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Date: 5/28/2002 |
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Pulled outside for
pictures |
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It's
actually starting to look like a real airplane.
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Task Hours: 1
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Date: 6/1/2002 |
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More Interior Work
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Finished laminations on hat-shelf, foot rest, rear
lower baggage bulkhead. Marked baggage bulkhead for mounting holes and
removed foam from these areas. Refilled these with milled fiber to keep
from crushing when bolts installed. Measured and marked for center
console and dash attachment points. Cut foam, sealed and laminated one
side for rear control tunnel lid.
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Task Hours: 8
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Date: 6/8/2002 |
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Still On That Interior
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Laminated control tunnel lid in place to form
attachment lips. Fabricated and installed front cowling joiner plates.
I found the little stainless marine vents to cover the cowling camloc
receptacles at Harvey Marine. The dimensions I purchased are 1 3/8"x1
3/8". These covered the 1/2 that protrudes outside of the firewall
covering. Installed 17 of these little buggers to cover all of them.
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Task Hours: 9
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Date: 6/17/2002 |
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Another Day At The Hangar
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Fabricated center console fiberglass sides and
aluminum top. Drilled and countersunk holes. Measured and marked for
forward center panel. Started laminations from seat back to control
tunnel. Installed two remaining upper cowl camlocs and covers.
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Task Hours: 6
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Date: 7/2/2002 |
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Seatback/control tunnel
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Applied remaining laminates to lower
seatback-to-control tunnel flanges.
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Task Hours: 1
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Date: 11/30/2002 |
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Wing Root Fairing Prep
and Prime |
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Final sanded
and primed modified wing root fairings. They are still the GI
shape, but with
a twist... They are installed like the newer fairings.
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Task Hours: 3
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Date: 2/15/2003 |
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More Plumbing
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Fabricated
brake lines and installed them. Finished fabricating fuselage fuel
lines and mounted fuel pumps and pre-filters. Installed master
cylinders. Reinstalled dual battery tray after having it anodized.
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Task Hours: 10
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Date: 3/2/2003 |
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Final Brake and Rudder
Pedal Work |
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Final
assembled brake master cylinders, rudder pedals and brake lines. Bled
entire system. I used a method I found on an RV list somewhere. I took
an old style bicycle pump, replaced the rubber hose with 3/16" vinyl
line, and filled the pump with brake fluid. I then pushed the brake
fluid up through the bleeder valve at the calipers. I was surprised how
easy and quick this method was and the pedal feel is very firm. If
anyone wants info on this procedure, let me know. I'm sure I can find
the link again.
(have you noticed that when I use the word "final" it rarely is?
You'll see what I mean later :-)
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Task Hours: 5
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Date: 5/4/2003 |
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Elevator Bellcrank
Reinforcement |
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Fabricated a reinforcement triangle for mid-span of
the elevator bellcrank pivot bolt. Drilled out 1" holes of inner skin
of floor and inserted 40lb foam for bolts through the floor to hold the
reinforcement. Laminated two layers over foam.
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Task Hours: 1
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Date: 5/10/2003 |
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Throttle and Heater Cable
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Created the throttle cable and heater valve cable
pass-throughs in the firewall.
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Task Hours: 2
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Date: 9/28/2003 |
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Laminated Upper Seatbelt
Attach Points |
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Measured,
marked and installed seatbelt attach point laminates.
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Task Hours: 3
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Date: 9/29/2003 |
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Static System Install
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Installed
static system sump bottles. See previous picture for rest of system
install.
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Task Hours: 5
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