Mike Hostage's Pioneer Builders Log

1990

8 Jan 0.5 Work leading edge

11 Jan 1.0 Scarf right leading edge spar. Trim left leading edge spar to width

13 Jan 1.4 Gut leading edge brace pieces. Glue 1/3 left leading edge spar

14 Jan 1.0 Glue remainder of left leading edge spar

15 Jan 2.1 Set up right spar. Mark for trim, right leading edge

20 Jan 0.5 Clean-up

31 Jan 0.5 Pull nails from right leading edge rib supports. Measure 1/4/10/13/17120 for

trimming, look good

4 Feb 1.0 Mark/cut/trim leading edge airfoil templates

1.2 Start trimming leading edge to fit airfoil profile, used small plane to set initial

angle

5 Feb 2.0 Glue spacers onto low lower edge ribs. Trim and sand lower right ribs

6 Feb 1.5 Finished sanding lower right leading edge ribs and spar

7 Feb 2.5 Trim top of right leading edge ribs. 5A/lOA/14A/14 - built up on top

8 Feb 2.3 Finish trimming right wing. Trim leading edge spar on left wing

9 Feb 0.5 Begin cutting rear inner spar

10 Feb 1.5 Cut out 3/32 ply facing for rear inner spar. Also cut 1/16 skins for ailerons.

Will need ailerons and elevators to fit hinges and hinge pads

11 Feb 1.0 Profile bottom of right leading edge ribs. Cut filler strips for low ribs

25 Feb 0.3 Glue filler strips on lower leading edge ribs of left wing

5 Mar 0.5 Sand lower left ribs

21 Mar 1.3 Sand lower left ribs. Begin upper left

15 Apr 1.0 Glue spacers on top left ribs. Sand more ribs flush

21 Apr 1.0 Add one more spacer to top left and glue ply pads to 1 side of both inner rear

spars

0.3 Glue pads on other side of rear inner spars

22 Apr 2.8 Work rear outer spar holes in rear ribs 7-12, glue rear ribs 20, 7 and 1 to left

spar. cut and trim spar for rib 21 (end rib). Sand remaining high spots on top

of left front ribs. Cut small corner braces

22 Apr 1.0 Test fit rear left ribs 2-6 and rear inner spar

23 Apr 0.8 Glue on rib 6, aligned with rear inner spar, to line up with ribs 1 and 7

25 Apr 0.8 Glue ribs 2-6 to rear left wing

0.5 Glue ribs 15-19 on left rear wing

26 Apr 0.8 Glue on left rear webs 8-14

27 Apr 0.8 Cut short false rib at outboard end of elevator cutout, trim tip and glue on tip

rib

19 May 0.8 Glue inner and outer trailing edge spars on left wing

20 May 3.0 Move work bench 2.5' from wall to gain access to both sides. Cut out aileron

ribs (still need sanding). Put bevel on aileron spars

24 May 1.0 Sand aileron ribs. Cut hinge ply plates for aileron spar

25 May 0.9 Lay out aileron skin, glue ply spacers on aileron spars

26 May 0.5 Trim glue edges from aileron spars

27 May 1.2 Cut scarf edge on four sets of aileron skins. Glue up four sets of skins. Used

Shopsmith and rotating rasp, set at 3 degree angle to table

28 May 0.5 Fit trailing edge right aileron

1.5 Glue spar, trailing edge and ribs l(both), 2 and 4 to right lower skin

2.3 Lay out and rough cut elevator ribs. cut and trim elevator spars and hinge

pads

31 May 1.0 Glue aileron ribs onto right aileron

4 Jun 0.7 Layout radii on for cutting lightening holes in right aileron skin

5 Jun 0.8 Drill 3" and 3/4" radii on right aileron skin

6 Jun 1.5 Cut out holes in right aileron skin, sand cutouts in aileron. Trim trailing edge

8 Jun 0.5 Glue spar, trailing edge and end ribs (1, 1, 4) and center rib to left aileron skin

9 Jun 1.6 Glue remaining ribs to left aileron, glue 1/2 of ply pads to elevator spars.

Mark inner trim lines on left aileron. Glue other half of elevator spar ply pads

10 Jun 2.8 Drill, cut, begin sanding cut-outs on left aileron. Trim edges of elevator spars.

Trim/sand left aileron. Plane trailing edge for other skin. Glue right aileron

second skin.

12 Jun 0.8 Glue left aileron second skin, draw layout for elevator ply skin frames

13 Jun 1.5 Drill 3/4" and 3" radii holes in both second aileron skins. Cut out lightening

holes in both skins

14 Jun 0.8 Sand aileron skins

15 Jun 0.5 Sand left aileron

16 Jun 1.7 Sand right aileron. Cut 2" strips for elevator outline and finished sanding right

aileron

17 Jun 2.6 Cut/scarf/fit/glue elevator outlines of 1/16" ply. Joint angle onto elevator spar

edge. cut 5/16" square pieces for widening rear outer wing spars. Remove

clamps from elevator skins, pencil in rib marks, trial fit 1 elevator spar and ribs

19 Jun 1.7 Glue spar and inner + outer ribs on right elevator. Glue trailing edge to right

elevator

20 Jun 0.7 Glue remaining ribs to right elevator

22 Jun 1.7 Trim top side of right elevator. Lay out left elevator. Glue left elevator spar

and ribs 1 and 8, glued 3/32 pad to inside of right elevator root rib

23 Jun 0.7 Glue trailing edge and 3/32" ply pad to inner side of rib 1

0.8 Glue on remaining right elevator ribs. Glue outer elevator hinge pads to both

inner rear root spars. (needed because plan placement was wrong?!)

24 Jun 1.3 Sand right elevator. Glue second skin on left elevator, trailing edge and rib 1

1.3 Glue second skin to spar of left elevator, glue second skin to trailing edge of

right elevator

25 Jun 0.7 Glue last part of right elevator second skin, and glue spar to second skin of left

elevator

PLASTIC CUP = 9.5 gr

26 Jun 0.3 Glue last part of second skin (tip edge) of left elevator

7 Jul 0.8 Sand/rasp edges of both elevators. Cut cap strips for one side of left elevator

8 Jul 1.4 Cut remaining cap strips for both elevators. Glue all cap strips to elevators

9 Jul 2.0 Trim trailing edges of both elevators. Cut out excess skin from inner radii of

both elevators. Glue three small skin patches on left elevator

13 Jul 0.8 Sand and trim elevators

14 Jul 0.8 Finish sanding elevators

1.0 Suspend right wing assembly from ceiling beam, lay left wing flat on table, cut

full depth 3/32 ply plates for inner end of rear outer spar

1.0 Glue 5/16 square spar thickeners to outer rear left spar. Glue inner end of

outer left spar 3/32 ply full depth plates and 5/16 square pieces, top and

bottom, to make the spar full depth

15 Jul 1.0 Sand and plane to flush, top sides of outer spar (5/16 square pieces) and inner spar

and full depth area

16 Jul 2.0 Cut spoiler box pieces, glue top fore and aft pieces on left wing. Cut and fit

lower spoiler box pieces. Glue lower spoiler box

19 Jul 1.3 Sand lower side of outer spar and inner spar. cut ply plates for aileron hinge

pads on outer spar. Sand rear edge upper and lower spoiler boxes. Glue outer

spar aileron pads and fix spoiler boxes ( misalignment at outer edge of box)

20 Jul 1.2 Drill hinges for aileron. Cut 1/4" pads for elevator hinges, glue into place

21 Jul 3.0 Fit and drill elevator hinges. Cut and fit lower 3/32 ply and trailing edge for

center section. Notch trailing edge. scarf 3/32 ply (bottom piece). Glue

center trailing edge

1.6 Sand trailing edge center section. Glue top ply piece of center trailing edge

22 Jul 1.2 Drill and fit aileron brace fitting. Drill and fit tie down bracket.

$10 Assorted grade S or better bolts from York Bolt

25 Jul 1.0 Cut, shim and drill for upper speed brake. Assemble and drill mounting holes

in spoiler box. Used Dave Evans' 90 degree drill

26 Jul 0.8 Assemble lower left speedbrake

27 Jul 1.0 Drill lower spoiler hinge. Lou Robinson dropped off mucho excess hardware !!

29 Jul 2.5 Made ply version of spoiler belcrank and push rods. (toyed with the idea of

making a positive push-pull actuating system for speed brakes, similar to the

design for the ailerons)

4 Aug 1.5 Cut lower left wing skin panels. Trim inner lower leading edge panel

6 Aug 0.3 Build up root end for sheet covering.

7 Aug Departed for Desert Shield/Storm

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