Wings
Miscellaneous
March 2, 2009: Ordered Wing Kit
March 9, 2009: Received Wing Kit Shipping Date
April 24, 2009: Wings Arrived!
January 10, 2010: Stored Wings
Main Wing Structure
April 25, 2009: Started Wing Kit
April 26, 2009: More Spar Platenuts and Tie Down Brackets
April 29, 2009: Finished Main Spars
April 30, 2009: Identified Wing Ribs
May 1, 2009: Worked on Rear Spar
May 2, 2009: Continued Work on Rear Spar
May 6, 2009: Prepping Wing Ribs
May 9, 2009: Finished Fluting Ribs
May 10, 2009: Wing Conduit Holes and Wing Structure Together
May 12, 2009: Drilled main wing ribs
May 13, 2009: Drilled outboard leading edge ribs
May 17, 2009: Riveted spars to main ribs
May 18, 2009: Riveted Rear Spars
May 19, 2009: Fit Top Wing Skins
May 20, 2009: Drilled Top Skins and Fit Bottom Skins
May 22, 2009: Drilled Outboard Leading Edge Skins
August 10, 2009: Deburred Left Wing Leading Edge Parts
August 11, 2009: Dimpled Left Wing Leading Edge Parts
August 14, 2009: Finished Prepping Outboard Leading Edge Components
August 15, 2009: Finished Riveting Wing Leading Edges
August 20, 2009: Test Fit Tank to Leading Edge Joint
August 22, 2009: Countersinking Spars
August 24, 2009: Installed Stops in Tie-Down Brackets
August 25, 2009: Deburring Wing Ribs
August 26, 2009: Deburred and Dimpled Wing Ribs
August 27, 2009: Deburred and Dimpled Left Rear Spar
August 28, 2009: Deburred and Dimpled Wing Ribs
August 29, 2009: Started Working on Leading Edge to Tank Joint
September 1, 2009: Finished Shims for Right Tank
September 2, 2009: Wing Skin Prep
September 5, 2009: More Wing Skin Prep
September 6, 2009: Finished Prepping Top Wing Skins
September 7, 2009: Fabricated New Splice Plate Shims
September 10, 2009: Prepped Left Splice Plate for Riveting
September 11, 2009: Miscellaneous Wing Tasks
September 19, 2009: Preparing to Rivet Wing Leading Edges and Top Skins
September 20, 2009: Riveted Left Wing Leading Edge and Top Wing Skins
September 21, 2009: Pitot Mount Fitting
September 23, 2009: Pitot Tube and Mount
September 24, 2009: Miscellaneous Wing Tasks
September 25, 2009: Flap and Aileron Braces
September 26, 2009: Wing Conduit and Bottom Wing Skins
September 27, 2009: Riveted Right Wing Leading Edge and Top Wing Skins
September 28, 2009: Pitot Tubing and Z-Bracket Bolts
September 29, 2009: Miscellaneous Wing Tasks
October 1, 2009: Wings off of the Jig!
October 3, 2009: Tech Counselor Visit
October 21, 2009: Primed Remaining Wing Components
November 4, 2009: Bottom Wing Skin Prep
November 7, 2009: Pitot Tube Mount Support
November 24, 2009: Pitot/AOA Tube Routing
December 19, 2009: Finished Final Wing Skin
Fuel Tanks
May 23, 2009: Fit Tanks to Spars
May 24, 2009: Drilled Tanks
May 25, 2009: Fabricated Tank Stiffeners
May 27, 2009: Fabricated Tank Attach Angles
May 28, 2009: Drilled Tank Stiffeners
May 29, 2009: Fit Capacitive Fuel Senders
May 30, 2009: Drilled Tank Drains and Fuel Cap Flanges
June 2, 2009: Modified Inboard End Ribs
June 3, 2009: Drilled Tank Attach Angles for Flop Tubes
June 5, 2009: Worked on Tank Alterations for Inverted Fuel
June 13, 2009: Flop Tube Anti-Hangup Guides
June 14, 2009: Flop Tube Anti-Hangup Guides
June 15, 2009: Trap Doors
June 16, 2009: Trap Doors and Tank Prep
June 17, 2009: More Tank Prep
June 20, 2009: Riveted Fuel Tank Stiffeners
June 21, 2009: Flop Tubes
June 23, 2009: Started Riveting Tank Ribs
June 24, 2009: Finished Interior Tank Ribs
June 25, 2009: Fabricated Tank Vent Lines
June 27, 2009: Fabricated Tank Fuel Return Lines
July 6, 2009: Riveted Fuel Access Nutplates
July 8, 2009: Worked on Inboard Tank Ribs
July 10, 2009: More Work on Tank Ribs
July 12, 2009: Finished Capacitive Fuel Senders for Left Tank
July 18, 2009: Sealed Interior Ribs
July 20, 2009: Prepping Tank Interior For Closing
July 21, 2009: Installed End Ribs and Interior Components
July 22, 2009: Riveted Remaining Fuel Tank Rib
August 7, 2009: Riveted Remaining Fuel Tank Attach Bracket
August 9, 2009: Sealed Left Fuel Tank
August 12, 2009: Sealed Right Fuel Tank
August 23, 2009: Leak Testing the Tanks
August 24, 2009: Tanks are Leak Free!
Ailerons
July 11, 2009: Fabricated Aileron Hinge Bracket Assemblies
September 12, 2009: Aileron Bellcranks and Stiffeners
September 13, 2009: Aileron Stiffeners
September 14, 2009: Aileron Skins and Spars
September 15, 2009: Drilled Left Aileron
September 16, 2009: Drilled Right Aileron
September 17, 2009: Worked on Ailerons
October 2, 2009: Ailerons and Related Tasks
October 4, 2009: Aileron Push Tubes and Flaps
October 15, 2009: Started Riveting Flaps and Ailerons
October 16, 2009: Riveted Tops of Aileron Ribs
October 17, 2009: Finished Ailerons
October 19, 2009: Prepped Aileron Braces for Priming
October 22, 2009: Riveted Aileron Braces, Installed Aileron
October 25, 2009: Started Rigging Ailerons, Aligning Flaps
Flaps
October 4, 2009: Aileron Push Tubes and Flaps
October 5, 2009: Drilled Flap Skins, Ribs, and Spar
October 6, 2009: Flap Brackets
October 7, 2009: Finished Drilling Flaps, Started Deburring
October 8, 2009: Deburred Flap Components
October 10, 2009: Deburred Flap Parts
October 11, 2009: Prepped Flaps for Riveting
October 12, 2009: Started Riveting Flaps
October 13, 2009: Finished Prepping Flaps for Riveting
October 15, 2009: Started Riveting Flaps and Ailerons
October 18, 2009: Finished Flaps
October 25, 2009: Started Rigging Ailerons, Aligning Flaps
October 26, 2009: Drilled Right Flap
October 27, 2009: Drilled Left Flap
November 1, 2009: Completed Left Flap Hinge Pin Modification
Wingtips
October 14, 2009: Wingtip Landing Lights
