Cozy MKIV Builder's Log Book - July 2000
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| DATE |
DESCRIPTION |
TIME |
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| 7/2/00 |
- Trim and sand heat duct layup - rear fuselage
- Finish mounting cabin heat valve
- Continue fitting top cowl and baffliing
- Start oil cooler exit shroud planning
- Discover ENGINE MOUNT FABB'ED INCORRECTLY - APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2" LOW!!!
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5 hrs |
| 7/3/00 |
- Remove engine and mount - send mount to AeroCad
- Clean up
- Switch wings
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3 hrs |
| 7/4/00 |
- Prepare right wing for mounting
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1 hrs |
| 7/5/00 |
- Make right strobe mount plate - 1/4" plywood
- Mount right wing
- Fit cowls to right wing and each other
- Sand all wing layup areas
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4 hrs |
| 7/6/00 |
- Layup 5 BID cowling/wing lower flange
- Flox strobe mount plate in place - right wing tip
- Flox carb heat flap bushings into airbox
- Micro damage on left winglet tip
- Cut bottom cowl baffles from 1/4" foam
- Cug glass for bottom cowl baffles
- glass bottom cowl baffles 1 BID both sides
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5 hrs |
| 7/7/00 |
- Sand and trim previous layups
- Sand foam for right wing/strake joint - cut 2 BID glass
- Glass right wing/strake joint
- Glass 5 BID top cowl wing upper flange
- Glass 1 BID wing lower flange reinforcement
- Glass 1 BID strobe mount plate
- Re-bend crank breather tube
- Make new 1/8" aluminum exhaust pipe supports - install
- Attach Navaid servo to pushrod with linkage - need to adjust
- Mount tie wrap holder on autopilot servo box
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6 hrs |
| 7/8/00 |
- Trim and sand previous layups
- Glass 1 BID reinforcement wing upper flange
- Trim and fit lower cowling baffles to fit - glass side baffles in place 1 BID - micro
and glass forward baffle
- Shorten autopilot servo feed wires
- Drill pilot holes in lower wing flange and cowling
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5 hrs |
| 7/10/00 |
- Trim and sand previous layups
- Mount top cowl - prepare for rear flange layups
- Drill pilot holes in upper wing flange and cowling
- Layup 5 BID rear inner top cowl flange
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2 hrs |
| 7/12/00 |
- Trim and sand previous layups
- Jig cowls together for outer rear flange layup
- Layup 5 BID outer rear flange layup
- Layup 1 BID rest of lower forward baffle
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2 hrs |
| 7/13/00 |
- Trim and sand previous layups
- Fit top cowling rear rib - cleco in place
- Flox top cowling rear rib in place
- Glass 1 BID outside right rear cowl flange
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2 hrs |
| 7/15/00 |
- Trim and sand previous layups
- Cut glass for top cowling rear rib, bottom cowling patches, wing/strake interface joint
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2 hrs |
| 7/16/00 |
- Trim and sand previous layups
- Prepare wing strake for 1st micro
- Sand top of left wing - prepare for 2nd micro
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5 hrs |
| 7/18/00 |
- Continue prep for next micro
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1 hrs |
| 7/19/00 |
- Micro top right wing and strake
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3 hrs |
| 7/22/00 |
- Continue micro top right wing and strake and left wing 2nd coat
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2 hrs |
| 7/27/00 |
- Sand top left wing and right wing
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2 hrs |
| 7/28/00 |
- Sand right wing
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2 hrs |
| 7/29/00 |
- Finish sanding right wing and winglet
- Clean both wings
- Micro both wings
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4 hrs |
| 7/30/00 |
- Sand both wings - prep for last micro on top surface
- Micro right wing and winglet - touch up left wing
- Start preparation for rudder stops - adjustable
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6 hrs |
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