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Buildinglogg: RV-7A, Rune Eilertsen, Rudkøbing, Denmark |
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Logg - total list. |
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Date |
Working description |
hour |
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Assembling the wheels |
3 |
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01.07 |
Instrument panel - makes cut out for test assembling the
instruments to the instrument panel. |
5 |
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24.07 |
Vertical stabilizer - fit together all parts, dimpling,
deburr skin, spars |
4 |
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24.07 |
Rudder, calico mounting, stiffener alignment to skin. |
3 |
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07.08 |
boring holes for alarm light and manual backup battery
override breakers |
1,5 |
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09.08 |
Get seatbelts, checking and aligning the hardware, "put in
storage" |
1 |
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10.08 |
Get delivered the 2.stk. map box from VANs, primed the main
parts |
1 |
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11.08 |
Riveting the map boxes house together. |
0,5 |
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12.08 |
Make map box hole in instrument panel. Make hole for EXT-Ind
module |
2 |
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12.08 |
edge smoothing instr. Panel, borring missing holes, boring
back plate Dynon |
1 |
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13.08 |
Mounting the map-boxes to the instrument panel |
2 |
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14.08 |
Make the instrument panel upper support angel |
2 |
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14.08 |
Priming instrument panel, test fittings the main
instruments. |
2 |
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15.08 |
Glue vinyl on to
instrument panel, mounting instruments. |
2 |
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16.08 |
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2 |
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19.08 |
Vertical
stabilizer - smooth edges, deburr, priming, ready for final
assembling |
3 |
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19.08 |
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3 |
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20.08 |
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3 |
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20.08 |
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4 |
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21.08 |
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2 |
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22.08 |
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4,5 |
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23.08 |
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2,5 |
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27.08 |
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3 |
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28.08 |
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2,5 |
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29.08 |
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2,5 |
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29.08 |
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2 |
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30.08 |
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2 |
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08.09 |
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1 |
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09.09 |
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2 |
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11.09 |
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Continue wiring work on instrumet panel. (PC
solution konfig.) |
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1 |
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15.09 |
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1,5 |
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16.09 |
Shortening the com and VGA cable so fits beter behind
instrument panel. |
1,5 |
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16.09 |
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Wiring the
remote compass connector, and labeling it |
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0,5 |
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16.09 |
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Soldering 15pin
connector for XCOM-760. (halft the pins..missing
some parts |
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1 |
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22.09 |
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Drill the plate
for the firewall opening, makes ready for the cabin
heater mounting in this plate. |
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1 |
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23.09 |
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5 |
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24.09 |
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Make support braket for battery holder. Fits the
heater to firewall |
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2,5 |
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26.09 |
Priming some dashboard parts, drill the pedal nylon blocks |
1 |
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27.09 |
Test mount the pedals system to fuselage. Turning the heater
motor 180 degree |
2 |
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28.09 |
Continued whit the work
on the pedals and inside firewall |
1 |
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30.09 |
Continue inside firewall work, + assembling the IVO Prop
Magnum propeller |
2 |
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30.09 |
more... inside firewall
work. |
1 |
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01.10 |
Electric install, instrument panel. mount EXP-IND module
+ fuses for secondary power. |
4 |
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02.10 |
Mounting the serial to
grey-code converter. Soldering the db25 pin for the
transponder.. Wire the fuses for secondary battery. |
5 |
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06.10 |
Make the wiring to the control sticks. |
5 |
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07.10 |
Test
fit the wheel strut to the chassis mount bracket. Make the
right back panel , so map-box go true it. |
5 |
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13.10 |
Solder wires for the fuel flow forward/return sensors |
4 |
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15.10 |
remove material for the left side wheel bracket. |
1 |
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18.10 |
Soldering PC start button wires, mounting the external USB
connectors |
2 |
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20.10 |
Priming cabin floor, make soundproofing cut-out, mounting
the transponder antenna. |
3 |
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21.10 |
Mounting the upper wheel fastening bracket. Drilled
the remains holes in cabin side for the bracket. |
3 |
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22.10 |
Mounting
the right wheel axel to the bracket. |
1 |
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23.10 |
Soldering the headset
wires, and connectors to the Xcom -760 |
1.5 |
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28.10 |
Test mounting the main
wheels, brakes and fastenings points for the wheel fairings. |
1,5 |
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03.11 |
Priming aluparts for wheel assembly, Mount the left wheel
axel. the left |
4 |
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04.11 |
Priming more parts for
cabin., mount wheel on the axel. |
4 |
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18.11 |
Nose-leg drilled in the
local machine shop |
1 |
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19.11 |
Priming and paint the
nose-leg. (for corrosions protection only.) |
0,5 |
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20.11 |
Install engine mount to airframe |
5 |
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21.11 |
Engine is finished bolt on to airframe |
2 |
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15.12 |
Make cut out for the front leg in lower cowling. Test on
airplane (ruff test fit) |
1,5 |
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20.01.08 |
Sorting part for fuel lines and breakes, looking at the
plans, planning :-) |
1 |
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27.01 |
Working whit battery connector, placing amp meter shunt,
and main power amp limiters |
2,5 |
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28.01 |
soldering
ring-connectors, make wires for the starter, battery etc. |
2 |
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30.01 |
Drill 40mm hole true the
firewall, disassemble harness, so can put true the opening,
and clamp on the nylon bulkhead protection. |
2 |
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31.01 |
Make the nr. 2 bulkhead wire pass true for firewall. Also
mount the fuel return regulator. The throttle cable pas
true, fuel lines, break fuel, is the ones missing now
to passing the firewall. |
3 |
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01.02 |
More main power cable work..... |
1 |
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02.02 |
mounting batteries, and connect main cables. |
2 |
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05.02 |
Make the cut out for the
instrument panel. |
1 |
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06.02 |
Test mount the instrument panel. |
1 |
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29.02 |
make a EXP-bus important switches protection. (fysical "turn
off" protection for ignition and fuel pump |
1 |
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13.03 |
make a fiberglass center consol from instrument panel to
fuel selector. |
1 |
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24.03 |
Connect heater hoses,
Working on
electric installation for engine. |
1 |
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26.03 |
Find local supply for 1/4" NPC to 3/8" tube, mount to the
gascolater. Has tested flare tool for AN fittings in a
"sample" tube. To morrow will begin make tubing's and fuel
lines. |
1 |
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27.03 |
Finish ground block and engine ground cables |
1 |
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29.03 |
Finish engine ground cables and mounting gascolator in
firewall |
1,5 |
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30.03 |
Working on fuel lines. Use the flange tool to connect
tube to AN fittings |
3 |
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03.04 |
Make center consol for instrument panel |
3 |
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07.04 |
Mounting the coolant expansions thank to firewall, remove
the instrument panel temporary fit, to nit and to get room
for finish the fuel lines. |
2 |
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08.04 |
make the reinforce angles around the inner frame, where map
box goes true. |
2 |
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09.04 |
Finish nit the map box inner frame profiles, make instrument
panel canopy seal profile |
6,5 |
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13.04 |
Work on canopy quick release system |
4 |
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14.04 |
Continue on the quick release system, finish rudder pedals. |
5 |
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16.04 |
Mounting brake pedals, and mounting pedals in to cabin |
2,5 |
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17.04 |
Finish brake oil expansions thank, and tubing to pedals. |
2 |
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18.04 |
Mount the cold air intake scoop, mounting terminal clip for
engine wires |
2 |
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19.04 |
Continue engine wiring clip and prepare battery strap,
finished pedal mounting in airplane.. |
1,5 |
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20.04 |
fuel retur line true the firewall , and connect the flex
fuel line on engine side.+div |
2,5 |
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22.04 |
Modify the engine air box assembly so it actually fits the
air filter :-) |
1 |
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22.04 |
Mounting the engine ECU, and temporary fit air box to engine
installation. |
1 |
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25.04 |
Make fuel line and electric for test running the engine.
Also install main and backup bus fuse and distribution block
close to the battery, for securing the installations. |
2,5 |
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26.04 |
Relocate intake air temp probe ( as service bulletin rec.),
Begin make control rods assembling. |
3,5 |
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27.04 |
Finish
control rods assembling. Mounting the control stick and rods
in to the fuselage. |
6 |
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28.04 |
Assembling electric aileron trim kit, mounting it in the
airplane. |
3 |
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29.04 |
aft
control rod/system assembling |
2 |
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30.04 |
Electric flaps installation. Assembling the hardware for
mounting the flap motor. |
3 |
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01.05 |
Continue flaps motor installation. Start on canopy lock
system |
8 |
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02.05 |
Finish
canopy lock system, ready to nit it in place. |
8 |
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03.05 |
Finish air filter lock mod. Make cover for fuel pumps
(center consol) |
6 |
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04.05 |
Work on different items, fastening heater tubes, prepare
break lines true floor etc.. |
4 |
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05.05 |
Make fuel vent lines , right side. Put some on the
electric terminals to engine, so can tighten whit out damage
the crimp connectors. |
5 |
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08.05 |
Mounting seat belt wire, to frame., install rudder wire in
fuselage. |
1 |
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09.05 |
Mounting seat belt protection/sliding plastic to the
baggage back wall opening to seat belt anker wire. |
3 |
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10.05 |
Make left side break wire, test sound level whit external
mufler. |
3 |
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11.05 |
Work on break lines, and return fuel line. |
2 |
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12.05 |
Continue the fuel line and the double fuel valve mounting. |
3 |
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18.05 |
Almost complete fuel lines, and fuel valve mounting. Left
thank fuel line then has one flat bend need make new. Lucky
I have not cut the tube yet on that outside part. (so
push in few inched, make new bend, and AN flange.) |
1,5 |
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23.05 |
Insert instrument panel frame to fuselage. Fits the front
upper skin, and drill it together whit firewall bulkhead
top, and instrument panel frame. |
2,5 |
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25.05 |
mounting fuel tank , fuel sensors. |
3 |
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31.05 |
Working on seat arrangement |
6 |
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05.06 |
Dimpling skin and instrument panel ribs |
1 |
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07.06 |
Riveting the instrument panel frame to cabin, rivet together
the seat back. |
5 |
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08.06 |
Finish the other seat back. Mounting the right break
caliper, and connecting the break tube after flaring it. |
6 |
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21.06 |
Mounting spinner back plate to propeller hub. Change engine
mount bolts to correct length bolts. |
3 |
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29.06 |
Working on lower cowling hinge |
5 |
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04.07 |
Working on lower cowling adjusting to spinner. |
2 |
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16.08 |
Priming vertical stab. , rudder, and parts for horizontal
stab., also spinner and seat back plates. ( My Norwegian
friend is testing the paint gun in this picture.) |
6 |
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17.08 |
Make aircraft body ready for inside/outside primer.
(masking and disassemble inside..) |
4 |
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18.08 |
Priming
inside body, 2 layer of primer |
4 |
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19.08 |
Priming
outside body. |
6 |
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24.08 |
Priming
ailerons, flaps, pushrods etc. |
3 |
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28.09 |
Drill and tap the connection rod for canopy opening.
(1/4-28) Waiting for controller coming to check out my work. |
1,5 |
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25.10 |
Working on instrument panel wiring, and added a 2 1/4"
airspeed and altitude instrument. |
3 |
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31.10 |
Preparing for topcoat inside cabin. Finish pop rivet the
floor panel. |
3 |
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01.11 |
Continue riveting the nut plates to bag compartment floor. |
2 |
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02.11 |
Make the seat back adjustment system |
2 |
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03.11 |
Make some parts for roll-bar assembling, drilling and test
mounting the parts together, adjusting roll bar to correct
size. Same also for canopy frame (roll bar) as well.
Also make the canopy handle assembling. |
5 |
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16.11 |
Working on the roll bar. |
4 |
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14.12 |
Riveting together the roll bar half (The left and right
together) |
2 |
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18.01.09 |
Riveting the front and rear roll bar half together. |
5 |
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20.01 |
finish the roll bar. pop-rivet the front and back half's
together. |
2 |
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24.01 |
Working on the brackets and base for the roll bar. |
3 |
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25.01 |
Assembling canopy frame. Adjusting frame and make it fit
to airframe. Riveting frame together. (Sides and back,
aligned to roll-bar.) |
5,5 |
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31.01 |
Working on forward canopy frame. (adjust and drill
inside reinforcement plates |
2 |
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01.02 |
Continue work from the 31.01 |
2 |
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07.02 |
same.. Work on Canopy frame. Make brackets for the
gas-strut, countersink drill-holes etc. |
5 |
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08.02 |
Finish the bracket for gas-struts, and do the last tilt-up
frame rivet and assembly. Priming the canopy tilt-up frame,
instrument panel skin, and the roll bar |
7 |
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09.02 |
clicko dashboard skin to canopy frame |
0,5 |
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21.02 |
Riveting canopy frame skin to the frame. Riveting inside
reinforcement to frame |
6 |
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22.02 |
Drill the canopy hinge. Press the press center boss in to
hinge. (one center boss brakes because of wrong drill bit in
use, need to find replacement part.) |
6 |
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01.03 |
Mounting quick release hinge for canopy frame, mounting
the gas struts in
Starts the engine, as it has not be turned in half year
time. Started 1. time, stopped after rev up to ca. 1800 rpm,
then 2. start make it run stabile. |
6 |
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06.03 |
Making
the one side "skirt" to the canopy frame. |
3 |
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07.03 |
Left side canopy skirt, and also made the roll bar bolt
fastening to the base. |
4 |
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08.03 |
Put on left side piano hinge for cowling, AND.. MAKE THE
BIG CUT. (Canopy cut) |
8 |
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13.03 |
priming parts, forward and aft canopy skin, inside cabin
parts etc. |
6 |
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14.03 |
smoothing the roll bar whit fiberglass sparkle, outside and
inside |
6 |
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22.03 |
Mounting the aft canopy glass. |
6 |
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28.03 |
countersink the aft canopy glass, also work on adjustable
seat-back brackets. |
4 |
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29.03 |
rivet the aft canopy skin. Rivet the seat back brackets |
6 |
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12.04 |
Adjusting and fits the front canopy glass to the frame.
Drill the canopy frame for fastening points for the canopy. |
2 |
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13.04 |
Final adjust to the forward canopy glass. |
7 |
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10.05 |
Work on left aileron/wing hinges etc |
6 |
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31.05 |
prepare for priming parts on wing, and make the aileron
pushrod link |
4 |
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31.05 |
Clico the front skin. Find out it slightly moves the
canopy aft wards. Need sanding the canopy aft edge to refit
after this . |
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Total |
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