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Author Archives: pclifton
Bulkhead riveting
Eh, not much tonight. I just decided to get that last bulkhead riveted in place. Which only constitutes 24 rivets, but they’re kind of interesting to access with a squeezer (or anything else), so yeah, it really took an hour … Continue reading
Posted in Fuselage
Hours Logged: 1
Pitot harness
Next up was a trial fit in the wing. What I’d hoped to do here was to run both the harness and the pitot/AOA lines through the conduit together. Well, the harness goes through OK, and the lines can be … Continue reading
Posted in Electrical, Wings
Hours Logged: 1.5
Static ports in
And outside; here you can see how these ports protrude from the skin a bit, mimicking the profile of the Van’s pop rivet:
Posted in Fuselage
Hours Logged: .5
Paint, static ports, and conduit too!
So with nothing more to do on the bulkheads, I needed a new task, and I decided to get going on the static ports. This ended up being a prime example of how vulnerable I can be to “analysis paralysis.” … Continue reading
Posted in Electrical, Fuselage, Wings
Hours Logged: 3.5
Fitting the aft top skin
And then it all came back apart again… Look ma, no more turtledeck!
Posted in Fuselage
Hours Logged: 1.5
Harness anchor prep
After a fair amount of trial and error, the relief was looking good. However, I didn’t want to leave the sharp edge left by the file and block, so I next went to the bench grinder and removed material to … Continue reading
Posted in Fuselage
Hours Logged: 1
Just a bit more fuselage stuff
Today I was soundly beaten by the Houston heat. I got some work done in the morning before going across the runway for coffee, but after that I just wasn’t up for dealing with it. During that single hour, I … Continue reading
Posted in Fuselage
Hours Logged: 1
Conduit comedy
There was one unexpected aspect of this order, though. When I placed the order, I went with two com antennas, one 1090MHz transponder antenna, and one 978MHz/UAT antenna. The former is for, well, the transponder, and the latter is for … Continue reading
Posted in Wings
Hours Logged: 1