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Logs:
Fuselage (08/17/06)
Wings (03/09/02)
Horizontal (12/20/00)
Elevator (5/9/00)
Rudder (7/5/99)

Photos:
Paint (08/28/08)
2nd Taxi (06/28/08)
Airport (05/24/08)
Panel (05/24/08)
Engine Run (09/16/07)
Engine (09/16/07)
Canopy (08/17/06)
Ryan Building (03/26/05)
Dual Controls (11/18/04)
Main Gear (01/02/05)
Fuselage I (06/24/02)
Fuselage II (05/09/03)
Fuselage III (04/19/04)
Fuselage IV (06/19/04)
Fuselage V (01/02/05)
Fuselage VI (03/26/05)
Wings I (07/17/01)
Wings II (12/30/01)
Wings III (03/09/02)
Horizontal (12/20/00)
Elevator I (12/20/00)
Elevator II (12/20/00)
Rudder (12/5/99)
Misc (04/15/03)
 
Office (10/06/02)
Office II(12/03/02)
Office III(04/15/03)
 

Misc:
Helicopter Story
Skydiving Story
Scuba Diving Story
Skiing Story

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DISCLAIMER: The rudder logs suck. Sorry.

Construction Log: Rudder

TOTAL TIME:
DATE DESCRIPTION OF WORK TIME
6/7/99
  • Laid out holes and edges on vert. tail horn
  • Cut out left horn
  • Filed left horn
2.5
6/8/99
  • Cut out right horn
  • Filed right horn
1.5
6/10/99
  • Laid out doubler centerline & rivet holes on the rudder spar
  • Trimmed lower doubler
  • Drilled & deburred right doubler to spar
2.0
6/11/99
  • Rivited right rudder spar doubler to spar
0.5
6/12/99
  • Drilled, deburred, riveted left doubler to spar
  • Laid out RR#2, drilled and deburred
2.0
6/13/99
  • Laid out RR#1, drilled and deburred
  • Laid out RR#3, drilled and deburred
  • Laid out RR#4, drilled and deburred
  • Laid out Nose Rib, drilled and deburred
2.5
6/16/99
  • Replaced 16 rivets on lwr doublers for cosmetic reasons
  • Laid out, drilled, deburred tip rib
  • Laid out rib center lines on all ribs
  • Riveted rudder skeleton
2.0
6/24/99
  • Laid out rivet lines on rear skin
  • Trimmed lower rear skin to fit RR#1
  • Predrilled rear skin
2.5
6/25/99
  • Drilled/Deburred/Riveted Rear Skin to skeleton
3.0
7/5/99
  • Laid out rivet lines on rudder
  • Positioned LE Skin under Rear Skin, drilled, deburred
  • Trimmed top of LE Skin to fit Tip Rib
  • Trimmed rear edge of LE Skin to fit spar
  • Filed, Deburred edges
  • Drilled, Deburred Nose Rib/Tip Rib
  • Riveted LE skin to rudder
5.5
 
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