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Builder Name:Jeff Seaborn   -  
Project:   Dalotel DM165   -   VIEW REPORTS
Total Hours:653
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Start/Last Date:Nov 06, 2019 - Nov 06, 2019
Engine:Originally Continental IO-346 A what? Yep, an IO-346 as used in Muskateers of the same vintage
Propeller:A Regy Wooden Fixed Pitch What the heck is that? A French prop from that era
Panel:Steam gauges circa 1969. In French and in metric. Yikes!
 
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May 20, 2020     Rib and stiffener removal. Two steps back - (1.5 hours)       Category: Wings
After working so hard to glue all the remaining ribs, stiffeners and such all at once, I now realize that I should have held off on gluing some pieces in. The landing gear subspar top needs to be trimmed and sanded to match the contours of the skin. This is more than just a little shaving off of one edge. Since the subspar runs diagonally back, from the root rib towards the tip, it sweeps from about 5% of the root chord to about 20% where it ends at rib 6. This sweep requires quite a bit of transition of the surface of the subspar. Since the ribs must sit flush with the top surface of the subspar, I needed to remove those ribs until I'd shaved and sanded the subspar to the correct contour. So all that work to save time resulted in a lot of time delicately removing those ribs and sanding away any glue or wood remnants.


 


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