Landing Lights

Left Landing Light

2/12/12 - Assembled mounting hardware including riveting nut plates to mounting bracket and installed LED light assembly to bracket. Marked placement of landing light assembly on Left Leading Edge Slat. Cut opening in slat with aluminum knife, rounded corners and cleaned up edges with a file. Total Time = 8 hours.

Landing Light with Bracket and Opening Cut in Slat

2/19/12 - Drilled rivet holes in light mounting bracket and placed assembly inside the leading edge slat. Marked proper placement of landing light rivet holes in the slat skin. Drilled holes in the skin and clecoed LED Landing Light assembly in place. Total Time = 5 hours.



Landing Light Clecoed in Place

Total Landing Light Assembly Time = 13 Hours.

Wing Skeletons - Left & Right

Skeleton

Left Wing Skeleton

1/21/12 - Cut (4) pieces of "L" Angle to 120mm long and drilled stress relief holes so that notches could be cut in the "L" angle flange at 20, 16, 19, 16, 16 and 33mm distances. Bent "L" angles to match curvature of the Nose Rib (75W1-1SB). Drilled holes through flanges and the Slat Supports (75W3-6). Removed clecoes, deburred parts, cleaned metal and added anti-corrosion material. Reassembled parts and riveted together with A4 rivets. Total Time = 5 hours.

Completed Left Nose Rib Assemblies

1/22/12 - Assembled the left wing skeleton using clecoes to attach the Wing Spar (75W2), Wing Tank Rear Rib (75W1-2K), Wing Rear Rib (75W1-2FB), Wing Rear Rib (75W1-2), Wing Nose Rib (75W1-1), Nose Rib (75W1-SB), Root Rear Rib (75W4-2) and the Tie Down Ring (75W6-7). Drilled holes to proper size. Total Time = 3 hours.

Drilling into Wing Spar

1/28/12 - Assembled the I/B Rear Channel (75W4-3), the O/B Rear Channel (75W4-4), the Rear Channel Doubler (75W4-3) and the Rear Upper Strut Fitting (75W3-3) together with clecoes. Installed the Rear Root Doubler (75W3-4), the Left Rear Channel Doubler (75W4-6), the Root Rib (75W4-2), the Spar Tip (75W3-2), the Flaperon Brackets (75W3-5) and the Flaperon Bracket "L" Angles together with clecoes and drilled holes to proper hole size. Disassembled skeleton, deburred, cleaned metal and applied corrosion protection. Placed parts in a box for assembly at a later time. Total Time = 10 hours.



Laying Out the Wing Skeleton for Deburring 

Right Wing Skeleton

1/29/12 - Cut (4) pieces of "L" Angle to 120mm long and drilled stress relief holes so that notches could be cut in the "L" angle flange at 20, 16, 19, 16, 16 and 33mm distances. Bent "L" angles to match curvature of the Nose Rib (75W1-1SB). Drilled holes through flanges and the Slat Supports (75W3-6). Removed clecoes, deburred parts, cleaned metal and added anti-corrosion material. Reassembled parts and riveted together with A4 rivets. Total Time = 7 hours.

Right Wing Skeleton

2/04/12 - Assembled the right wing skeleton using clecoes to attach the Wing Spar (75W2), Wing Tank Rear Rib (75W1-2K), Wing Rear Rib (75W1-2FB), Wing Rear Rib (75W1-2), Wing Nose Rib (75W1-1), Nose Rib (75W1-SB), Root Rear Rib (75W4-2) and the Tie Down Ring (75W6-7). Drilled holes to proper size. Total Time = 5 hours.

Deburring Wing Spar

2/5/12 - Assembled the I/B Rear Channel (75W4-3), the O/B Rear Channel (75W4-4), the Rear Channel Doubler (75W4-3) and the Rear Upper Strut Fitting (75W3-3) together with clecoes. Installed the Rear Root Doubler (75W3-4), the Right Rear Channel Doubler (75W4-6), the Root Rib (75W4-2), the Spar Tip (75W3-2), the Flaperon Brackets (75W3-5) and the Flaperon Bracket "L" Angles together with clecoes and drilled holes to proper hole size. Disassembled skeleton, deburred, cleaned metal and applied corrosion protection. Placed parts in a box for assembly at a later time. Total Time = 4 hours.

Adding Corrosion Protection

 Total Wing Skeleton Assembly Time = 34 Hours.