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Builder Name:William Lawrence   -  
Project:   Sonex   -   VIEW REPORTS
Total Hours:1884.3
Total Flight Time:
Start/Last Date:Nov 21, 2018 - No Finish Date
Engine:Aerovee
 
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Jan 23, 2022     Pulling dents       Category: Fuselage
The turtledeck got a little banged up in moving the airplane, as the clamp we improvised to keep the rolling door up was not 100% effective. This afternoon I worked on the skin. As you can see, I drilled the rivets that join the port and starboard skins, and tie them into the C-channel that forms the "spine". Since the Bottom Aft fuselage skin in not on yet, I can (barely) access the underside to "sister" the buckled "spine" - today was about persuading the skin back into alignment using a "Pops-A-Dent" glue pulling tool. It's taking some careful hammer and dolly work as well as this tool, but I'm getting there, without having to re-skin the aft fuselage or fabricate a complex insert. The hot melt glued "dolly" literally pops off the panel when you screw the center knob to the limit.

ALSO installed another inspection port cover plate.


 


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