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Build chronology milestones

November 2005: The kit arrives
December 2005: First parts built: stub rudder
June 2006: Main spars
December 2006: Flaps and rear spars
June 2007: Fitting right wing ribs
December 2007: The engine arrives; skinning the right wing.
May 2008: The right wing is hung on the wall; work starts on left wing assembly
December 2008: Fitting left tip rib.
September 2009: Installed landing light brackets and wiring conduit--closing the wings.
October 2009: Moving the project to our retirement home.

Chronology

July 2007

28th: Fitting the upper aft wing skin on the right wing. Not much work done this summer, too hot in shop, too many other activities, some of which actually involve airplanes.

31st: Riveted most of the right wing ribs, except the first two, to leave room for drilling pilot holes for the root rib. Measure, measure, align, fit. Not perfect, but square when rib rivets aligned with the skin holes. Drilled and clecoed rear spar, working forward, keeping ribs aligned.

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Waiex S/N W0044 Project

Chronology