleton on | 6.0 |
| January 10, 2008 | Attached and Drilled Wing Skins | 6.5 |
| January 13, 2008 | Leading Edge End Rib, Splice Plate | 7.5 |
| January 16, 2008 | Duckworks landing light | 1.0 |
| January 17, 2008 | Duckworks landing light - continued | 2.0 |
| January 19, 2008 | Finished Duckworks landing light | 6.0 |
| January 20, 2008 | Started Riveting Leading Edge | 1.0 |
| January 25, 2008 | Finished Leading Edge, Clecoed Tank Together | 5.5 |
Sub-total hours: |
35.5 |
Right Tank
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| January 30, 2008 | Drilled z-brackets to the spar | 1.5 |
| February 1, 2008 | Deja Vu - z-brackets, rivets & platenuts, and a tank | 7.0 |
| February 2, 2008 | Lots of Drilling | 4.0 |
| February 6, 2008 | Wrapping up some leading edge details | 4.0 |
| February 8, 2008 | Back to work on the tank | 4.25 |
| February 10, 2008 | More work on the tank skin | 2.5 |
| February 11, 2008 | Deburring holes and edges | 0.75 |
| February 12, 2008 | More deburring, then dimpling | 2.5 |
| February 14, 2008 | Finished dimpling | 1.5 |
| February 16, 2008 | Scuffing everything up | 1.5 |
| February 17, 2008 | Started Assembling and Sealing the Tank | 6.0 |
| February 18, 2008 | Riveted Stiffeners, Fuel Cap Flange, Drain Flange | 6.0 |
| February 24, 2008 | First ribs go into the right tank | 1.5 |
| February 26, 2008 | Riveting and sealing ribs | 5.0 |
| February 27, 2008 | Riveting and sealing ribs - continued | 5.0 |
| March 1, 2008 | Sealing ribs into place | 3.0 |
| March 2-4, 2008 | Riveting and sealing ribs | 3.5 |
| March 5, 2008 | Finished riveting and sealing ribs | 6.5 |
| March 7, 2008 | Installed vent line, fuel tube, worked on z-brackets | 4.0 |
| March 8, 2008 | Fitted the fuel float gauge | 2.0 |
| March 9, 2008 | Installed and sealed the baffle plate | 7.0 |
| March 10, 2008 | Installed and sealed access cover plate | 2.0 |
| March 11, 2008 | Pressure testing the tank | 1.0 |
| March 13, 2008 | Pressure test passed - TANK FINISHED! | n/a |
Sub-total hours: |
82.0 |
Finishing up the Right Wing
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| March 22, 2008 | Fitted the leading edge/tank joint; riveted it on | 3.0 |
| March 26, 2008 | More work on leading edge/tank joint; bolted on tank | 4.0 |
| March 28, 2008 | Ribs - deburring dimpling, countersinking rear spar | 6.0 |
| March 29, 2008 | Fixing a Tool Problem - scotchbrite wheel | n/a |
| April 9-27, 2008 | Wing work continues | 31.0 |
| April 29, 2008 | Broken Rivet Set Tool; Finished access cover plates | 2.0 |
| April 30, 2008 | Left Outboard Aileron Bracket - deburred & drilled | 1.0 |
Sub-total hours: |
47.0 |
Ailerons
| March 30, 2008 | Set up band saw, cut aileron stiffeners | 2.0 |
| April 30, 2008 | Aileron Bracket - left outboard; drilled & deburred | 1.0 |
| May 1-4,2008 | Work on ailerons continues over several days | 10.0 |
| May 9, 2008 | Priming and riveting | 6.0 |
| May 10, 2008 | More riveting, moving on | 6.5 |
| May 11, 2008 | Aileron Stiffeners - drilling, deburring, dimpling | 4.0 |
| May 12, 2008 | Philip helps me! Deburred, dimpled, primed, riveted | 3.5 |
| May 13, 2008 | Riveting and deburring skins. Bending brake problem | 2.5 |
| May 14, 2008 | New bending brake. Bent skins. Drilled stiffeners | 3.5 |
| May 15, 2008 | Drilled stiffeners to left aileron, drilled skin to spar | 2.0 |
| May 18-22, 2008 | Work on the aileron spars & stiffeners | 10.0 |
| May 23, 2008 | Assembly of complete ailerons, drilling, etc. | 3.0 |
| May 25, 2008 | Aileron work continues. Details, details. | 3.0 |
| May 30, 2008 | Worked on nose skin problem. Dimpled leading edge | 6.0 |
| May 31, 2008 | Primed all remaining parts. Built riveting jig. Riveted. | 6.0 |
| June 1, 2008 | Finished riveting the ailerons! | 3.0 |
| June 5, 2008 | Finished installing the Brackets, mounted ailerons! | 2.0 |
Sub-total hours: |
74.0 |
Flaps
| June 7-10, 2008 | Started on the Flaps | 4.5 |
| June 13, 2008 | More skin drilling, work on hinges and brackets | 3.0 |
| June 16, 2008 | Fabricating the flap brackets | 0.5 |
| July 1-3, 2008 | Drilling flap hinge for rt. flap, Bending the brackets | 4.5 |
| July 5-6, 2008 | Drilling flap brackets, countersinking spars, deburring | 5.0 |
| July 8-9, 2008 | Deburring, dimpling, priming, started riveting | 5.5 |
| July 10, 2008 | Preparing flap skins - deburring, scuffing, cleaning | 3.5 |
| July 12, 2008 | Finished prep work, primed skins, started riveting | 5.5 |
| July 14, 2008 | Assembled the Flaps, made V-blocks | 2.5 |
| July 16, 2008 | More riveting on the Flaps, finished left flap | 2.5 |
| July 18-20, 2008 | Finishing up the Flaps! | 4.5 |
Sub-total hours: |
41.5 |
Interior Wing Details, Closing up the Wings
| July 23, 2008 | Aileron pushrods | 4.5 |
| July 25, 2008 | Aileron Bellcrank Bushings | 1.0 |
| July 28, 2008 | Bellcrank bushing - continued | 2.0 |
| August 1, 2008 | Installing bellcranks, attaching ailerons | 5.0 |
| August 4, 2008 | Finished Ailerons, mounting Flaps | 4.0 |
| August 19, 2008 | Wing Plumbing; Pitot Tube | 4.5 |
| August 20, 2008 | Trip to Advanced Flight Systems | 0.0 |
| August 24, 2008 | Installing A.O.A. System "A" kit | 2.5 |
| August 26, 2008 | A.O.A. kit - continued | 3.0 |
| August 31, 2008 | Started riveting bottom skin - left wing | 3.0 |
| September 1, 2008 | Bottom skin riveting - continued. Access cover plates | 4.0 |
| September 2, 2008 | Finished riveting left wing bottom skins! | 7.0 |
| September 4-7, 2008 | Cleaned up left wing, back in storage cradle, details | 11.0 |
| September 8, 2008 | Installed Tru-Track autopilot brackets; riveting | 3.0 |
| September 9, 2008 | More riveting, with Daniel | 1.0 |
| September 10, 2008 | More riveting, finished bottom inboard skin, flap hinge | 4.0 |
| September 11, 2008 | Finished riveting. WINGS FINISHED!! | 4.5 |
Sub-total hours: |
64.0 |
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TOTAL HOURS FOR THE WINGS: |
660.0 |
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Total Project Hours: |
881.5 |