Monthly Archives: August 2008

MY FIRST MILESTONE!!!

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Daniel

Sometimes building absolutely sucks… especially when its hot outside, you don’t understand something and are afraid of screwing up a part, AND you have a bunch of holes to debur!  BUT!!! It is ALL worth it on nights like this! … Continue reading →

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Finished Elevators…

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Daniel

Finished the elevators tonight… man what a good feeling.  All I have left to do is the electric trim, which should be no deal… and I’m still needed 3 MK-319-BS blind rivets to finish the elevator but that is no … Continue reading →

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Final Assembly

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Daniel

So today I got a lot of hassle-free work done…  Albeit 104 degrees this afternoon, but I still got alot done.  I started with the spar and reinforcing plates with plate nuts… Then, I got the stupid E-704 rib riveted … Continue reading →

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Parts arrived…

Posted on August 2, 2008 by Daniel

Got the 2 ribs and spar today… not much going on… just the usual match drill, dimple, deburr, prime…  I’ll start assembly tomorrow.

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