Fuselage Assembly
Up Assembly of Sides Keel & S/B Brace Install Bottom

 

 
Overall totals for Chapter 6
Start Finish Hours Sessions

11/20/2001

5/11/2002

159.1

95

 
Detail of Sessions Worked
Date Start Finish Hours Work Performed

5/11/2002

8:20 PM

9:40 PM

1.3

De-bubbled same and peel plied

5/11/2002

4:20 PM

6:20 PM

2

Did 2 BID tapes for fuselage bottom

5/11/2002

1:50 PM

3:30 PM

1.7

Sanded more cut glass for tapes

5/11/2002

11:35 AM

12:45 PM

1.2

Sanded longerons for BID tapes

5/10/2002

7:30 PM

9:10 PM

1.7

Built A frames and installed fuselage on same

5/5/2002

10:10 AM

12:00 PM

1.8

Built A frames

5/4/2002

4:30 PM

6:00 PM

1.5

Built A frames

4/27/2002

7:15 PM

7:45 PM

0.5

Checked fillets and cleaned up

4/27/2002

2:00 PM

6:00 PM

4

Floxed on fuselage bottom & made flox fillets

4/27/2002

9:35 AM

12:05 PM

2.5

Test fit bottom on fuselage, sanded aft edge, assembled weights & boards for floxing on same

4/20/2002

10:30 AM

2:50 PM

4.3

Put on BID

4/20/2002

7:15 AM

10:00 AM

2.8

Microed fuselage bottom for BID layup

4/19/2002

7:20 PM

8:25 PM

1.1

Finished sanding same, test fit and cleaned up

4/16/2002

8:00 PM

9:15 PM

1.2

Microed remaining foam spacers on

4/14/2002

3:50 PM

5:15 PM

1.4

Microed on more foam spacers

4/2/2002

7:00 PM

8:00 PM

1

Microed on key foam spacers

3/31/2002

9:30 AM

2:00 PM

4.5

More foam spacers, ready for micro

3/30/2002

2:30 PM

4:00 PM

1.5

More work on foam spacers, cut out landing brake

3/30/2002

9:45 AM

12:30 PM

2.8

Finished jig, moved foam to workbench, started on foam spacers

3/30/2002

9:00 AM

9:45 AM

0.8

Re-leveled fuselage

3/29/2002

6:00 PM

6:30 PM

0.5

Re-leveled fuselage

3/29/2002

8:50 AM

12:20 PM

3.5

Built jig for fuselage bottom, re-leveled fuse on jig

3/24/2002

1:30 PM

3:45 PM

2.2

Glued together 3x pieces 3/8 PVC foam, marked same, trimmed same for fuselage bottom

3/24/2002

8:10 AM

8:30 AM

0.3

Removed clamps, peel ply and etc. from same

3/23/2002

12:45 PM

3:35 PM

2.8

Floxed in heat duct and FSBB & did 2 BID tapes on same

3/23/2002

9:05 AM

12:00 PM

2.9

Sanded for heat duct and FSBB flox and layup, made jigs to clamp & cut fiberglass

3/16/2002

1:15 PM

3:05 PM

1.8

Cut holes and sanded same in FSB for fuel valve to penetrate FSB

3/16/2002

11:40 AM

12:30 PM

0.8

Trimmed and sanded heat duct and FSBB and fitted into fuselage

3/14/2002

5:15 AM

5:45 AM

0.5

Scissor trimmed same

3/13/2002

6:40 PM

10:30 PM

3.8

Did 2 BID layups on heat duct and FSBB, BID taped together, peel plied

3/12/2002

7:30 PM

8:30 PM

1

Floxed 2" aluminum tube into FSBB and finished jig for the heat duct

3/12/2002

5:45 PM

6:15 PM

0.5

Made jig for heat duct layup

3/11/2002

7:30 PM

8:30 PM

1

Sanded and fitted the heat duct and FSBB and cut holes in the FSB for same

3/10/2002

1:50 PM

3:50 PM

2

Adjusted heat duct, floxed on the lower firewall

3/9/2002

9:55 AM

12:30 PM

2.6

Trimmed electrical ducts, test fit & trimmed FSBB and heat duct, cut some holes in FSB for same

3/7/2002

7:30 PM

8:30 PM

1

2 BID layup on expanded electrical duct (close to aft end by lower firewall)

3/2/2002

2:50 PM

6:15 PM

3.4

Did 7 UNI layup on heat duct, assembled SB support, floxed and BID taped same

3/2/2002

11:00 AM