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Builder Name:	Elliot Abel -

Project:	Bearhawk 5 - VIEW REPORTS
Total Hours:	618
Total Flight Time:
Total Expense:	N/A
Start/Last Date:	Sep 18, 2022 - No Finish Date
Engine:	Lycoming

Friendly URL:	https://eaabuilderslog.org?s=EAbel

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Mar 11, 2024 Covering Category: Fuselage

Two coats Polyspray on Fuse

Mar 10, 2024 Covering - (6 hours) Category: Fuselage

Mar 09, 2024 Covering - (6 hours) Category: Fuselage

Mar 08, 2024 Covering - (6 hours) Category: Fuselage

Mar 06, 2024 Covering - (6 hours) Category: Fuselage

Mar 05, 2024 Covering - (5 hours) Category: Fuselage

Mar 04, 2024 Covering - (6 hours) Category: Fuselage

Mar 03, 2024 Covering (sanding) - (7 hours) Category: Fuselage

Mar 02, 2024 Covering - (5 hours) Category: Fuselage

Mar 01, 2024 Covering started Fuse Silver - (6 hours) Category: Fuselage

Feb 29, 2024 Covering - (6 hours) Category: Fuselage

Feb 28, 2024 Covering - (6 hours) Category: Fuselage

Feb 24, 2024 Covering - (4 hours) Category: Fuselage

Feb 23, 2024 Covering (silver) - (5 hours) Category: Fuselage

Feb 22, 2024 Covering - (6 hours) Category: Fuselage

Feb 17, 2024 Covering - (7 hours) Category: Fuselage

Feb 16, 2024 Covering - (5 hours) Category: Fuselage

Feb 15, 2024 COvering (silver) - (6 hours) Category: Fuselage

Feb 10, 2024 covering - (6 hours) Category: Fuselage

Feb 08, 2024 Covering - (5 hours) Category: Fuselage

Feb 07, 2024 Covering finish work - (6 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Sprayed silver polyspray on flaps and year legs

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Feb 05, 2024 Covering finish work - (6 hours) Category: Fuselage

Feb 04, 2024 Covering finish work - (5 hours) Category: Fuselage

Feb 03, 2024 Covering finish work - (6 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Sprayed polybrush

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Jan 24, 2024 Fabric on flap - (7 hours) Category: Fuselage

Fabric and rib stitching

Jan 22, 2024 Fabric cont. - (6 hours) Category: Fuselage

Jan 21, 2024 Fabric - (6 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Fabric on fuse

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Jan 12, 2024 Fabric tapes - (6 hours) Category: Fuselage

Jan 11, 2024 Fabric tapes - (8 hours) Category: Fuselage

Tape on fuse

Jan 10, 2024 Fabric misc parts - (5 hours) Category: Fuselage

Jan 08, 2024 Fabric - (8 hours) Category: Fuselage

Fabric misc parts

Dec 05, 2023 Left fabric - (8 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Installed fabric left side of fuse.

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Dec 04, 2023 Covered right side - (8 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Covered right side of fuse and vertical tail. Shrunk to 250 for now.

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Dec 02, 2023 Covering - (4 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Covered bottom of Fuse with Heavy Weight fabric

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Nov 30, 2023 Misc - (6 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Installed rivenuts for fuse to wing intersection. Installed door opener posts. Fabric a few interior areas

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Oct 22, 2023 Fabric tapes on side panels - (5 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Fabric tapes around corners and ends

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Oct 21, 2023 Seat back - (3 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Fabric seat back. Test fit

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Oct 15, 2023 Installed fabric on interior - (6 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Installed medium weight fabric on interior. Outside of front seats. Polyfiber process

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Oct 15, 2023 Glued inspection panels - (4 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Glued inspection panels to tubing using DP 190 structural adhesive

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Oct 14, 2023 Fabricated inspection panel - (6 hours) Category: Fuselage

Fabricated inspection panel under tail.

Apr 06, 2023 Doilies for interior fabric - (6 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Cut and polybrushed doilies on interior fabric. Cleaned tubing around. Attached fabric to outside of window to pull both sides down at same time.

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Apr 05, 2023 Interior fabric - (8 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Glued fabric for interior. Shrunk and polybrushed.

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Mar 20, 2023 Door latch guide - (1 hour)

Category: Fuselage

Fabricated for latch guide and primed

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Mar 20, 2023 Kydex door panel - (2 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Cut and formed kydex interior panel for rear cargo door. Trimmed left interior panel kydex to fit. Bent 90 to make riged in rear of interior piece.

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Mar 20, 2023 Rear left window frame - (1.5 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Permanently installed left rear window frame onto fuse using bucked rivets.

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Mar 20, 2023 Front window skins - (3 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Riveted front window skins both sides after interior paint.

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Mar 14, 2023 Painted interior panels - (8 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Painted interior frames and everything visible from within before interior install. Matched the tubing color.

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Mar 03, 2023 Cable guards around pulleys - (3 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Installed Teflon guards to keep cable from contacting pulleys.

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Feb 27, 2023 Doors cargo window - (5 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Riveted door skins on with 3/32 counter sink rivets. Counter sunk alumium skins 3/4 easy through. Rivet had barely sticks up but looks good and still grabs well. 2 inch spacing.

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Feb 22, 2023 Windows and frames - (6 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Installed for frames and left windows. Installed stab inspection rings.

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Feb 08, 2023 Primed Aluminum - (6 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Setup paint booth, primed aluminum panels and pieces.

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Feb 07, 2023 Etched Aluminum - (5 hours)

Category: Fuselage

"Prekote" etched half alumium pieces with prekote and Scotch Brite.

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Jan 31, 2023 Aft baggage cont. - (4 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Built sides , top and aft baggage pieces from alumium. Requires riveting and securing.

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Jan 30, 2023 Aft baggage mod - (7 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Cut, Fabricated, and demurred aft bulkhead panel. Built aft baggage floor. Tested floor to 80 lbs limit. Slight deformation. Will limit aft baggage to 20 lbs at 4 g's. Complete aft baggage enclosure will increase strength. Total additional weight to build, 6lbs. Total enclosure size, 30 inches long, 5 wide on floor, 18 wide at top, 20 inches tall.

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Jan 29, 2023 Deburring - (4 hours) Category: Fuselage

Deburred and removed plastic from Fuselage alumium pieces.

Jan 28, 2023 Deburring - (4 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Removed aluminum from Fuse, started deburring.

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Jan 28, 2023 Deburring - (1 hour) Category: Fuselage

Started deburring all aluminum skins for primer prep.

Jan 28, 2023 Window frame - (2 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Drilled window frame. Fit plexi in window.

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Jan 26, 2023 Window frame drilling - (1 hour) Category: Fuselage

Drilled holes for window frame , left side

Jan 20, 2023 Right window frame - (4 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Drilled holes for frame work on window. Cut plexi to fit inside window frame.

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Jan 19, 2023 Right window frame - (3 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Fit and trimmed right window frame to airplane

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Jan 14, 2023 Rear windows front strip - (2.5 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Fabricated leading edge strip in rear window to attach to door frame. Riveted 5 nutplates for future window replacement.

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Jan 13, 2023 Plexi back windows - (4 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Cut out .100 plexi glass for cargo and back left windows

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Jan 11, 2023 Front door bottom - (2 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Bent bottom of front doors inward to sit tight against airframe.

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Jan 11, 2023 Cargo door gas strut - (3 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Installed gas strut on forward cargo door. Fabricated ear for strut end and drilled hole in door frame.

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Jan 10, 2023 Door skins - (5 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Fit and trimmed front door skins.

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Jan 09, 2023 Door skins - (2 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Fit door skins to front right and left sides

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Jan 05, 2023 Right door - (4 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Bent for skin, positioned and drilled. Built stiffner

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Jan 05, 2023 Plexi reinforcement - (2 hours) Category: Fuselage

Fabricated front of plexi reinforcement.

Jan 04, 2023 Let aft windows - (4 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Fabricated stiffeners for left aft windows. Drilled in place.

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Dec 30, 2022 Cargo doors and windows - (3 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Trimmed and drilled cargo door skin to frames. Fitted window frame, drilled in place.

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Dec 29, 2022 Cargo door skins - (4 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Adjusted and trimmed cargo door skins.

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Dec 29, 2022 Front stab tube covering holes - (3 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Fabricated and installed front stab tube fabric inspection holes.

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Dec 28, 2022 Front stab mount holes - (3 hours) Category: Fuselage

Installed fabric covering rings for leading edge stab adjustment.

Dec 17, 2022 Cargo door - (2 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Installed cargo door frame. Aligned, fit and installed latch mechanism.

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Dec 17, 2022 Trimming alumium - (2 hours) Category: Fuselage

Installed bottom stringers permanently and trimmed around door seals

Dec 15, 2022 Gussets doors - (2 hours) Category: Fuselage

Installed aluminum gussets inside door frames

Dec 10, 2022 Stringers - (2.5 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Installed final underbelly stringers

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Dec 02, 2022 ELT and remote com mount - (2 hours) Category: Fuselage

Fabricated ELT/Remote com mount aft of baggage.

Dec 01, 2022 Rivnuts finished installed - (2 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Rivnuts aft of baggage and other places complete. Installed nut plates for floor board cover below flap handle.

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Dec 01, 2022 Skylights - (3 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Installed Skylight framework. Clecoed in place, awaiting riveting. Pieces are primed white.

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Nov 30, 2022 Drilled floor boards - (4 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Finished drilling and triming all the floor boards.

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Nov 29, 2022 Floorboards - (4 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Drilled holes for front floor boards to mount. Cut hold for fuel valve. Fabricated floorboard below flap handle.

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Nov 28, 2022 Pulley covers - (1 hour)

Category: Fuselage

Fabricated 4 pulley covers

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Nov 28, 2022 Brake reservoirs - (1 hour)

Category: Fuselage

Installed A-600 brake reservoirs

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Nov 28, 2022 Nutserts holes - (4 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Drilled and filed nutserts (rivnuts) for floor boards

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Nov 19, 2022 Floor Boards - (3 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Installed floor boards. Needs slight adjustment.

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Nov 03, 2022 Top Stringers - (1 hour) Category: Fuselage

Clear coated and installed top stringers. Used avex pulled rivets

Nov 01, 2022 Riveted Stringers - (2 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Riveted stringers Right side

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Oct 27, 2022 Stringers primed - (3 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Primed stringers where they meet the chromoly tubing to limit galvanic corrosion. Painted stringers where seen in the fuselage.

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Oct 20, 2022 Flap handle cleaning - (1 hour)

Category: Fuselage

Cleaned inside flap handle to allow piston to move free.

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Oct 18, 2022 Stringers - (2 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Cut and bent left and right side stringers

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Oct 18, 2022 Stringers - (2 hours) Category: Fuselage

Cut and bent left and right side stringers

Oct 17, 2022 Stringers - (1 hour) Category: Fuselage

Drilled holes in mounts on top stringers

Oct 17, 2022 Pedal springs - (1 hour)

Category: Fuselage

Installed new 2.5 inch rudder pedal springs

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Oct 13, 2022 Started installing stringers - (2 hours) Category: Fuselage

Installed top 2 stringers.