Main Landing Gear
Up Bulkhead Reinforcments Preparing Strut Attach Tabs Gear Cover Axles and Brakes Landing Brake

 

 
Overall totals for Chapter 9
Start Latest Hours Sessions

3/9/2003

1/22/2005

233.2

111

 
Detail of Sessions Worked
Date Start Finish Hours Work Performed

1/22/2005

2:41 PM

5:28 PM

2.8

Added micro to sides of landing brake actuator mount, prepared same & installed with 1 ply BID

1/9/2005

11:25 AM

12:55 PM

1.5

Un-bolted axles from MLG strut, removed packing tape from same and re-assembled including brake assemblies

1/8/2005

7:02 PM

8:35 PM

1.5

Floxed axles onto MLG strut; adjusted same for correct toe-in

1/8/2005

10:56 AM

1:00 PM

2.1

Sanded MLG strut ends, made new circular backing plates and readied all for floxing on axles

1/8/2005

8:28 AM

10:00 AM

1.5

Disassembled wheels, brakes and calipers, re-leveled fuselage and set up laser for floxing axles to MLG strut

1/6/2005

6:37 PM

9:13 PM

2.6

Finished trimming MLG strut to clear brake calipers, reinstalled same in fuselage, test fitted and trimmed aluminum backing plates and re-assembled entire wheel and brake assembly on strut

1/5/2005

6:08 PM

10:08 PM

4

Finished drilling holes in MLG strut for axle installation, then trimmed excess strut beyond axle mount with hacksaw, Fein, file, etc. and test fitted brake calipers

1/4/2005

7:08 PM

8:30 PM

1.4

Drilled holes in one gear leg for the axle, test fitted same

1/3/2005

7:01 AM

7:22 AM

0.4

Un-clamped & removed peel ply from previous layup, cleaned up

1/2/2005

1:05 PM

1:33 PM

0.5

Clamped the axle mounting pad layup and adjusted until laser sighted at 1/4 degree toe in

1/2/2005

9:40 AM

12:21 PM

2.7

Finished jigging fuselage for the axle pad 3 BID layup and applied same; will add boards and clamps in about an hour

1/1/2005

4:03 PM

5:04 PM

1

Leveled fuselage, hung plumb bobs and started laying out laser sighting arrangement for axle alignment

1/1/2005

9:29 AM

12:41 PM

3.2

Made jigs for marking the landing gear struts for the axles and brakes & made the .063" aluminum backing plates

12/19/2004

6:49 AM

7:39 AM

0.8

Removed the peel ply and bagging materials from the landing brake and re-installed same

12/18/2004

2:17 PM

6:15 PM

4

Did the 3 BID layup on the bottom of the landing brake via vacuum bagging method

11/14/2004

2:49 PM

5:57 PM

3.1

Sanded minor bumps from previous layup and started install of landing brake actuator bracket

11/13/2004

9:24 AM

1:35 PM

4.2

Prepared for and did the 3 BID layup on the bottom of the fuselage where the landing brake stows

11/9/2004

6:15 PM

6:45 PM

0.5

Sanded foam on inside of landing brake recess

11/3/2004

6:51 PM

9:12 PM

2.3

Enlarged hole in fuselage bottom for landing brake actuator, test installed actuator test ran same - moving parts!

11/2/2004

5:45 PM

9:18 PM

3.5

Routed more foam from under landing brake, started installation of LB-19s and linear actuator

10/31/2004

1:17 PM

4:06 PM

2.8

Routed foam 1/8" deep below landing brake, sanded same smooth

10/30/2004

3:42 PM

6:04 PM

2.4

Finished cutting landing brake actuator bracket; started cutting foam below landing brake to size

10/27/2004

7:21 PM

9:15 PM

1.9

Made a landing brake linear actuator bracket from 4 10 ply layups

10/26/2004

7:39 PM

9:33 PM

1.9

Made foam parts for landing brake actuator bracket layup

10/23/2004

1:19 PM

4:03 PM

2.7

Continued designing a LB actuator bracket

10/23/2004

9:20 AM

12:37 PM

3.3

Microed LB-23 into fuselage, made CZLB-1 brackets and started designing a braket for the electric LB actuator

10/22/2004

6:43 PM

8:48 PM

2.1

Test fitted assembly into fuselage, then floxed LB-19 into landing brake, repaired some damaged foam on the back of same and sanded lumps from border of recess for same

10/22/2004

5:08 PM

6:01 PM

0.9

Epoxied aluminum slugs to LB-23 and LB-19 and hinge assembly with shims to same

10/19/2004

6:40 PM

9:13 PM

2.5

Trimmed hinge to length, epoxied LB-19 to hinge, cut foam on back of landing brake, cut slot for LB-23 and test installed all together in fuselage

10/17/2004

7:59 PM

8:59 PM

1

Sanded back of landing brake and cleaned stuck foam from inside of recess for same

10/12/2004

7:42 PM

9:04 PM

1.4

Made LB-19 and LB-23 for the landing brake

10/9/2004

9:42 AM

1:02 PM

3.3

Removed landing gear cover from fuselage and saran wrap, trimmed and sanded edges, re-marked holes, drilled holes, tapped aluminum slugs and countersunk cover, re-installed for test fit

10/8/2004

7:31 PM

10:13 PM

2.7

Did the 2 BID tape and 1 BID overall layup on the bottom of the landing gear cover, scissor trimmed and installed over plastic wrap in the fuselage

10/8/2004

4:46 PM

6:05 PM

1.3

Re-installed MLG strut and trimmed landing gear cover to fit around same

10/7/2004

9:00 PM

9:55 PM

0.9

Sanded the bottom of the landing gear cover

10/3/2004

1:17 PM

4:37 PM

3.3

Did the 2 BID layup on the landing gear cover

10/3/2004