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Mark Weitkamp CX4
Work Logs Found: 518
Category Work Time: 2662 Hours
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 10-08-2023
3.00
finished camlock installs, raised tailwheel to lev
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 10-07-2023
3.00
started on the first few camlock fasteners
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 10-05-2023
3.00
reassemble cowling on airframe, evaluate hole move
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 10-04-2023
4.00
moving the fourth inlet hole farther out to starbo
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 10-03-2023
3.00
move port side inlet hole on bottom cowling
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 10-01-2023
3.00
move port side air inlet hole
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 09-30-2023
2.00
evaluate starboard hole move, plan port move
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 09-27-2023
5.00
revising the cowl to move inlet holes outboard
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 09-24-2023
4.00
details of cowl and baffles interface
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 09-23-2023
4.00
planning for alternator cooling
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 09-22-2023
4.00
input air flow ramp design
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 09-21-2023
4.00
attached starboard side aluminum bulkhead
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 09-19-2023
4.00
making templates for aft bulkhead
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 09-18-2023
3.00
templates for patch pieces
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 09-17-2023
3.00
filling in gaps in aft bulkhead
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 09-16-2023
4.00
aft bulkhead, pressure plenum
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 09-13-2023
5.00
more work on cylinder baffling
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 09-12-2023
4.00
more work on cylinder baffling
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 09-11-2023
3.00
more work on cylinder baffling
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 09-09-2023
3.00
more work on cylinder baffling
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 09-08-2023
3.00
cut first aluminum for aft bulkhead of plenum
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 09-05-2023
4.00
continuing work on engine baffles
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 09-04-2023
4.00
continue cylinder baffle work
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 09-02-2023
2.00
rig up lights to illuminate underside of engine
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 09-02-2023
2.00
building another bracket for securing CH baffle
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 09-01-2023
4.00
finally got all four of the main C/H baffles set i
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 08-31-2023
3.00
fitted baffles around port side cylinder head
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 08-30-2023
3.00
more fitting and bracket making for cylinder heads
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 08-28-2023
4.00
continuing bracket development for baffles
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 08-26-2023
3.00
details of attaching baffles to the engine
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 08-24-2023
4.00
continuing work on cylinder baffling
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 08-23-2023
4.00
continued work on cylinder baffling
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 08-21-2023
4.00
flow divider for cylinder head airflow
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 08-20-2023
4.00
pre--forming cylinder barrell baffles
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 08-19-2023
4.00
making patterns for baffles
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 08-14-2023
3.00
finally got 50 PSI indication on oil pressure gaug
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 08-12-2023
4.00
attempting powerplant resurrection
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 08-11-2023
4.00
evaluation and planning next steps on cowling
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 08-10-2023
3.00
worked cowl out of mold
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 08-10-2023
2.00
cutting openings for exhaust stacks in cowl
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 08-09-2023
4.00
full three-ply layup of bottom cowl
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 08-08-2023
7.00
applied mold release agents, laid out tools & clot
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 08-07-2023
8.00
finalized the shape of mold, cut out cloth for lay
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 08-06-2023
6.00
continuing to refine shape of mold
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 08-05-2023
4.00
shaped spray foam, added microballoons
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 08-04-2023
4.00
adjustments to foam filling
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 08-03-2023
3.00
applying mods to the mold
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 08-02-2023
4.00
planning mold modifications
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 08-01-2023
4.00
evaluating bottom cowl mold
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 07-31-2023
4.00
planning for bottom cowling
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 07-29-2023
100.00
catching up on neglected paperwork
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 07-28-2023
3.00
removing cowl from mold
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 07-27-2023
4.00
full 3-ply lay-up of top cowl
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 07-26-2023
7.00
prepped mold with release wax and PVA
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 07-25-2023
3.00
screwed mold into cradle and faired over screwhead
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 07-24-2023
4.00
applied hi-build primer to interior of mold
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 07-23-2023
4.00
rehearsing the movement of pre-pregged plies
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 07-22-2023
3.00
detailed planning for cutting fiberglass cloth pli
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 07-18-2023
4.00
continued refinement of top cowl mold
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 07-17-2023
2.00
sanding more defects, microballooning more area
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 07-16-2023
3.00
more filling and fairing on mold using microballoo
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 07-11-2023
4.00
add microballoons around air inlet openings
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 07-10-2023
2.00
reinforce mold openings with more fiberglass
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 07-10-2023
2.00
completed first layup of three plies in one sessio
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 07-09-2023
8.00
reinforce air inlets and crankshaft opening in mol
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 07-08-2023
5.00
more detailing on the mold for top cowl
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 07-07-2023
4.00
continuing mold preparation for top cowl
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 07-06-2023
2.00
sanding the microballoons, planning next steps
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 07-06-2023
2.00
cut out plywood for mold cradle, planned for reinf
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 07-05-2023
4.00
evaluate microballoon application from yesterday
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 07-04-2023
3.00
begin filling and fairing defects in top cowling
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 07-03-2023
3.00
review fit of cowl/model over engine, plan next st
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 07-02-2023
4.00
removal of cowl plug shaping material from engine
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 07-01-2023
5.00
Removal of the cowl/mold from the plug
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 06-30-2023
4.00
applied third layer of fiberglass to mold
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 06-27-2023
3.00
applied second layer of fiberglass to mold
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 06-26-2023
3.00
make preparations for second layer of mold
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 06-25-2023
2.00
review & evaluate first layer of fiberglass
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 06-24-2023
5.00
first layer of fiberglass applied to plug mold
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 06-23-2023
6.00
cutting fabric and applying PVA to waxed plug mold
       

 06-22-2023
6.00
covered the gorilla tape with clear packaging tape
       

 06-21-2023
7.00
fabric fitting, fiberglass test, plug mold taping
       

 06-20-2023
8.00
fitting the bias cut layers of template fabric
       

 06-19-2023
5.00
cutting the first three pieces of fiberglass fabri
       

 06-17-2023
5.00
draping fabric pieces
       

 06-16-2023
5.00
planning fabric sizing and shaping
       

 06-15-2023
5.00
detailing spots on plug mold
       

 06-14-2023
5.00
more shaping and refining of the plug mold
       

 06-13-2023
5.00
experimenting with fillers
       

 06-12-2023
5.00
continue shaping the plug mold.
       

 06-11-2023
5.00
back to shaping the plug mold
       

 06-10-2023
5.00
setting up for a test patch of fiberglass
       

 06-09-2023
5.00
previewing cowl shape with car cover fabric
       

 06-08-2023
5.00
refining the shape of spray foam
       

 06-07-2023
5.00
more spray foam application
       

 05-30-2023
5.00
continuing with spray foam application
       

 05-29-2023
5.00
applying the spray foam to the hardware cloth
       

 05-28-2023
5.00
adding spray foam to hardware cloth
       

 05-27-2023
5.00
filling out mold shape with spray foam
       

 05-26-2023
5.00
applying duct tape over hardware cloth
       

 05-25-2023
5.00
shaping hardware cloth around plywood cheeks
       

 05-24-2023
5.00
beginning the hardware cloth shaping
       

 05-23-2023
5.00
visualizing cowl shape
       

 05-22-2023
3.00
wrapped the engine in some test fabric to see outl
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 05-22-2023
3.00
adding more support to hardware cloth
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 05-21-2023
3.00
working on skirt for aft landing area of cowl
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 05-21-2023
3.00
firming up skirt around upper edge of firewall
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 05-20-2023
5.00
made new forward plywood front for cowl plug
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 05-14-2023
4.00
induction air filter box
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 05-13-2023
8.00
research and study on fiberglassing technique
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 05-11-2023
4.00
transition to plywood for openings template
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 05-10-2023
4.00
fine tuning template for cowl openings
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 05-09-2023
4.00
made poster board template of cowl openings
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 05-08-2023
4.00
remove plenum top, add firewall skirt
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 05-07-2023
4.00
installed prop and skullcap spinner
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 05-04-2023
4.00
first began thinking and planning about cowling
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 04-25-2023
5.00
completed fuel line fabrication
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 04-24-2023
2.00
attempt fabrication of fuel line gascolator to car
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 04-22-2023
4.00
clean up workbench and hardware storage
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 04-17-2023
4.00
battery shelf trim and remount
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 04-01-2023
8.00
mounting engine on firewall
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 03-28-2023
3.00
motor mount and battery shelf
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 03-26-2023
6.00
stress testing motor mount
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 03-24-2023
6.00
finished welding on motor mount
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 03-23-2023
5.00
continuing welding on engine mount
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 03-22-2023
5.00
second test fitting of the motor mount
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 03-21-2023
6.00
second round of distributed intermittent welds
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 03-18-2023
6.00
test fit motor mount
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 03-17-2023
8.00
Tack welding on the motor mount
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 03-16-2023
6.00
setting up engine mount feet in welding fixture
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 03-15-2023
4.00
engine mount welding
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 03-14-2023
2.00
worked on setting up the welding fixture
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 03-14-2023
3.00
elevator tip rib prep, battery box mounting prep
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 03-13-2023
4.00
gascolator finally mounted
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 03-12-2023
4.00
preparing for mounting the gascolator
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 03-11-2023
4.00
right wing tip and fuel system
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 03-05-2023
5.00
finished left wingtip
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 03-04-2023
4.00
nut plates at wing tip, cutting 4130 for engine mo
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 03-03-2023
5.00
eyebolt cotter pins, fuel tank supports, level att
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 03-02-2023
5.00
eyebolts, motor mount welding fixture
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 03-01-2023
4.00
first pass at empty weight center of gravity
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 02-28-2023
4.00
test fit engine to fuselage
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 02-27-2023
3.00
right wingtip final rivetting
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 02-25-2023
10.00
left wing tip final rivetting
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 02-24-2023
9.00
left wingtip finishing touches
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 02-23-2023
5.00
fuel tank fiddling, left wingtip planning, cleanup
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 02-22-2023
9.00
right wingtip nearly done
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 02-21-2023
6.00
right wing tip
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 02-20-2023
6.00
tech counsellor visit, wingtip disassembly, fuel s
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 02-18-2023
8.00
finally got all four aileron control rods cut into
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 02-17-2023
4.00
cutting metal for aileron control rods
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 02-15-2023
6.00
continued baby steps on aileron controls
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 02-14-2023
7.00
aileron belcranks in final form
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 02-13-2023
6.00
moving forward with aileron controls
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 02-12-2023
4.00
left side aileron
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 02-10-2023
6.00
aileron control rods
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 02-04-2023
6.00
more struggles with aileron pushrods
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 02-03-2023
6.00
mockup of aileron control pushrods in wooden dowel
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 02-02-2023
6.00
aileron controls and fuel tank fitting
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 02-01-2023
8.00
multiple miscellaneous small tasks
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 01-27-2023
4.00
hangar arrangement and wingtip fittings
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 01-26-2023
4.00
continued rearrangement of hangar
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 01-25-2023
8.00
mounted wings fuselage
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 01-24-2023
7.00
rudder pedal subassembly rivetted, cables connecte
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 01-23-2023
7.00
pedals clecoed into place
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 01-22-2023
4.00
fine tuning the attachment of master cylinder
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 01-21-2023
6.00
modelling multiple approaces to rudder/brake insta
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 01-20-2023
3.00
rudder pedal / brake pedal inventory
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 01-17-2023
1.00
attach eyebolts and chains for tailwheel steering
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 01-16-2023
6.00
vertical fin disassembly, deburring, fairing prep
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 01-16-2023
6.00
complete vertical fin rivetting
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 01-15-2023
3.00
rudder reassembly and final rivetting
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 01-15-2023
3.00
rudder horn and disassembly for deburring
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 01-14-2023
2.00
more drilling and clecoing on the rudder
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 01-14-2023
3.00
connecting rudder cable to rudder horn
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 01-10-2023
4.00
drilled and clecoed top rib of vertical fin
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 01-08-2023
4.00
working on top of vertical fin
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 01-07-2023
3.00
finalize shape and position of bottom rib of fin
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 01-07-2023
4.00
drill and cleco vertical fin skin
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 01-06-2023
6.00
adjustments to fin skin fitting
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 01-04-2023
4.00
final shaping, drilling and clecoing rudder skins
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 01-04-2023
4.00
final shaping and bending of rudder ribs
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 01-03-2023
6.00
continuing rudder fabrication
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 01-02-2023
5.00
Rudder fabrication
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 01-01-2023
8.00
comparing skin fit on fin to skin fit on rudder
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 12-31-2022
8.00
rudder spar fabrication
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 12-30-2022
8.00
mounting horizonal stabilizer and closing tailcone
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 12-29-2022
8.00
finalize solution to control hangup on elevator
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 12-12-2022
3.00
trim ends and plan fitting of fiberglass tips
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 12-12-2022
3.00
fabricate counterweight ribs
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 12-04-2022
4.00
working on attachment of fin spars to bulkhead F10
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 12-01-2022
7.00
rivetting elevators to horizontal stabilizer
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 11-30-2022
3.00
side plates for elevator horn
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 11-30-2022
10.00
finish rivetting the horizontal stabilizer
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 11-28-2022
7.00
tailcone access panel
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 11-27-2022
8.00
horizonal stabilizer skinned and drilled
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 11-26-2022
6.00
horizontal stabilizer skin fitting
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 11-25-2022
5.00
more elevator work
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 11-24-2022
4.00
continuing work on elevators
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 11-23-2022
4.00
more working to eliminate elevator twist
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 11-22-2022
4.00
working on elevator twist
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 11-19-2022
5.00
started third bend and clecoed elevator skins
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 11-19-2022
5.00
cut out elevator skins and made first two bends
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 11-18-2022
5.00
working on ribs for elevators
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 11-17-2022
2.00
preparing plates for elevator horn
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 11-17-2022
5.00
make upper rib and assemble to fin spar
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 11-16-2022
5.00
fabricate spar for vertical fin
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 11-14-2022
7.00
continued work on empennage components
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 11-06-2022
6.00
forward spar of horizontal stabilizer
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 11-05-2022
8.00
forward spar of horizontal stabilizer
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 11-02-2022
1.00
working on control system
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 05-31-2020
5.00
working on elevator pushrod and rudder cables
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 05-30-2020
9.00
front spar of vertical fin fitted to fuselage
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 05-29-2020
8.00
working control system
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 05-28-2020
7.00
side skins by tail wheel
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 05-27-2020
8.00
side skins above tailwheel
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 05-22-2020
7.00
clecoed F12 and test fit tail wheel
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 05-21-2020
8.00
drilled and clecoed new F10 bulkhead
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 05-20-2020
8.00
left side brake cable installed
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 05-19-2020
4.00
debur left side fuse skin and trim to final size
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 05-18-2020
5.00
fabricate tail spring pivot
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 05-17-2020
7.00
made form block for F10 and formed F10
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 05-16-2020
7.00
up drilled left side skin rivet holes plus new F10
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 05-14-2020
6.00
trimming fuselage skin and longerons
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 05-12-2020
6.00
work on fuselage skin and bulkheads
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 05-11-2020
4.00
planning F 11 and F 12 installation
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 05-04-2020
4.00
worked on cooling air scoop and cylinder baffles
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 05-02-2020
4.00
worked on cooling air scoop and cylinder baffles
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 04-30-2020
4.00
spun up new engine to oil cylinder walls.
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 04-29-2020
6.00
completed pull tests on Motor Mount 3.0
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 04-27-2020
6.00
adapted server rack as pull test fixture
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 04-19-2020
3.00
continued work on control stick and rudder pedals
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 04-19-2020
3.00
continued study of Baby Ace engine for hints
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 04-18-2020
6.00
finish welding on Motor Mount 3.0
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 04-17-2020
5.00
Welding on Motor Mount 3.0
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 04-13-2020
6.00
continued work on brake pedals and MM 3.0
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 04-12-2020
3.00
studying Baby Ace engine installation for hints
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 04-10-2020
6.00
cutting out brake pedal toe brakes
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 04-09-2020
6.00
Welding on rudder pedals and control stick belcran
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 04-06-2020
4.00
Welding on rudder pedals and belcrank
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 04-05-2020
6.00
finished welding on Motor Mount 2.0
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 04-04-2020
6.00
continued welding on motor mount 2.0
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 04-03-2020
8.00
modified assembly jig and continued welding MM2.0
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 04-01-2020
12.00
continued struggles with motor mount welding
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 03-31-2020
5.00
still struggling with motor mount welding
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 03-30-2020
6.00
developing confined space weld techniques
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 03-29-2020
8.00
tack welding motor mount members
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 03-28-2020
4.00
Placed standoffs into assembly jig and aligned it
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 03-28-2020
6.00
fabricated standoffs for motor mount 2.0
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 03-27-2020
6.00
prep for motor mount 2.0
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 03-26-2020
4.00
tried motor mount on firewall
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 03-25-2020
8.00
took motor mount out of assembly jig and tried on
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 03-24-2020
4.00
Inspect new engine, fit propeller
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 03-23-2020
14.00
picked up engine
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 03-21-2020
6.00
tacking on the motor mount
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 03-18-2020
10.00
finishing and installing axels
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 03-17-2020
8.00
fabricating axels
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 03-16-2020
6.00
brake caliper fitting to mounting brackets
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 03-15-2020
8.00
Assembled wheels, brake discs, tires & tubes
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 03-14-2020
6.00
Wheels and axels
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 03-13-2020
10.00
finish fitting aft left side fuselage skins
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 03-12-2020
10.00
left side aft skin on fuselage
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 03-10-2020
10.00
right side aft fuselage skins
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 03-09-2020
6.00
continue fuselage skin fitting
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 03-08-2020
8.00
continuing to fit aft fuselage skins
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 03-04-2020
10.00
deburred and rivetted top skin of aft fuselage
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 03-01-2020
10.00
deburred and riveted bottom skin
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 02-29-2020
10.00
rebuild bulkhead F 9
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 02-23-2020
5.00
continuing fitting skin of aft fuselage
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 02-22-2020
9.00
mounted main landing gear on fuselage
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 02-12-2020
8.00
bottom skin forming
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 02-11-2020
10.00
finished fitting top skin, cut out bottom skin
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 02-10-2020
8.00
continue forming top skin to bulkheads
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 02-09-2020
8.00
top skin of aft fuselage
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 02-08-2020
8.00
set up aft bulkheads
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 02-02-2020
8.00
forward fuselage to end of table, controls work
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 01-31-2020
4.00
cleaning and orgainzing
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 01-29-2020
6.00
Drilled and rivetted F3 to vertical angle
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 01-27-2020
8.00
torqued gusset bolts, installed F3 bulkhead
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 01-25-2020
7.00
seat back rivetting, gusset bolting, machine screw
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 01-17-2020
9.00
completed installation of F5 bulkheads
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 01-16-2020
4.00
checking and fine-tuning alignment and levelling
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 12-24-2019
8.00
bolt upper longerons to firewall, install angle at
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 12-21-2019
6.00
attachment and bracing of forward longerons
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 12-18-2019
6.00
fabricate upper forward longerons
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 12-17-2019
9.00
lower longerons attached
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 12-14-2019
8.00
stiffened firewall, fabricated lower longerons
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 12-09-2019
4.00
welding on control stick
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 12-08-2019
4.00
beginning bulkhead setup
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 12-02-2019
4.00
cleared assembly table and set up tailcone jig
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 11-30-2019
4.00
formed firewall, pulled wings off
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 11-29-2019
4.00
Bulkheads F3 and F4
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 11-27-2019
5.00
Final rivet F9, form F11 and F12
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 11-25-2019
6.00
forming and assembly of bulkhead F9
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 11-22-2019
8.00
cut out aluminum blanks for bulkhead components
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 11-21-2019
6.00
fabricate bulkhead F10
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 11-18-2019
8.00
Fuselage bulkheads f2 and f8
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 11-10-2019
6.00
bulkhead F2 and control stick
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 11-09-2019
4.00
cutting slot in control stick
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 11-08-2019
8.00
forming and fabricating bulkhead F6
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 11-06-2019
6.00
formed forward floor supports and cut out aluminum
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 11-05-2019
5.00
preparing practice pieces and maybe one real piece
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 11-03-2019
8.00
final test of fitting wings to center section befo
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 11-01-2019
4.00
more welding practice
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 10-31-2019
4.00
welding practice
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 10-29-2019
8.00
welding motor mount standoffs
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 10-28-2019
8.00
preparation and practice for welding
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 10-27-2019
8.00
motor mount fixture
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 10-26-2019
8.00
starting a fixture for making the motor mount
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 10-25-2019
6.00
motor mount standoffs welding practice
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 10-24-2019
6.00
steel for control system
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 10-10-2019
10.00
finished cutting out bulkhead blanks, added rib to
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 10-09-2019
6.00
cut out aluminum blanks for B/H 2 4 9 10
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 10-07-2019
6.00
verified correct nuts on wing mounts, fab B/H #7
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 10-06-2019
5.00
fabricated remaining ribs for center section
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 10-05-2019
5.00
reassembled wings to center section
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 10-04-2019
8.00
rearranged work space
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 09-30-2019
8.00
cut out fuselage bulkhead blanks and top and botto
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 09-29-2019
10.00
continuing work on form blocks and aluminum blanks
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 09-28-2019
2.00
bought a bandsaw for form block shaping
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 09-27-2019
8.00
cut out MDF for fuselage bulkhead blocks
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 09-25-2019
10.00
left wingtip coming along well
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 09-24-2019
3.00
preparing skins for left wing tip
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 09-24-2019
3.00
continuing good progress on left wingtip
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 09-23-2019
8.00
good progress on right wingtip
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 09-19-2019
5.00
top and bottom skins, trailing edge temporarily in
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 09-18-2019
10.00
fitting wingtip skins, leading edge and trailing e
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 09-17-2019
8.00
riveted right wingtip spar to right main spar
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 09-16-2019
8.00
forming ribs and spars
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 09-15-2019
5.00
finished initial work on center section, setting u
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 09-13-2019
4.00
left aileron completed and hung on wing
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 09-12-2019
5.00
right aileron completed and hung on wing
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 09-11-2019
5.00
bottom skin of center section riveted on
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 09-09-2019
6.00
center section bottom skin
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 09-08-2019
6.00
seat pan finally riveted
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 09-07-2019
6.00
substructure under seat pan
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 09-06-2019
7.00
continued test fitting and refinement of seat ribs
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 09-05-2019
6.00
forming and test fitting seat ribs
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 09-03-2019
5.00
cut out blanks for center section seat ribs
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 09-02-2019
5.00
seat rib fabrication
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 09-01-2019
3.00
installed aft spar carry-through
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 09-01-2019
3.00
aileron belcrank stops
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 08-31-2019
1.00
set up a nice level table for center section build
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 08-31-2019
3.00
hung right aileron on right wing
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 08-28-2019
4.00
attached left aileron to left wing
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 08-27-2019
5.00
good progress on the ailerons
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 08-26-2019
6.00
final riveting on right wing
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 08-25-2019
4.00
positioning aileron horns on right aileron
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 08-22-2019
4.00
aileron hinge preparation and aileron horn blank c
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 08-21-2019
4.00
riveting right wing
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 08-20-2019
4.00
install aileron control belcrank for right wing
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 08-19-2019
9.00
right wing final drilling and deburring
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 08-13-2019
4.00
cut out the firewall
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 08-10-2019
4.00
Tech Counselor visit plus organizing
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 08-08-2019
4.00
located and reviewed plans and templates
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 08-07-2019
2.00
received fiberglass wing tips and elevator tips
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 08-06-2019
2.00
ailerons
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 08-04-2019
4.00
workspace organization and aluminum inventory
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 08-03-2019
16.00
restarting project after years in limbo
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 09-10-2013
5.00
aileron fabrication
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 09-08-2013
5.00
aileron fabrication
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 09-03-2013
3.00
workspace organizing and parts ordering
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 09-02-2013
6.00
buildt an assembly table for the hangar at the air
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 08-24-2013
3.00
first bends on aileron skins
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 08-21-2013
2.00
ailerons preparation
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 08-19-2013
1.00
document review
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 04-26-2013
1.00
restartr
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 02-09-2013
1.00
review and restart project

 05-03-2012
1.00
review and restart project
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 05-10-2011
2.00
reassembled and inverted wing
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 05-08-2011
6.00
drilling and clecoing along top spar line
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 04-21-2011
2.00
more rivets into the bottom skins
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 04-20-2011
8.00
started assembling right wing
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 04-19-2011
2.00
cutting some steel to make a bending brake.
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 04-18-2011
1.00
marking bend lines on bottom skins of right wing
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 04-16-2011
4.00
cutting out aluminum for fuselage and fin
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 04-15-2011
8.00
riveting spar line and fabricating tip spar
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 04-12-2011
2.00
making a template for the curves on top of the fin
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 04-11-2011
2.00
laying out fin for cutting from aluminum sheet
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 04-03-2011
6.00
cutting 0.020 sheet metal for wing tips and other
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 03-31-2011
4.00
drilling and riveting remaining spar rivets
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 03-30-2011
4.00
riveting left wing top skins
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 03-29-2011
4.00
wing skin deburring
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 03-28-2011
4.00
wing skin drilling
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 03-27-2011
8.00
top left wing skins
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 03-22-2011
4.00
bought 0.020 sheets and angle
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 03-21-2011
6.00
rivet bottom skins to ribs
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 03-20-2011
4.00
up drilled rivet holes to # 30
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 03-19-2011
8.00
stiffener channel for pitot static tubes
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 03-16-2011
2.00
wing skin bending
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 03-12-2011
4.00
installed second tie-down ring anchor nut
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 03-11-2011
4.00
tie down ring anchor nut
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 02-01-2011
3.00
shaping wing root rib and aileron belcrank mount
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 01-30-2011
6.00
0.020 main ribs attached to left wing
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 01-22-2011
2.00
riveting leading edge skin left wing
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 01-21-2011
4.00
up-drill holes in skin and ribs
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 01-19-2011
9.00
ribs on spar, skin on ribs
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 01-18-2011
1.00
drawing stripes on ribs
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 01-17-2011
2.00
riveting on leading edge skins
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 01-15-2011
2.00
indentations in aft wing ribs
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 01-11-2011
8.00
Enlarge rivet holes and begin riveting
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 01-09-2011
8.00
problems fitting leadindg edge
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 01-08-2011
6.00
Drilled and clecoed upper surface LE
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 01-07-2011
8.00
drilled and clecoed end ribs
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 01-06-2011
4.00
Trial fitting of leading edge skin to ribs
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 01-05-2011
6.00
attach nose ribs to right spar
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 01-04-2011
4.00
Aileron control bellcranks
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 01-03-2011
1.00
Vacuum forming preparations
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 01-03-2011
1.00
Vacuum forming complete
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 01-03-2011
3.00
Polish wing leading edge
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 01-03-2011
3.00
Leading Edge Polish
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 01-01-2011
3.00
vacuum forming the wing leading edge
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 01-01-2011
4.00
polishing wing leading edges
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 01-01-2011
4.00
polishing leading edges
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 12-29-2010
8.00
final shaping of wing attach fittings
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 12-27-2010
2.00
material procurement
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 12-26-2010
8.00
aileron belcranks
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 12-19-2010
1.00
leading edge skin bending prep
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 12-18-2010
8.00
step drill wing attach bolt holes
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 12-16-2010
3.00
aileron belcranks
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 12-15-2010
4.00
drilled out one of the half-inch holes in wing mou
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 12-14-2010
1.00
material procurement
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 12-08-2010
8.00
rib forming
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 12-06-2010
4.00
rib forming
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 12-04-2010
6.00
recovered from the drill bit snapped in the hole
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 12-04-2010
3.00
cut out wing rib blanks
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 12-03-2010
6.00
snapped a drill bit in center spar
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 12-03-2010
3.00
hand forming nose ribs to final shape
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 11-29-2010
3.00
nose rib fine tuning
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 11-29-2010
6.00
finished spar trim and set dihedral right wing
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 11-28-2010
4.00
trimming and shaping right wing root
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 11-28-2010
4.00
cut out leading edge skins and trace ribs
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 11-27-2010
3.00
flange lightening holes in 9 nose ribs
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 11-26-2010
3.00
cut the lightening holes in the nose ribs
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 11-23-2010
6.00
hammer edge flanges into nose rib blanks
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 11-22-2010
4.00
final shaping of nose rib blanks
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 11-09-2010
2.00
cutting out nose rib blanks
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 11-07-2010
8.00
left wing dihedral setting
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 11-06-2010
8.00
clearance adjust at wing root
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 11-05-2010
4.00
finish drilling and replacing mis-set rivets
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 11-05-2010
4.00
dihedral setting
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 11-04-2010
3.00
riveting spars
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 11-03-2010
3.00
spar riveting

 11-02-2010
3.00
spar riveting

 11-01-2010
2.00
spar riveting

 10-30-2010
8.00
spar riveting revision to method
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 10-29-2010
8.00
riveting on spars

 10-26-2010
4.00
riveting on spars

 10-25-2010
4.00
riveting on spars

 10-24-2010
10.00
riveting on spars
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 10-23-2010
8.00
began riveting on center section spar
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 10-22-2010
4.00
final preparations for riveting spars
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 10-18-2010
4.00
mounting and using the arbor press
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 10-17-2010
8.00
consultations and form block borrowing
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 10-16-2010
6.00
rivet practice & bucking bar manufacturing
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 10-15-2010
2.00
inspection
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 10-15-2010
4.00
cleaning up spars for inspection
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 10-14-2010
3.00
details on center section
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 10-13-2010
4.00
steel work on center section
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 10-13-2010
3.00
making my third riveting practice piece
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 10-12-2010
3.00
steel work on center section
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 10-11-2010
5.00
steel work on center section
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 10-11-2010
4.00
material procurement
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 10-11-2010
2.00
finish steel work on left spar
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 10-10-2010
3.00
drive the rivets into practice piece
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 10-09-2010
8.00
working on left wing spar
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 10-09-2010
2.00
practice piece for solid rivets in spars
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 10-08-2010
8.00
tape rivets in spar caps for inspection
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 10-07-2010
4.00
debur and reassemble right spar
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 10-06-2010
3.00
finish steel work on right spar
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 10-05-2010
8.00
add 4130 plates to wing root spar caps
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 10-04-2010
8.00
a better fixture for rib angle attachment
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 10-03-2010
8.00
add rib attach angles to spar
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 10-02-2010
4.00
match drill rib attach angles for center spar
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 10-02-2010
4.00
debur right spar
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 10-01-2010
4.00
rivet bucking practice
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 09-30-2010
5.00
drilled rivet holes in right spar
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 09-29-2010
4.00
second spar clamped for drilling
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 09-27-2010
2.00
still polishing out the big bad scratch
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 09-27-2010
7.00
layout and predrill rivet holes in right spar caps
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 09-26-2010
3.00
finish drilling and clecoing rivet holes in left s
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 09-26-2010
4.00
debur & polish spar web
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 09-26-2010
1.00
bad mistake due to rushing
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 09-25-2010
12.00
spar assembly
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 09-25-2010
1.00
setup for drilling rivet holes
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 09-24-2010
4.00
spar cap finishing
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 09-24-2010
6.00
more spar cap finishing
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 09-23-2010
4.00
prepare center section for riveting
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 09-22-2010
8.00
priming 4130 reinforcing plates
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 09-20-2010
8.00
center section spar carrythrough
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 09-19-2010
6.00
center section spar carry-through
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 09-18-2010
4.00
rivet cutting
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 09-17-2010
2.00
test section spar simulator
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 09-17-2010
2.00
practicing with the rivet squeezer
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 09-14-2010
2.00
polished components of center section
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 09-12-2010
4.00
wing rib attachment angles cutout
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 09-12-2010
4.00
spar caps intermediate shaping
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 09-10-2010
5.00
rough cutout of last 4130 plate, sixth taper cut s
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 09-09-2010
4.00
another 4130 reinforcing plate and 12 angles
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 09-06-2010
3.00
reinforcing plates of 4130 steel
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 09-05-2010
3.00
tracing and cutting out bulkhead patterns

 09-04-2010
4.00
tracing and cutting out patterns
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 09-04-2010
8.00
debur and polish edges of spar webs
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 09-03-2010
4.00
cut out spar webs
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 09-03-2010
4.00
cut out patterns for bulkhead parts
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 09-02-2010
2.00
bring home 0.040 sheet
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 09-01-2010
2.00
fifth taper cut on spar cap
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 09-01-2010
3.00
bringing home aluminimum sheet
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 08-30-2010
2.00
nose rib blank forms
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 08-28-2010
3.00
4130 steel for wing attach fittings
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 08-27-2010
2.00
cut out rib forms and trace onto plywood
       

 08-22-2010
3.00
fourth taper cut on spar cap plus spacers
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 08-21-2010
3.00
third taper cut on spar cap plus spacer cutout
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 08-20-2010
2.00
second taper cut on spar cap
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 08-19-2010
2.00
first taper cut on spar cap
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 08-18-2010
1.50
Material procurement
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 08-18-2010
1.00
cut to size spar bar
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 08-13-2010
4.00
spar assembly jig
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