Left Wing Assembly

• Mounted Aileron Cable Duct with Adel Clamps
• Cut Duct Bend to correct length and deburred
• Inboard End of Duct needs to be affixed to Rib Brace probably using Silicone Tape and wide Zip-Ties cushioned with shrink tubing

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Hours today     : 1.5
Hours forward : 171.75
Hours total       : 173.25

Left Wing Assembly

• Old upper Drag Strut Gusset removed
• Holes inspected and cleaned
• Installed new Gusset without Crease
• Put Aileron Control Cable Duct in Place

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Hours today     : 3.0
Hours forward : 168.75
Hours total      : 171.75

Ample room for a 6' guy...

Fuselage Cage delivered!

• Cage, Fuel Tank and Hardware Kit delivered

Fuselage Cage, Fiberglass Seat Pan and Nose

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Left Wing Assembly

• Installed Drag Strut Braces

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Hours today     : 1.5
Hours forward  : 167.25
Hours total       : 168.75

Left Wing Assembly

• Riveted entire Drag Strut Top and Bottom
• Installed lower Half Rib that was removed previously
• Cut and shaped upper Drag Strut Gusset
• Cut to length and deburred edges and corners
• Drilled and deburred holes on upper Drag Strut Gusset
• Riveted Gusset in Place (7 Rivets, 1/2" spacing)

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Hours today     : 4.5
Hours forward : 162.75
Hours total       : 167.25

Left Wing Assembly

• Adjusted angle on short Tube Stub for Drag Strut
• Sanded Tube Stub to fit
• Slid outer Drag Strut Tube onto Stub on Root Rib using Corrosion Protectant and Lubricant
• Started lower Gusset with Clecos
• Updrilled and deburred lower Gusset Wing Spar Side and Drag Strut Side
• Permanently installed Gusset

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Hours today     : 4.50
Hours forward : 158.25
Hours total       : 162.75

Left Wing Assembly

Drag Strut Assembly and Installation

• Removed lower half rib for gusset
• Identified and fitted correct Drag Strut Braces
• Determined Gusset Position
• Affixed Drag Strut with one 1/8" x 1/4" Rivet
• Short Stub Tube on Root Rib needs a little tweaking, angle is not correct (from welding)

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Hours Today     :  4.25
Hours forward  : 154.0
Hours total        : 158.25

Left Wing Assembly

• Cut Tubes for Drag Strut
• Assembled Drag Strut without riveting
• Test fit Strut, Attachment and Bracing

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Hours today     : 1.5
Hours forward : 152.5
Hours total       : 154.0

Left Wing Assembly

• Completed lower half Ribs incl. riveting

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Hours today     : 3.5
Hours forward :  149.0
Hours total       : 152.5

Left Wing Assembly

• Riveted Upper Half Ribs
• Leading Edge Attachments needed to be ground down for fabric protection
• Deburred Half Ribs and Wing Spar before riveting.

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Hours today     : 2.0
Hours forward  : 147.0
Hours total       : 149.0

Left Wing Assembly

• Finished pre-installing Upper Half Ribs
• Updrilled to #30 hole, ready for riveting

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Hours today     : 5.5
Hours forward  : 141.5
Hours total       : 147

Left Wing Assembly

• Upper Half Ribs Compartments 9, 8 & 7
• Came up with a different way to shape ribs
• Spar-side is being bent over 2x4 in very small steps instead of using tube bender
• Camber is being shaped on the wing (not riveted) after the Full Ribs

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Hours today    : 3.0
Hours forward: 138.5
Hours total      : 141.5

Left Wing Assembly

• Finished up riveting Root Rib Ring to Wing Spar
• Cleaned up entire Wing from Sharpie Markings etc
• Formed, cut and drilled first pair of Upper Half Ribs (Compartment 10)

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Hours today     : 3.5
Hours forward : 135.0
Hours total       : 138.5

Left Wing Assembly

Wing riveted:

• Leading and Trailing Edge complete
• Splices (three rows each) complete
• Wing Root Rib "Tongue" complete
• Upper half of Root Rib Ring done

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Hours today     : 4.5
Hours forward  : 130.5
Hours total       : 135.0

Left Wing Assembly

• Leading- and Trailing Edge upper Side two rows of rivets in Insert
• Root Rib marked, punched and fixated with 3 Rivets at 90 deg
• Root Rib riveted to Trailing Edge (4 Rivets on inside)
• Upper Side of Wing Tip Rib Leading- and Trailing Edge riveted

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Did some test fitting with Fiberglass Wing Tip and then flipped Wing
over to be able to do Underside Rivets

Hours today     : 5.0
Hours forward : 125.5
Hours total       : 130.5

Left Wing Assembly

• Finished riveting Ribs to Spar
• Constantly checking for twist or washout with straight-edge

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Hours today     : 3.0
Hours forward : 122.5
Hours total       : 125.5

Left Wing Assembly

• Finished bracing Camber Rib on Wing Root
• Installed leading Edge Splice with two Rivets to hold in Place
• Started riveting Ribs to Spar beginning at Wingtip

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Hours today    : 5.0
Hours forward : 117.5
Hours total      : 122.5

Left Wing Assembly

• Shaped and riveted Camber Rib to Wing Root Rib
• Cut Splice and installed with Insert on Leading Edge
• Insert needs rivet to stay in Place

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Hours today     : 4.0
Hours forward : 113.5
Hours total       : 117.5

Left Wing Assembly

• Installed Ribs 5-1 with Clecoes
• Installed Leading- and Trailing Edge Spar with Clecoes
• Fitted Root Rib to make Splice for Trailing Edge Spar
• Cut, deburred and installed Trailing Edge Splice with 6" Insert
• Marked all Inserts and Attachments for riveting

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Hours today     : 4.0
Hours forward : 109.5
Hours total       : 113.5

Left Wing Assembly

• Squared Wing Frame
• Clecoed Wing Tip perpendicular as Reference for other Ribs
• Clecoed Ribs 11 - 6 at 15.5" Distance
• Clecoed Lift Strut Gusset to Wing Spar
• Checked Alignment. Frame within 0.1 deg on all Edges and Spars

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Hours today     : 5.0
Hours forward : 104.5
Hours total       : 109.5

Left Wing Assembly

• Marked, drilled and deburred 7 of the 9 ribs
• sanded flange's sharp edges to prevent scratching spar
• slid the prepared ribs onto the spar
• test fitted root rib, leading and trailing edge

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Hours today     : 3.75
Hours forward : 100.75
Hours total       : 104.5

Moved into hangar at KFFC

Today I got done with setting up shop
in my T-Hangar at KFFC (Peachtree City-Falcon Field)

The Project is officially resuming from today on

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Left Wing Assembly

• Polished Scratches from sliding on Ribs out of Wing Spar
• Identified B-, #5-, #9- and Standard Ribs and bundled

• Halting Project until after the move, Pack-Up will not be documented

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Hours today     : 0.5
Hours forward : 100.25
Hours total       : 100.75

Left Wing Assembly

• Installed H-Brace in Wing Spar
• Assembled Lift Strut Tang
• Temporary installed Tang on Wing Spar with Clecoes

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Hours today     : 3.0
Hours forward  : 77.25
Hours total       : 100.25