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Main Wing Sections, 294 Hrs

GENERAL WING PREP

12/09/03- Landing Lights And Fuel Caps Arrive
12/29/03- Wing Kit Arrival
01/04/04- Deburring Wing Ribs

01/05/04- Question Regarding De-Burring Marks On Main Spars

01/09/04- Drilling Plate Nuts On Main Wing Spars

01/10/04- More Main Spar Plate Nut Drilling

01/11/04- More Main Spar Assembly/Preparation

01/22/04- Flop Tubes, Fuel Selectors, Sealants, etc,

02/13/04- Pitot Tube And Brackets Arrive

03/14/04- Fabricating Tiedowns And Rear Spar Preparation

03/16/04- N-Number Registration With FAA

03/19/04- Priming The Rear Spars

03/20/04- Assembling The Rear Spars And DEBURRING RIBS

03/28/04- Assembling The Wing Skeleton

03/29/04- Drilling Ribs For Wiring Conduit

04/01/04- Let the Rib Priming Marathon Begin

04/09/04- Putting Up The Wing Stand

 

RIGHT WING

04/10/04- Riveting Right Wing Skeleton / Mounting To Stand

04/11/04- Fitting Right Wing Skins

04/12/04- Fitting Right Wing Leading Edge

04/16/04- Working The Bulges Out Of The Leading Edge

04/17/04- Fabricating The Fuel Tank Z-Brackets

04/18/04- TAKE TWO: Fabricating The Fuel Tank Z-Brackets AGAIN

04/21/04- Installing Plate Nuts On The Z-Brackets

04/24/04- Drilling The Fuel Tank And Leading Edge

04/25/04- Deburring And Dimpling Wing Stuff

04/28/04- Wing Tedium Continues BUT I Have Abrasives

05/01/04- Riveting The Leading Edge

05/02/04- Installing The Right Wing Landing Light

05/08/04- Finishing The Right Wing Landing Light

05/19/04- SPENDING MONEY

06/29/04- Preppinng To Rivet Top Wing Skins

06/30/04- Getting Closer To Riveting AND Airventure Reservations

07/01/04- Leading Edge Is Riveted To Spar (Permanently)

07/03/04- Riveting Top Skins To Wing Skeleton

07/09/04- A Chance To Go Flying

 

LEFT WING

07/11/04- Work On The Left Wing Begins (Riveting Skeleton / Mounting to Stand)

07/13/04- Fitting The Left Wing Skins

07/18/04- Building The Wing Stand

07/19/04- Drilling The Leading Edge

07/20/04- Drilling The Joint Plate And Fabricating Z-Brackets

07/21/04- Assembling The Fuel Tank To Drill The Z-Brackets

07/23/04- Drilling Z-Brackets And Working On The Leading Edge

12/01/05- Mounting The Gretz Aero Pitot Tube Mast

12/04/05- Drilling The Pitot Mounting Hardware To Wing

02/06/06- Installing The Left Wing Landing Light

02/19/06- Working Hard To Finish The Left Wing Landing Light

03/12/06- Wrapping Up The Left Wing Landing Light

09/16/07- Picking Up Where I Left Off (I Hope)

10/13/07- Riveting The Top Wing Skins

10/14/07- Assembling The Aileron Bellcranks

10/16/07- Routing Tubing For The Pitot Tube


 

 

    

 

Ailerons, 66 hrs

08/21/04- Aileron Hinge Brackets And Stiffeners

08/22/04- Drilling, Deburring, And Dimpling Aileron Skins

07/03/05- Drilling Spar Re-Inforcement, Brackets, And Ribs

07/04/05- Priming And Riveting Aileron Stiffeners

07/13/05- Drilling The Aileron Leading Edge Skin And Counterbalance

07/28/05- Prepping The Aileron Counterbalance Weight

07/29/05- Priming All Remaining Aileron Parts (Left)

07/30/05- Prepping The Right Aileron

07/31/05- Assembling The Right Aileron

11/25/05- Cutting, Assembling, And Otherwise Screwing Up A Perfect Aileron Push Rod

11/30/05- Priming And Finishing The Aileron Bellcrank To Stick Push Rod

10/27/07- Installing The Ailerons To The Wing

 

Flaps, 48 hrs

08/21/05- Starting Work On The Flaps

08/24/05- Drilling The Flap Reinforcement Brackets

08/28/05- Drilling, Deburring And Dimpling The Left Flap

11/24/05- Drilling, Deburring And Dimpling The Right Flap

01/15/06- Reworked The Flap Spar And Got Ready For Priming

01/29/06- Started Assembly Of The Flaps

10/21/07- Fabricating "V" Stands And Assembly Of The Flaps


 

Fuel Tanks, 186 Hrs

RIGHT FUEL TANK

05/10/04- Fabricating The Tank Attach Angle

05/11/04- Fuel Tank Cap And Cutting The Access Plate

05/22/04- Fuel Tank Drain Flange And Attach Angle

05/23/04- Fuel Tank Inspection Plate

05/24/04- Stiffeners, Deburring, And Drilling The Vent Hole

05/31/04- Deburring, Dimpling Tank Parts And Flop Tube Trap Door

06/06/04- Inspection Plate Anti-hang-Up Guide and Capacitive Fuel Senders

06/10/04- Sealing The Tank Stiffeners

06/11/04- More Sealing Of Peripheral Components

06/15/04- Fabricating Tank Rib Cover Plate & Prep For Riveting Ribs

06/16/04- Sealing And Riveting Tank Ribs

06/19/04- Installing Vent Line And Capacitance Senders

06/20/04- Installing Outboard Rib And Sealing Vent Fitting

06/25/04- Final Preps Before Closing Fuel Tank

06/26/04- Fuel Vapor Return Line

06/27/04- Sealing The Rear Tank Baffle Plate

07/04/04- Sealing The Inspection Cover

07/07/04- Leak Testing The Right Fuel Tank IN PROGRESS

07/08/04- Leak Testing Of The Right Fuel Tank Is COMPLETE

LEFT FUEL TANK

07/24/04- Let Work On The Left Fuel Tank Begin

07/25/04- Getting The Fuel Tank Ready For Sealing

08/07/04- Let The Tank Sealing Begin (AGAIN) - Tank Stiffeners

08/08/04- Sealing The Tank Root Rib Components

08/09/04- OUR FIRST RIDE IN A RV!!!!

05/12/05- Ummm, Where Did I leave Off!!!

08/06/05- Working On The Fuel Pick-Up

08/08/05- Attaching The Fuel Filler Flange

08/14/05- Sealing And More Sealing Of Tank Stuff

08/15/05- Fixing The Vent Line Clip

08/20/05- Sealing The Inspection Plate And Misc Capacitive Fuel Sender Prep

01/09/06- Finishing Up Sealing Of The Left Fuel Tank

01/14/06- Pressure Testing The Left (AND LAST) Fuel Tank

VAN'S SERVICE BULLETIN

SB06-2-23-  Safety Wiring The Fuel Pick-Ups.

 


Last Updated: November 4, 2007