Andre Burger - Experimental Aircraft Builder's Log

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Date: 10-6-2007
Number of Hours: 8.00
Manual Reference: 7-6
Brief Description: Match drilled LH Tank

Removed the tank skin and inner ribs and used the rear baffle to match drill the Z-brackets. Match drilled the tank skin to the rear baffle, joint plate and inner ribs. Machine countersunk the tank skin where it attaches to the rear baffle. Cut and deburred the stiffeners for the L/H and R/H tank skins.

Match drilling Z-brackets

Z-bracket drilled

Match drilling skin

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