Chapter Summaries

Below is a list of chapters involved in building the Cozy Mark IV. I have added a Chapter 0 which describes what I did to prepare for this project.

Chapter Title Status Hours Date Started Date Finished
Pre-Build
0 Planning & Preparation Finished 189 September 21, 1999 December 9, 1999
1 Description & Introduction Finished 0    
2 Bill of Materials Ongoing 10    
3 Education Finished 14 November 30, 1999 December 5, 1999
Pre-Build Total Hours 213  
Build
4 Fuselage Bulkheads Finished 107 November 14, 1999 January 30, 2000
5 Fuselage Sides Finished 85 November 18, 1999 March 10, 2000
6 Fuselage Assembly Finished 108 March 11, 2000 May 6, 2000
7 Fuselage Exterior Finished 85 May 7, 2000 June 25, 2000
8 Headrest & Seat Belts On Hold 49 June 19, 2000 July 19, 2000
May 15, 2005 May 28, 2005
9 Main Gear & Landing Brake On Hold 154 July 21, 2000 June 17, 2001
February 15, 2003 September 22, 2003
May 10, 2005 May 21, 2005
10 Canard Finished 80 June 17, 2001 November 9, 2001
11 Elevators Finished 53 September 16, 2001 November 25, 2001
12 Canard Installation Finished 17 June 15, 2002 June 23, 2002
13 Nose, Nose Gear & Brakes On Hold 172 June 24, 2002 February 26, 2004
14 Center Section Spar Finished 132 November 25, 2001 June 15, 2002
August 7, 2006 August 21, 2006
15 Firewall Not Started 0    
16 Control System On Hold 45 October 12, 2003 July 7, 2004
17 Trim System On Hold 13 July 19, 2004 May 21, 2005
18 Canopy & Turtleback Building 206 March 14, 2004  
19 Wings, Ailerons & Wing Attach Finished 313 January 16, 2003 February 19, 2004
20 Winglets and Rudders On Hold 42 January 27, 2003 September 16, 2003
21 Strakes, Fuel, & Baggage Not Started 0    
22 Electrical Ongoing 0    
23 Engine Installation Not Started 0    
24 Covers & Fairings On Hold 106 March 21, 2004 May 22, 2005
25 Finishing On Hold 33 May 29, 2005 October 25, 2005
26 Upholstery Not Started 0    
Build Total Hours 1800  
Project Total Hours 2013