Fuselage

Firewall - Total hours: 38.5

26/01-2009 - Began preparing firewall parts

28/01-2009 - More firewall parts..

29/01-2009 - Primed firewall parts

30/01-2009 - Finished building firewall

24/11-2021 - Firewall parts #2

04/12-2021 - Firewall parts #3

Bulkheads - Total hours: 55

01/02-2009 - Began preparing center section bulkhead

01/02-2009 - More center section bulkhead work

09/02-2009 - Control stick bellcrank brackets

10/02-2009 - Began F-705 bulkhead

11/02-2009 - More F-705 prep work

12/02-2009 - Seat belt anchors

13/02-2009 - Seatback detents

15/02-2009 - Riveted center section bulkhead

19/02-2009 - Riveted F-705 bulkhead

08/04-2009 - Still alive…

11/04-2009 - Finally back in the shop

11/04-2009 - More bulkhead work

12/04-2009 - Finished preparing bulkheads.

13/04-2009 - Primed aft fuselage bulkheads

14/04-2009 - Riveted the F-706, F-707, F708 & F-710 bulkheads

15/04-2009 - Finished the bulkheads

Aft Fuselage - Total hours: 54

16/04-2009 - Tailcone skin

23/04-2009 - Assembling aft fuselage

27/04-2009 - Aft fuselage stringers

03/05-2009 - Matchdrilled aft fuselage

04/05-2009 - Deburring aft fuselage parts

05/05-2009 - More aft fuselage deburring

06/05-2009 - Finished deburring aft fuselage

07/05-2009 - Priming aft fuselage

08/05-2009 - Riveting aft fuselage, day 1

09/05-2009 - Riveting aft fuselage, day 2

14/05-2009 - Riveting aft fuselage, day 3

20/02-2020 - Aft fuselage skin & Cowling brackets

Center Fuselage - Total hours: 104.25

11/05-2009 - Started preparing seat ribs

20/05-2009 - Deburring seat ribs

22/05-2009 - More center section rib work

23/05-2009 - Matchdrilling center fuselage

24/05-2009 - Deburring center fuselage parts

29/05-2009 - Crotch Strap Brackets

31/05-2009 - Aileron trim

01/06-2009 - Primed center fuselage parts

03/06-2009 - Riveting center fuselage, day 1

09/06-2009 - Riveting center fuselage, day 2

16/07-2015 - Began Roll bar construction

23/07-2015 - Roll bar construction, part 2

29/07-2015 - Roll bar construction, part 3

01/08-2015 - Roll bar construction, part 4

16/08-2015 - Roll bar installation

15/03-2020 - Roll bar assy & aft fuselage fwd top skin

07/07-2020 - Aft fuselage fwd top skin riveting

19/07-2020 - Roll bar & aft window final mount

Forward Fuselage - Total hours: 285

06/07-2009 - Longerons, day 1

10/07-2009 - Longerons, day 2

12/07-2009 - Joining center & aft fuselage

13/07-2009 - Clecoed side skins

20/07-2009 - Side skin conical bend, day 1

25/07-2009 - Side skin conical bend, day 2

26/07-2009 - Installed firewall

28/07-2009 - Auxiliary Longerons

19/09-2009 - Back at it…

03/10-2009 - Making the F-684 Gussets

11/10-2009 - F-7101 Gear Attach Webs

31/10-2009 - F-796B Shims

08/11-2009 - Rudder pedals

05/12-2009 - Finished Rudder pedals

09/12-2009 - Installing rudder pedal assembly

28/12-2009 - Finished the rudder pedal assembly

29/12-2009 - Floor stiffeners

05/01-2010 - Baggage area

08/01-2010 - Deburred baggage area ribs

07/02-2010 - More deburring..

02/05-2010 - Update!!

13/06-2010 - Fuselage disassembly

14/06-2010 - Countersunk LH longeron

15/06-2010 - Finished preparing longerons

16/06-2010 - Deburring aft fuselage

26/06-2010 - Deburring side skins

27/06-2010 - Primed side skins

28/06-2010 - Small priming job

13/07-2010 - Dimpled side skins

25/07-2010 - Finetuning conical bends

27/07-2010 - Cockpit floor final adjustments

01/08-2010 - Riveting fuselage 1

10/08-2010 - Riveting fuselage 2

15/08-2010 - Riveting fuselage 3

08/11-2010 - Riveting fuselage 4

10/01-2011 - Drilling aft deck

23/01-2011 - Gussets and brackets

26/01-2011 - Finished preparing F-695 Gussets

28/01-2011 - Primed F-695 Gussets

14/03-2011 - Fuselage stand

16/05-2011 - Fuselage top skins

05/05-2015 - Forward covers

06/05-2015 - Forward covers, day 2

07/05-2015 - Fuel pump housing

12/05-2015 - Fuel pump housing, day 2

14/05-2015 - Fuel pump housing, day 3

17/05-2015 - Lots of prep work!

18/05-2015 - Priming fuselage top skins & forward covers

19/05-2015 - Lots of nutplates

27/05-2015 - Fuel pump tubing

10/06-2015 - More fuel pump tubing

21/06-2015 - Flap drive, day 1

24/06-2015 - Flap drive, day 2

27/06-2015 - Flap drive, day 3

21/09-2015 - Instrument panel edge angle

22/10-2015 - Canopy seal support angles

26/10-2015 - Forward canopy decks

12/11-2015 - Forward fuselage deburring

17/11-2015 - Forward fuselage priming

15/12-2015 - Canopy release & Mapbox

23/06-2020 - Cowling brackets

28/04-2021 - Front baffles & new canopy latch

13/05-2021 - Baffle trimming & alternate air door

03/09-2022 - Cowling propeller opening

15/09-2022 - Finished cowlings

04/10-2022 - Preparing to move the fuselage

Cabin - Total hours: 48.75

23/05-2011 - Finishing baggage area panels

02/06-2011 - Riveted baggage floor

07/06-2011 - Baggage bulkhead nutplates

19/07-2011 - Finished baggage bulkhead

05/08-2011 - Baggage bulkhead priming

17/04-2012 - Aft seat floors

05/08-2012 - Forward seat floors

08/08-2012 - Seat backs

10/08-2012 - Seat backs, day 2

12/08-2012 - Seat backs, day 3

13/08-2012 - Seatback & floor riveting

05/07-2020 - Cabin paint

Canopy - Total hours: 174.25

22/11-2015 - Canopy release mechanism

08/01-2016 - Primary canopy latch

24/01-2016 - Primary canopy latch complete

28/03-2016 - Forward canopy frame

11/04-2016 - More canopy adjusting

13/04-2016 - Canopy hinges

27/05-2016 - Redoing canopy hinges

30/05-2016 - Canopy aft channels

09/06-2016 - Drilling hinges – again!

15/06-2016 - Finished canopy frame parts

17/06-2016 - Assembling canopy frame

16/08-2016 - Cutting canopy, step 1

19/03-2017 - Cutting canopy, step 2

21/03-2017 - Canopy reinforcements

20/05-2017 - Lots of canopy work..

01/07-2017 - Final canopy trimming

30/07-2017 - Canopy drilling

30/08-2017 - Canopy fiberglass fairing

03/09-2017 - Canopy fiberglass continued…

26/09-2017 - Canopy fiberglass finished!

Instrument Panel - Total hours: 36.5

28/12-2015 - Mapbox continued..

08/10-2021 - Instrument panel

16/10-2021 - Instrument panel #2

09/11-2021 - Instrument panel #3

09/12-2021 - Instrument panel #4