Empennage
December 4, 2004: The first step is to inventory the parts.
December 5, 2004: 2.0 hrs - Finishing rear horizontal stabilizer spar reinforcement bars.
December 6, 2004: 1.5 hrs - Finishing rear horizontal stabilizer spar reinforcement bars.
December 7, 2004: 4.5 hrs - Edge finishing and pre-assembly of rear horizontal stabilizer rear spar.
December 8, 2004: 6.5 hrs - Edge finishing and pre-assembly of front horizontal stabilizer rear spar.
December 9, 2004: 1.0 hrs - Preparation of horizontal stabilizer ribs.
December 10, 2004: 2.0 hrs - Pre-assembly of left horizontal stabilizer skeleton.
December 12, 2004: 2.5 hrs - Fitting left horizontal stabilizer skin to skeleton.
December 13, 2004: 2.0 hrs - Fitting right horizontal stabilizer skin to skeleton.
December 15, 2004: 2.0 hrs - Fitting right horizontal stabilizer skin to skeleton, drilling horizontal stabilizer skins.
December 18, 2004: 1.0 hrs - Deburring and dimpling left horizontal stabilizer parts.
December 20, 2004: 2.0 hrs - Deburring and dimpling left horizontal stabilizer parts.
December 22, 2004: 1.0 hrs - Deburring horizontal stabilizer parts.
December 27, 2004: 3.0 hrs - Deburring and dimpling right horizontal stabilizer parts.
December 29, 2004: 1.0 hrs - Preparing and priming horizontal stabilizer parts.
December 30, 2004: .5 hrs - Priming horizontal stabilizer parts.
December 31, 2004: .5 hrs - Priming horizontal stabilizer parts.
January 2, 2005: .5 hrs - Priming horizontal stabilizer parts.
January 3, 2005: 1.0 hrs - Dimpling right horizontal stabilizer skin.
January 8, 2005: 1.0 hrs - Preparing and priming horizontal stabilizer parts.
January 9, 2005: 4.0 hrs - Riveting horizontal stabilizer rear spar.
January 13, 2005: 2.0 hrs - Riveting horizontal stabilizer spars.
January 14, 2005: 3.0 hrs - Riveting left horizontal stabilizer skin.
January 15, 2005: 2.0 hrs - Riveting left horizontal stabilizer skin.
January 16, 2005: 10.0 hrs - Final assembly and riveting horizontal stabilizer.
January 20, 2005: 1.0 hrs - Fabrication of vertical stabilizer rear spar doubler.
January 21, 2005: 4.0 hrs - Fabrication of vertical stabilizer rear spar doubler.
January 22, 2005: 1.0 hrs - Preparation of vertical stabilizer rear spar doubler.
January 23, 2005: 1.5 hrs - Preparation of vertical stabilizer front and rear spars.
January 26, 2005: 1.5 hrs - Preparation of vertical stabilizer ribs.
February 1, 2005: 3.0 hrs - Fluting vertical stabilizer ribs, preparation of vertical stabilizer skin.
February 2, 2005: 3.5 hrs - Drilling vertical stabilizer skin; deburring, dimpling and countersinking vertical stabilizer spars.
February 5, 2005: 1.0 hrs - Deburring and dimpling vertical stabilizer ribs, deburring vertical stabilizer skin.
February 6, 2005: 1.5 hrs - Dimpling vertical stabilizer skin, priming vertical stabilizer skin.
February 7, 2005: 1.5 hrs - Fabrication of rudder stiffeners
February 13, 2005: 2.0 hrs - Priming vertical stabilizer parts.
February 14, 2005: .5 hrs - Priming vertical stabilizer parts.
February 15, 2005: 1.5 hrs - Riveting vertical stabilizer rear spar.
February 16, 2005: 2.0 hrs - Riveting vertical stabilizer skeleton.
February 21, 2005: .5 hrs - Riveting vertical stabilizer skin.
February 22, 2005: 4.0 hrs - Final assembly and riveting vertical stabilizer.
February 27, 2005: .5 hrs - Trimming rudder skin stiffeners.
February 28, 2005: 2.0 hrs - Deburring and edge finishing rudder skin stiffeners.
March 1, 2005: .5 hrs - Deburring and edge finishing rudder skin.
March 7, 2005: 3.0 hrs - Fitting, drilling, deburring and dimpling rudder skin stiffeners.
March 8, 2005: 2.0 hrs - Deburring, dimpling and priming rudder skin stiffeners.
March 9, 2005: .5 hrs - Priming rudder skin.
April 4, 2005: 3.5 hrs - Riveting rudder skin stiffeners.
April 5, 2005: 2.0 hrs - Bending rudder trailing edge.
April 6, 2005: 4.5 hrs - Fabrication and pre-assembly of rudder skeleton.
April 7, 2005: 1.5 hrs - Priming rudder skeleton parts.
April 11, 2005: 2.5 hrs - Priming, deburring and dimpling rudder parts.
April 12, 2005: 2.5 hrs - Priming and riveting rudder skeleton parts.
April 13, 2005: 4.0 hrs - Final assembly and riveting rudder.
April 16, 2005: 2.0 hrs - Rudder leading edge rolled and closed, counterweight and bearings attached.
April 19, 2005: 2.5 hrs - Trimming elevator skin stiffeners.
April 23, 2005: 1.5 hrs - Trimming, deburring and edge finishing elevator skin stiffeners.
April 25, 2005: 3.0 hrs - Drilling, deburring and dimpling elevator skin stiffeners.
April 29, 2005: 1.5 hrs - Priming elevator skin stiffeners.
May 1, 2005: 1.0 hrs - Priming elevator skin stiffeners.
May 2, 2005: 1.0 hrs - Priming elevator skin stiffeners and elevator skins.
May 4, 2005: 3.0 hrs - Riveting elevator skin stiffeners to right elevator skin, bending right elevator trailing edge.
May 5, 2005: 1.0 hrs - Deburring, edge finishing and drilling right elevator skeleton.
May 8, 2005: 1.0 hrs - Trimming right elevator mass ballance.
May 10, 2005: 1.5 hrs - Preparing right elevator tip ribs.
May 12 to May 28, 2005 I was out of town participating in the World Class national soaring championships: Contest Details
June 1, 2005: 2.0 hrs - Preparing right elevator tip and mass ballance.
June 3, 2005: 3.0 hrs - Fabrication of right elevator skeleton.
June 4, 2005: 2.0 hrs - Fitting right elevator skin to skeleton and drilling.
June 10 to June 24, 2005 I was out of town participating in the Standard Class national soaring championships: Contest Details
June 25, 2005: 2.0 hrs - Priming right elevator parts, trimming left elevator skin stiffeners.
June 27, 2005: 1.5 hrs - Priming right elevator parts, fabricating elevator trim access reinforcement.
June 29, 2005: 2.0 hrs - Priming right elevator parts, drilling left elevator skin stiffeners.
July 1, 2005: 6.0 hrs - Final assembly and riveting right elevator.
July 11, 2005: 0.5 hrs - Priming left elevator parts, riveting elevator trim access reinforcement.
July 14, 2005: 1.0 hrs - Dimpling and priming left elevator skin.
July 15, 2005: 2.0 hrs - Riveting stiffeners to left elevator skin.
July 20, 2005: 2.0 hrs - Edge finishing and fluting left elevator ribs.
July 21, 2005: 5.0 hrs - Preparing left elevator tip and mass ballance, fabrication of left elevator skeleton, drilling left elevator.
July 22, 2005: 3.0 hrs - Bending left elevator trim bay tabs and trim tab end tabs.
July 23, 2005: 2.0 hrs - Deburring and dimpling left elevator parts.
July 27, 2005: 3.0 hrs - Priming left elevator parts; drilling, deburring and dimpling trim tab.
July 28, 2005: 5.0 hrs - Assembly of left elevator and trim tab.
July 29, 2005: 6.0 hrs - Final assembly and riveting left elevator and trim tab.
August 5, 2005: 2.0 hrs - Rolling elevator leading edges.
August 6, 2005: 4.0 hrs - Fitting elevators to horizontal stabilizer.
This completes the basic empennage structure. Fiberglass tip fairings will be installed durring finishing.
The next step is Wings.