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Wings
Sat Oct 14 2006
- Countersinking wing spars
Sun Oct 15 2006
- Nutplate installation
Mon Oct 16 2006
- Tiedown brackets
Wed Oct 18 2006
- Wing component deburring
Thu Oct 19 2006
- Wing rib fluting
Fri Oct 20 2006
- Hung wing spars on jigs
Sat Oct 21 2006
- Prep for match drilling wing skins
Mon Oct 23 2006
- Constructed leading edge cradle; match drilling wing skins
Tue Oct 24 2006
- Tank attach brackets
Fri Nov 3 2006
- Tank skin gap problem
Sun Nov 5 2006
- Tank attach brackets
Mon Nov 6 2006
- Tank drilling
Tue Nov 7 2006
- Fuel vent clip fabrication; drilling fuel filler
Mon Jan 1 2007
- Wing skin deburring
Sun Mar 11 2007
- Wing skin and wing walk doubler deburring
Tue Mar 13 2007
- More wing skin deburring
Wed Mar 14 2007
- Yet more wing skin deburring
Thu Mar 15 2007
- Working on tank skin gap problem
Sat Mar 17 2007
- Tank skin gap problems
Sun Mar 18 2007
- Tank skin gap problems
Mon Mar 19 2007
- Re-leveling wings in jigs
Tue Mar 20 2007
- Re-leveling wings in jigs
Thu Mar 22 2007
- Re-leveling wings in jigs
Fri Mar 23 2007
- Scarf joint
Sat Mar 24 2007
- Scarf joint; pitot tube mount
Sun Mar 25 2007
- Priming leading edge ribs
Tue Mar 27 2007
- Dimpling leading edge skin
Wed Mar 28 2007
- Aileron bracket problems
Fri Mar 30 2007
- Aileron bracket problems fixed
Sat Mar 31 2007
- Wing conduit location; drill press problems
Sun Apr 1 2007
- Deburring wing ribs
Mon Apr 2 2007
- Deburring wing components
Tue Apr 3 2007
- Dimpling wing walk doublers
Fri Apr 6 2007
- Drilling wing conduit holes
Sat Apr 7 2007
- Riveted leading edges
Sun Apr 8 2007
- Drilled main ribs for snap bushings
Mon Apr 9 2007
- Dimpled wing skins
Wed Apr 11 2007
- Dimpled wing skins
Thu Apr 12 2007
- Deburring and countersinking spars
Sat Apr 14 2007
- Countersinking wing spars
Sun Apr 15 2007
- Primed main ribs and spars
Mon Apr 16 2007
- Assembled aileron brackets
Fri Apr 20 2007
- Rear spar assembly
Sat Apr 21 2007
- Priming scarf joints
Sun Apr 22 2007
- Aileron bracket spar relief
Tue Apr 24 2007
- Rear spar assembly; main spar deburring
Wed Apr 25 2007
- Bad day
Thu Apr 26 2007
- Spar flange problems
Sat Apr 28 2007
- Spar flange problems
Mon Apr 30 2007
- Spar flange problems
Tue May 1 2007
- Spar flange problems
Wed May 2 2007
- Reassembly of wing skeleton
Sat May 5 2007
- Rivet removal HOWTO
Sun May 6 2007
- Reassembly of wing skeleton
Mon May 7 2007
- Deburring aileron ribs
Tue May 8 2007
- Rework on aileron brackets (again)
Thu May 10 2007
- Riveting on leading edge
Sat May 12 2007
- Solo riveting not going well
Sun May 13 2007
- Reassembly of wing skeleton
Mon May 14 2007
- Riveting on leading edge
Sun May 20 2007
- Left wing back in jig
Tue May 22 2007
- Riveting left wing top main skins
Sat May 26 2007
- Completed left top main skins
Sun May 27 2007
- Joint plate platenuts
Mon May 28 2007
- Riveting top right main skins
Tue May 29 2007
- Dimple repair
Wed May 30 2007
- Tank access holes
Thu May 31 2007
- Tooling hole cover plates
Sat Jun 2 2007
- Drilling new Z brackets
Wed Jun 6 2007
- Another Z bracket bites the dust
Thu Jun 7 2007
- Z brackets done
Fri Jun 8 2007
- Deburred tank baffles
Sat Jun 9 2007
- Drilled tank attach brackets
Sun Jun 10 2007
- Fuel tank prep; fuel sender customization
Mon Jun 11 2007
- Capacitive sender nutplates
Tue Jun 12 2007
- Fuel tank trap doors
Thu Jun 14 2007
- Drilling fuel tank fittings
Tue Jun 19 2007
- Tank riveting with Brent Owens
Wed Jun 20 2007
- New die grinder
Thu Jun 21 2007
- Tank riveting with Brent Owens
Sat Jun 23 2007
- Scuffed and dimpled tank skin
Sun Jun 24 2007
- Aileron bracket attachment problems
Tue Jun 26 2007
- Aileron bracket and gap fairing attachment
Thu Jun 28 2007
- Re-riveting wing walk doubler
Fri Jun 29 2007
- Flap brace tweaking
Wed Jul 4 2007
- Tank skin / baffle dimpling
Thu Jul 5 2007
- Scuffing tank ribs
Fri Jul 6 2007
- Scuffing tank baffles
Sat Jul 7 2007
- Tank stiffener / skin scuffing and dimpling
Sun Jul 8 2007
- RV-10 Eggenfellner visit
Wed Jul 11 2007
- Testing out custom dimple die
Thu Jul 12 2007
- Dimpled baffles
Sat Jul 14 2007
- Installing tank ribs - help from Greg Schroeder
Sun Jul 15 2007
- Tank assembly - help from Greg Schroeder
Mon Jul 16 2007
- Tank assembly
Wed Jul 18 2007
- Snap bushing modification and rivet dabbing
Thu Jul 19 2007
- Tank riveting - help from Brent Owens
Thu Jul 27 2007
- Oshkosh 2007
Mon Jul 30 2007
- Rivet dabbing
Wed Aug 1 2007
- Flop tube anti-hangup bracket
Thu Aug 2 2007
- Tank ribs
Fri Aug 3 2007
- Plastic washer deburring
Sun Aug 5 2007
- Fuel tank miscellaneous
Thu Aug 9 2007
- Fuel sender compensation probe
Sat Aug 11 2007
- Fuel tank miscellaneous
Mon Aug 13 2007
- Fuel tank miscellaneous
Wed Aug 15 2007
- Installed last tank rib!
Thu Aug 16 2007
- Rivet mangling :-(
Mon Aug 20 2007
- Mangled rivet fixing :-)
Fri Aug 24 2007
- Tank attach brackets
Sat Aug 25 2007
- Proseal fillets
Sun Aug 26 2007
- Proseal fillets
Mon Aug 27 2007
- Proseal fillets
Tue Aug 28 2007
- Visit to Dan Hempy's
Wed Aug 29 2007
- Proseal fillets
Thu Aug 30 2007
- Tank fittings
Fri Aug 31 2007
- Tank fittings
Sat Sep 1 2007
- Tank miscellaneous
Sun Sep 2 2007
- Proseal fillets
Mon Sep 3 2007
- Proseal fillets
Tue Sep 4 2007
- Proseal fillets
Wed Sep 5 2007
- Closing up tanks
Thu Sep 6 2007
- Tank - finishing touches
Fri Sep 7 2007
- Tank testing
Sat Sep 8 2007
- Tank repair
Sun Sep 9 2007
- Tank testing
Mon Sep 10 2007
- Tank testing - on hold
Tue Sep 11 2007
- Tank Testing - Success!
Fri Sep 14 2007
- Flap brace prep
Sat Sep 15 2007
- Flap and aileron component deburring
Sun Sep 16 2007
- Aileron prep
Mon Sep 17 2007
- Aileron prep
Tue Sep 18 2007
- Priming aileron stiffeners
Wed Sep 19 2007
- Attaching aileron stiffeners
Sat Sep 22 2007
- Planning flap and aileron trailing edge bends
Sun Sep 23 2007
- New skin bending brake
Tue Sep 25 2007
- Aileron trailing edge bends
Thu Sep 27 2007
- Working on Dan Hempy's elevators
Sat Sep 29 2007
- Gathering of Mustangs and Legends 2007
Tue Oct 2 2007
- Aileron leading edge skin fit problems
Wed Oct 3 2007
- Primed countersinks of flap braces
Thu Oct 4 2007
- Riveted on left flap brace
Mon Oct 8 2007
- Riveting bottom skins
Wed Oct 9 2007
- Riveting bottom skins
Wed Oct 10 2007
- Riveting bottom skins
Fri Oct 12 2007
- Riveting bottom skins
Sat Oct 13 2007
- New bucking bar
Sun Oct 14 2007
- Riveting bottom skins
Mon Oct 15 2007
- Aileron drilling
Sat Oct 20 2007
- Flying with Tom Webster
Mon Oct 22 2007
- Aileron work
Wed Oct 24 2007
- Left aileron tweaking
Fri Oct 26 2007
- Left aileron match drilling and deburring
Sat Oct 27 2007
- Aileron dimpling
Sun Oct 28 2007
- Misc aileron work
Thu Nov 1 2007
- Match drilling left flap
Sun Nov 4 2007
- Right flap work
Mon Nov 5 2007
- Misc flap work
Tue Nov 6 2007
- Flap and aileron work
Wed Nov 7 2007
- Dimpling aft holes of flap and aileron ribs
Thu Nov 8 2007
- Dimpling flaps
Sun Nov 11 2007
- Countersinking flap spars
Sun Nov 18 2007
- Priming, installing tanks, and aileron work
Tue Nov 20 2007
- Left and right aileron assembly
Wed Nov 21 2007
- Flap assembly
Fri Nov 23 2007
- Flap assembly
Tue Nov 27 2007
- Hacking on pop-rivet tool
Sat Dec 1 2007
- Flap work
Mon Dec 3 2007
- Flap assembly
Fri Dec 7 2007
- Problem with aileron bracket
Sat Dec 8 2007
- Aileron and flap work
Sun Dec 9 2007
- Flap work
Mon Dec 10 2007
- More flap work
Tue Dec 11 2007
- Built wing cradle
Thu Dec 13 2007
- Wings complete!