Thomas Prevost - Experimental Aircraft Builder's Log

Tom's Rans S-19 Builders Log


Date: 4-17-2011
Number of Hours: 8.00
Manual Reference:
Brief Description: Joining Forward & Center Fuselage 2

Continued assembly of forward and center fuselage sections as follows: 1. Cut NACA vent openings and oval inspection holes in the forward section side skins. 2. Bent side skins per Rans figures manual. 3. Cleco'd stiffeners to side skins. 4. Cleco'd side skins in place. Transfer drilled holes from upper firewall weldment into side skins. 5. Cleco'd side cowling mount strips and shims in place. Transfer drilled most of the holes to #30. 6. Trasnfer drilled longeron holes to #40. 7. Drilled bulhkeads to longerons, first to #40, then to #30. 8. Cleco'd top skin, cowling mount strip, and shims in place. The assembly now needs to be flipped over to cleco the side skins to the belly skins.

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