| Mon 6/24/02 |
13
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Cleaned and rearranged the workshop. Cut the strut to length. Sanded the strut to size for NG-15, NG-3, and NG-6. |
3 |
| Tue 6/25/02 |
13
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Cut all the glass for the strut and added the first layer of BID, peel plied. Rough cut the NG-30 foam. Cut all the glass and peel ply for the NG-30's. Drilled holes in mounting plates. |
3 |
| Wed 6/26/02 |
13
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Added four plies BID over both NG-30s. Made the 1/4" birch doublers, the two 1" square harpoints and the two 1/8" aluminum doublers. |
3 |
| Thu 6/27/02 |
13
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Sanded the strut. Cut out both NG-30s. Sanded to same size, match drilled. Started depressions. |
3 |
| Fri 6/28/02 |
13
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Finished bevel on last doubler. Cut rest of glass for NG-30 layups. Made three
depression in other NG-30. Added second layer to strut. Layed up 15 layers BID for the hardpoints. |
4 |
| Sun 6/30/02 |
13
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Finished trimming and sanding the last layup on the nose strut. Cut out six of the 15 layer BID hardpoints. |
1 |
| Mon 7/1/02 |
13
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Added all the glass, harpoints, and doublers to the outside of each NG-30. |
3 |
| Tue 7/2/02 |
13
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Trimmed the previous layup. Match drilled all the holes and sanded all the edges to be even and square. Cut the recess on the inside surfaces for NG-6. Added the two plies bid to the recess. |
3 |
| Tue 7/9/02 |
13
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Finished making NG-14s. Assembled NG-30s, NG-14s, mouting plates, and NG-6. Floxed strut to NG-6. |
2 |
| Wed 7/10/02 |
13
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Made NG-5 - had to use a hacksaw to cut 1/4" aluminum. Drilled 4 3/16" holes. Screws a bit too short. |
2 |
| Mon 7/22/02 |
13
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Finished squeezing MKNG-4 to size. Floxed NG-5, NG-3, and NG-4 into position. |
3 |
| Fri 7/26/02 |
13
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Drilled NG-4 holes using NG-3 as guide. Assembled NG-30s and strut. Made F-0 and F-5. Glassed and attached to NG-30s, BID taped and peel plied. |
4 |
| Tue 7/30/02 |
13
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Cut out NG-31 and NG-32. Rearranged workshop. Cleaned up last layup. |
2 |
| Wed 7/31/02 |
13
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Glassed front of F-0 and one side each of NG-31 and NG-32 |
1 |
| Thu 8/1/02 |
13
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Finished cutting nose bottom foam. Dished out top surface. Cut out foam for one of the nose sides. |
4 |
| Sun 8/4/02 |
13
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Glassed the other sides of NG-31 and NG-32 |
1 |
| Mon 8/5/02 |
13
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Prepared NG-31 and NG-32 and F-0. Floxed NG-31 and NG-32 onto F-0. BID taped all joins. |
3 |
| Tue 8/6/02 |
13
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Attached the NG-30 assembly to F-22. |
2 |
| Fri 8/9/02 |
13
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Taped NG-30s to F-22. Added BID to aft face of F-5. Began cutting foam for nose bottom |
3 |
| Sun 8/11/02 |
13
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Cut foam for nose sides - parts A, B, and C. |
2 |
| Mon 9/16/02 |
13
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Glued the nose bottom foam into place. Attached some foam aft of F-22 to remove the "joggle". |
1 |
| Tue 9/17/02 |
13
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Carved out the inside face of the nose sides including parts A,B,and C for both the left and right sides. |
4 |
| Wed 9/18/02 |
13
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Cleaned shop of all the foam dust. Cleaned foam for glassing. |
2 |
| Thu 9/19/02 |
13
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Cut all the glass for the nose sides, inside layup |
1 |
| Fri 9/20/02 |
13
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Glassed bottom, inside of nose |
2 |
| Sun 9/22/02 |
13
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Glassed sides of nose. Attached side to fuselage. |
4 |
| Mon 9/23/02 |
13
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Trimmed side for canard. Drilled F-22 for bushings. Floxed bushing into place. Made nut plates. |
4 |
| Tue 9/24/02 |
13
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Attached canard bolt nut plates to aft face of F-22 |
1 |
| Wed 9/25/02 |
13
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Put canard away. One of the bolts was glued - oops. Took a bit to get it out. Attached NG-15 to the nose strut. Flipped the fuselage. |
2 |
| Thu 9/26/02 |
13
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Traced nose gear and figured location for gear doors. Cut fuselage bottom for nose gear. |
2 |
| Fri 9/27/02 |
13
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Built a mold from Urethane foam to make my own strut cover (SC) |
4 |
| Sun 9/29/02 |
13
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Tried to put tape on inside of SC mold - gave up. Opened rudder pedal holes in NG-30s to 3/4". Added pedal mounts (foam and nutplates). |
5 |
| Tue 10/1/02 |
13
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Trimmed pedal mount foam for glassing. Fit nose lift into place and checked travel with nose strut. I screwed up. Strut won't retract enough into fuselage. I need to rotate the NG-50 plates or get a new pair, or move NG-3 and NG-4. |
2 |
| Sat 12/14/02 |
13
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Reattached nose lift with new mounting plates so wheel would fully retract into fuselage. |
2 |
| Sun 12/15/02 |
13
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Began making mold for wheel cover. Need custom cover since I am doing custom gear doors. |
1 |
| Mon 12/16/02 |
13
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Finished making the wheel cover mold. Cut all glass for strut cover, nose wheel cover, and rudder pedal mounts. |
3 |
| Tue 12/17/02 |
13
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Glassed the wheel cover mold. Added bid reinforcements to rudder pedal attachments. |
2 |
| Wed 12/18/02 |
13
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Removed foam from wheel cover, cleaned up glass and edges. Filled struct cover mold with plaster to make male mold. Cleaned up rudder pedal reinforcement layup. |
2 |
| Thu 12/19/02 |
13
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Added plexiglass windows to nose wheel cover. Began mouting pedals. |
2 |
| Sat 12/21/02 |
13
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Taped plexiglass on wheel cover. Made strut cover using new mold. Floxed washers in place for nose wheel bearing (NG-6A). Drilled rudder pedals for bolts. |
5 |
| Sun 12/22/02 |
13
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Removed strut cover from mold. Cleaned up, trimmed, and fit in fuselage. Cleaned up nose wheel cover. Finished rudder pedals. |
3 |
| Fri 1/10/03 |
13
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Began building nose gear doors. |
3 |
| Sun 1/12/03 |
13
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Glassed nose gear doors and hinges. Cut hole in nose strut cover to fix motor arm. |
4 |
| Mon 1/13/03 |
13
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Cut nose gear doors to size. Removed foam for plywood mounts. Drilled and tapped mounts and doors. |
4 |
| Thu 1/23/03 |
13
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Floxed nose gear door mounts into place |
1 |
| Fri 1/24/03 |
13
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Cleaned up door mounts. Glassed inside edges of gear hole in fuselage bottom. |
1 |
| Sat 1/25/03 |
13
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Floxed strut cover into place using jigs to keep shape correct. |
2 |
| Thu 1/30/03 |
13
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Installed rudder pedals. Measured for brake cylinders. Made mouting brackets for cylinders. |
2 |
| Fri 1/31/03 |
13
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Installed brake cylinder mounts in nose floor. Floxed nose gear cover into place. |
2 |
| Sat 2/1/03 |
13
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Worked on pitot tube and static tubes. Made wedge for heat duct. |
3 |
| Sun 2/2/03 |
13
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Cut foam for nose forward of F-0. Dished out ballast compartment. Taped nose wheel cover. Glassed heat duct wedge. Microed static tube into fuselage side. |
4 |
| Mon 2/3/03 |
13
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Cut block for nose top. Began making foam parts to level tops of sides. |
2 |
| Tue 2/4/03 |
13
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Added foam to top of nose sides to level it off for the top piece. |
1 |
| Mon 2/17/03 |
13
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Made plywood mount for puck. Microed the lower foam forward of F-0. |
1 |
| Sun 7/27/03 |
13
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Shaped sides, bottom, and bottom corners of nose. |
2 |
| Mon 7/28/03 |
13
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Finished shaping bottom of nose. Added plywood that goes under puck. Added foam to strut. |
3 |
| Thu 8/21/03 |
13
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Finished preparing nose bottom for glassing. |
1 |
| Fri 8/22/03 |
13
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Glassed and peel plied nose bottom. |
3 |
| Wed 8/27/03 |
13
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Sanded edges of nose bottom layup. Sanded edges of cut in bottom along strut. Sanded clearance in plywood for strut when open. |
1 |
| Tue 9/16/03 |
13
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BID taped strut cover to strut |
1 |
| Sat 9/20/03 |
13
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Cut and attached nose bumper (hockey puck) |
1 |
| Fri 9/26/03 |
13
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Looked over how to do pitot tube and brake fluid resevoirs. |
1 |
| Sun 9/28/03 |
13
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Removed crooked brake cylinder mount with chisel and hair dryer heat. Make mounting brakets for brake resevoirs. |
2 |
| Wed 10/1/03 |
13
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Fiddled with resevoir installtion - ready to be floxed into place. Cleaned up cylinder mount - ready to flox. Figured out pitot placement. |
1 |
| Tue 11/18/03 |
13
|
Remounted left brake cylinder mount. Glassed forward storage area. Mounted brake fluid resevoirs. Mounted heat duct wedge. |
2 |
| Sun 1/18/04 |
13
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Attached tubing and fittings for pitot system. Cut rest of foam to fit into nose. Began shaping foam piece to seal airflow under F-5. |
3 |
| Tue 2/10/04 |
13
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Added foam to top forward portion of nose. Glassed one side of plug going under F-5. |
1 |
| Wed 2/11/04 |
13
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Removed nose strut and retract. Cleaned up and refitted with proper hardware. Tightened it all up. Tightened up rudder pedals. |
4 |
| Sat 2/21/04 |
13
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Lots of loose ends on the nose. Mounting brake cylinders. Adjusting nose retract. |
2 |
| Mon 2/23/04 |
13
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Hooked up nose retract switch and wires. Adjusted micro switch for proper shutoff when fully up. Cut rudder pedals to avoid fuselage sides. Mounted brake cylinders. |
2 |
| Tue 2/24/04 |
13
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Finished figuring out nose retract wiring. Mounted rudder pedals again after trimming pilot's left pedal some more. |
1 |
| Thu 2/26/04 |
13
|
Taped pitot tube to fuselage side. Taped in piece below F-5. Taped heat duct deflector. |
1 |
| Mon 9/11/06 |
13
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Sanded foam to shape inside ballast compartment. Sanded foam to shape forward of F-0 along the vertical axis. |
1 |
| Thu 9/14/06 |
13
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Began shaping top of nose. |
1 |
| Fri 9/15/06 |
13
|
More sanding of nose top. |
1 |
| Sat 9/16/06 |
13
|
Finished shaping top of nose. |
1 |
| Chapter Total |
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