01/05/2009 - Start
The order was placed for the fuselage kit;
well it was posted to the US at least, plus some extras such as fuel
pump, filter and installation kit; solenoid diodes; starter
solenoid; parking brake kit; odyssey battery installation kit;
dual brakes and manual aileron trim.
Delivery & Inventory
31/07/2009 -
Fuselage -
Delivery day and started the unpacking process
15/08/2009 -
Fuselage -
Completed inventory of the hardware bags
16/08/2009 -
Fuselage -
Completed inventory of everything
else
Firewall
19/08/2009 -
Fuselage -
Parts fabrication (and finding the al stock!)
[1.5hrs]
22/08/2009 -
Fuselage -
Completed fabrication
[3.0hrs]
23/08/2009 -
Fuselage -
Drilling, deburring & dimpling
[6.5hrs]
29/08/2009 -
Fuselage -
Dimpling and countersinking completion
[2.0hrs]
Bulkheads
29/08/2009 -
Fuselage -
Main bulkhead holding wings, F704
[4.0hrs]
30/08/2009 -
Fuselage -
F704 and the control system
[6.0hrs]
31/08/2009 -
Fuselage -
More control system and started on F705 bulkhead
[5.0hrs]
05/09/2009 -
Fuselage -
F705 lower spar and harness brackets
[4.0hrs]
06/09/2009 -
Fuselage -
completing the preparation of F705
[4.0hrs]
13/09/2009 -
Fuselage -
Drilling, deburring & dimpling
[2.0hrs]
20/09/2009 -
Fuselage -
The rest of the bulkheads
[7.0hrs]
26/09/2009 -
Fuselage -
Finishing work on all the bulkheads
[6.0hrs]
27/09/2009 -
Fuselage -
riveting end plates onto F704 bulkhead
[2.0hrs]
04/10/2009 -
Fuselage -
completed riveting of end plates onto F704 bulkhead
[1.0hrs]
18/10/2009 -
Fuselage -
more riveting on F704 & the seat
back bulkhead
[6.0hrs]
24/10/2009 -
Fuselage -
Tail cone bulkheads
[2.0hrs]
Longerons
11/10/2009 -
Fuselage -
Cutting & Bending the longerons
[6.0hrs]
01/11/2009 -
Fuselage -
J channel cutting and fitting
[4.0hrs]
03/05/2010 -
Fuselage -
Drilled the longerons & side skins
[8.0hrs]
Aft
Fuselage
24/10/2009 -
Fuselage -
Tail wheel & Tail cone fitting
[4.0hrs]
25/10/2009 -
Fuselage -
Tail wheel & Tail cone fitting
2
[4.0hrs]
31/10/2009 -
Fuselage -
Initial assembly
[4.0hrs]
08/11/2009 -
Fuselage -
Aft fuselage drilling & more tail
cone work
[6.0hrs]
22/11/2009 -
Fuselage -
Deburring, edge smoothing and
dimpling
[5.0hrs]
05/04/2010 -
Fuselage -
Tail cone assembly, aft fuselage
riveting
[12.0hrs]
Centre
Fuselage
22/11/2009 -
Fuselage -
Started centre fuselage assembly and hit rib issue
[1.0hrs]
23/11/2009 -
Fuselage -
Complete main ribs assembly &
drilling bottom skin
[5.0hrs]
24/11/2009 -
Fuselage -
Side ribs for seat and baggage area
[8.0hrs]
21/02/2010 -
Fuselage -
Crotch strap kit, various odd jobs
[8.0hrs]
11/04/2010 -
Fuselage -
Skeleton riveting
[6.0hrs]
17/04/2010 -
Fuselage -
More riveting of the ribs to the
floor skin
[4.0hrs]
01/05/2010 -
Fuselage -
Complete riveting and attach centre
to aft fuselage
[6.0hrs]
02/05/2010 -
Fuselage -
Bent the fuselage side skins
[6.0hrs]
Forward
Fuselage
08/05/2010 -
Fuselage -
Hung the firewall and started
drilling
[3.0hrs]
16/05/2010 -
Fuselage -
Completed drilling and auxiliary
longerons
[4.0hrs]
30/05/2010 -
Fuselage -
Gussets
[4.0hrs]
20/06/2010 -
Fuselage -
Fuel tank attach brackets and webs
[6.0hrs]
27/06/2010 -
Fuselage -
odd jobs and floor stiffeners
[4.0hrs]
18/07/2010 -
Fuselage -
Rudder pedals and bars & baggage
area
[6.0hrs]
