Archive for January, 2010

Drilling the 702
January1

Drilling the Horizontal Stab

By: Brian W.

Nothing like a little airplane work to ring in the new year.

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Bench Mount Dimpling
January2

Deburring and Dimpling

By: Brian W.

We finish the prep work on the HS components before priming.

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Priming
January3

Surface Prep and Priming

By: Brian W.

We break out the SEM and get down to business.

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rivet-gauge
January4

Riveting the HS Spars

By: Brian W.

With priming done, we squeeze the first rivets in the HS spars.

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HS-707 Nose Rib Clecoed
January5

Skin Riveting & Murphy’s Law

By: Brian W.

Mr. Murphy rears his ugly head, slowing progress a bit.

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MAKE-bre-pettis
January31

The New Industrial Revolution

By: Brian W.

The tools of digital design and fabrication are now cheap enough for the rest of us.

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