back drilled the rest of the holes needs for c to b skin. Started fitting skin a to b. Clamps and Cleo’s in place. It’s a bit difficult to work on this section alone. I’ll enlist the help of my better and shorter half. The angles on the front of the firewall are temporary to help stiffen it during construction. After the skins are drilled it’ll be time to start disassembly so I can dimple countersink trim and deburr prior to riveting.
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Made templates with clear Mylar for the new fuselage skins and cut them out. Also cut the metal for both and attached c to b skins temporarily. fit the new bulkhead. I was able to get it into place and cut the lower motor mount braces, front bottom stringer, gussets, and a couple brackets in about an hour as well as get most of the bends complete. The shear is an amazing tool to have.
i also ordered some more .025 alclad sheet for the skins and clear Mylar for pattern making. I’m sort of up a creek this week until more metal arrives so I’ll try to get brackets made and start on the wing rib blanks. remade bulkhead b. It is a bit too short in the plans. So I extended it .25 inches below the centerline. As of 12/24/17 it has been fit up and fits perfectly. The .25 inches is not some arbitrary number. It was measured in CAD after I saw the issue in the build.
the only problem now is I will have to remake the b to c skin since I didn’t notice the issue until after I cut it out. Well, yesterday I got the hummelbird moved into the new workspace. It only has airplane building stuff in it. So I feel a little better bout it. I will be getting an extra toolbox/ benchtop table though to help spread out my tools a little better. Power is an issue, but my 2200 watt generator should be up to the task. I plan on running the extension cords Thursday, and to be back to building by then as well.
I also started the new job this past week as well. It pays a lot more. So money isn't an issue anymore either. I can afford everything on the plane much faster than I can build it. Today has been pretty productive. Kaley and I cut some templates for the "c" to "b", and "b" to "a" skins. We also rough cut the skins and fit them up. In addition we put about 50 rivets in the tailcone skin.
This week is the big move. Good and bad news there. I'm happy we are moving in together, but there isn't a way to work on the project at the apartment. So I rented a storage unit today, and bought a 2,200 watt inverter. Hangars at the airport are unavailable. I lucked out though. The entrance to the airport hangars is directly across the street from the exit of the storage units. I rented the biggest one they have. Which is next to that exit. This all happened purely by chance. Luckily, both gates are wide enough to fit the airplane through. All I'll have to do is put the wings on and cross the street. Monday I start my new job Over the last 10 days I have bent, cut, fit,and cleco'd siderails, and top motor bracket into place. Currently I m waiting on all the nuts, bolts, rivets, and washers etc... The things I have left to do is making templates for c to be, and b to a. Then cutting and fitting those skins.
This week I've been working on skinning bulkeads d to e. a lot goes into it. But thursday I think I will be done with that part which will allow me to work on making the siderails various brackets for it and the other two skins friday and saturday while I'm off from work. Then It will be time to start doing a lot of riveting.
I went on Vacation, Graduated from college, and got engaged in March. A few weeks ago I received job offer at Treasure Coast International Airport, which I decided to take. I start in May, but it requires me to move a little further south to Sebastian, Fl. I have been there most of the time because it is where my Fiance lives and I only really come to my house to work on the airplane. I will have a lot more income available between leasing my house and and making a lot more at the new job. The disadvantage is that I need to find a place to work on the project because I will be living in her apartment which is included as part of her job as the apartment manager. I managed to work a deal that allows me to keep the plane locked in the shop at my house. So for the time being I will work on smaller bits and pieces at the apartment and store them until I can sublet part of a hangar and work on it there.
The other advantage is that I will be able to afford about $50k or so for a plane. I am considering many options right now. So far it looks like I may wait for a decent long ez to come up on barnstormers. Not much to report today. Openend all the holes up, deburred and dimpled them. Other than the ones around bulkhead E Which I will dimple during that bulkheads final install. I am also adding a new section to the site for plans errors.
The horizontal stab reinforcing plate is shown in the plans as being on the outside of the skin. Several sources say it should go on the inside. I already made bulkhead E and after talking to Terry at Hummel Aviation I decided to leave it on the outside Total Time Today - 2.5 hours |
AuthorHello I'm Adam Hied, 31 years old and I am slowly building a hummelbird Archives
November 2020
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