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Builder Name:John Conard   -  
Project:   Pitts - S1-11B   -   VIEW REPORTS
Total Hours:82.1
Total Flight Time:
Start/Last Date:Oct 24, 2022 - No Finish Date
 
Friendly URL: https://eaabuilderslog.org?s=SuperStinker

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Oct 02, 2023     Tack welded top truss - (13 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Disassembled bottom truss, cleaned mill scale from each joint, and polished for final fit. Adjusted and measured fit and tacked each joint lightly.

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Apr 03, 2023     Takedown in preparation for lower longeron yacking       Category: Fuselage
Begin to take the fuselage back down, now that fit and jigs have been largely resolved.

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Apr 03, 2023     New Balancing points       Category: Fuselage
Used new jack stands for balance to begin fuselage truss.

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Apr 03, 2023     Working with solidworks - (4.5 hours) Category: Fuselage
Download and begin translating some brackets into solid works
 
Mar 12, 2023     New try - (5 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Begin to fit fuselage, this time upside down to take advantage of the flat top side.

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Feb 04, 2023     Jig attempt - (6 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Finish fabrication of jig brackets and begin fuselage layout.

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Feb 03, 2023     Fuselage hoding jigs - (2.7 hours) Category: Fuselage
Continue to cut scrap wood and notch for fuselage holding.
 
Feb 02, 2023     Begin layout - (3.2 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Begin layout of fuselage tubes and begin fabrication of holding jigs.

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Dec 25, 2022     Marking table and measuring plans - (2 hours) Category: Fuselage
Marked the table and began to plan the fuselage holders.
 
Dec 25, 2022     Marking table and measuring plans - (2 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Marked the table and began to plan the fuselage holders.

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Nov 06, 2022     More fabrication - (3.3 hours)       Category: Fuselage
New former tabs and beginning to fabricate fuselage reinforcement plates

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Nov 01, 2022     Former tabs - (2.7 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Remake tabs for forners

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Oct 31, 2022     More brackets - (3.4 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Re did the weld bushings, removed CAD plating with HCL final cut on former tabs, laid out more brackets

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Oct 30, 2022     Welding tests - (2.2 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Testing welding setup for fuselage parts

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Oct 28, 2022     More brackets - (2.7 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Worked on brackets

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Oct 27, 2022     Making tabs - (3.2 hours)       Category: Fuselage
There are about a million tabs to make and I am relearning how to lay out parts.

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Oct 25, 2022     Belt hanger fabrication - (1.2 hours)       Category: Fuselage

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