Canard Construction
Up Cutting Cores Jigging Cores Bonding Sections Spar Cap Layup Bottom Skin Upper Skin

 

 
Overall totals for Chapter 10
Start Finish Hours Sessions

2/1/2003

7/18/2004

129.2

77

 
Detail of Sessions Worked
Date Start Finish Hours Work Performed

7/18/2004

3:12 PM

6:02 PM

2.8

Sanded the underside of the leading edge of the canard, made a spline sander, sanded the trailing edge of the canard and then stored the canard

7/18/2004

1:17 PM

2:17 PM

1

Sanded the underside of the leading edge of the canard

7/18/2004

11:18 AM

12:35 PM

1.3

Removed canard from jigs, removed jigs from table and canard, sanded trailing edge some and etc.

7/17/2004

8:41 PM

9:07 PM

0.4

Knife trimmed same and cleaned up a bit

7/17/2004

2:55 PM

6:16 PM

3.3

Did canard top skin layup and peel plied same

7/17/2004

12:27 PM

1:20 PM

0.9

Sanded glass overlap on trailing edge of canard and microed gap near same

7/17/2004

10:42 AM

11:29 AM

0.8

Sanded the 1/32" by 1 inch depression and vacuumed the canard for the next step

7/11/2004

2:25 PM

5:57 PM

3.5

Re-leveled canard for top skin layup, laid plastic, cut fiberglass for same

6/24/2004

7:40 PM

8:08 PM

0.5

Microed the antenna coax and remaining dings in the foam on canard

6/24/2004

4:56 PM

5:43 PM

0.8

5 minute epoxied the canard antenna coax into the channel I routed for same

6/19/2004

1:43 PM

3:52 PM

2.1

Finished basic installation of NAV and Glideslope antennas in canard top and cleaned up

6/19/2004

9:48 AM

12:29 PM

2.7

Cut foil tape to length for antennas, soldered together same and routed channel on canard for coax

6/19/2004

8:05 AM

9:02 AM

1

Removed peel ply from top of canard spar cap layup and sanded same

5/30/2004

10:43 AM

1:53 PM

3.2

Did the canard top spar cap layup and peel plied same

5/30/2004

8:30 AM

9:52 AM

1.4

Cleaned up, taped and put plastic around canard top spar cap and microed same

5/26/2004

6:46 PM

9:12 PM

2.4

Sanded PVC foam inserts flush, leveled canard then bondoed same to jig table

5/25/2004

7:23 PM

9:31 PM

2.1

Carved out styrofoam for PVC foam inserts, microed in same, micro filled nail holes and dings in canard top

5/23/2004

9:40 PM

10:40 PM

1

Measured spots for PVC high-density inserts in canard top, drew marks for same and cut one out

5/23/2004

10:26 AM

11:00 AM

0.6

Vacuumed canard from previous step

5/22/2004

7:38 AM

9:32 AM

1.9

Sawed fishtail off of canard & sanded smooth, sanded profile, removed peel ply from trailing edge, cleaned micro drips from shear web well and sanded shear web dull

1/31/2004

2:21 PM

3:19 PM

0.9

Finished sanding leading edge of canard

1/31/2004

10:07 AM

12:21 PM

2.2

Bondoed PVC pipe and wood jigs to canard bottom and sanded leading edge

1/30/2004

7:35 PM

8:42 PM

1.1

Made PVC pipe and 1" x 4" x 8" pine board jigs for canard bottom

1/15/2004

7:10 PM

8:02 PM

0.9

Fein trimmed and sanding block sanded trailing edge

1/15/2004

4:28 PM

5:23 PM

0.9

Cleaned up from the previous step

1/11/2004

5:29 PM

6:00 PM

0.5

Knife trimmed canard bottom layups

1/11/2004

9:55 AM

1:13 PM

3.3

Did canard bottom layup with Kelly and cleaned up from same.

1/11/2004

7:30 AM

8:25 AM

0.9

Cleaned up from previous step and dry micro filled holes on canard bottom

1/10/2004

10:38 AM

12:21 PM

1.7

Laid out plastic for tips of canard and cut fiberglass for the canard bottom layup

1/8/2004

5:02 PM

6:03 PM

1

Put grey tape on canard leading edge, box tape over same, peel plied trailing edge and laid plastic out for layup prep.

1/7/2004

7:30 PM

8:40 PM

1.2

Dremeled down high micro spots, sanded even joints between sections, sanded 1/32" depression on end of canard bottom

12/13/2003

1:11 PM

4:54 PM

3.7

Sanded lower spar cap layup and cleaned up

12/2/2003

5:31 PM

6:15 PM

0.7

Sanded spar cap layup

11/29/2003

11:50 AM

12:16 PM

0.4

Sanded spar cap layup

11/29/2003

9:33 AM

10:30 AM

0.9

Sanded spar cap layup

11/29/2003

7:30 AM

8:00 AM

0.5

Removed peel ply and masking tape from bottom spar cap layup

11/28/2003

3:03 PM

7:33 PM