Finishing Kit Order
February 7, 2019 Placed order for finishing kit
April 22, 2019 Received finishing kit!
April 23, 2019 Organized hangar after receiving kit
May 7, 2019 Constructed lofted area in hangar to store finishing kit
Canopy
April 30, 2019 Fabricated C-620 Bearing Block
May 6, 2019 Fabricated C-617 Blocks
May 13, 2019 Fabricated C-614 Canopy Splice Plate
May 14, 2019 Fabricated C-619 Block
May 19, 2019 Fabricated C-618 Block
May 20, 2019 Fabricated C-704 Splice Plate
May 24, 2019 Fabricated C-731 Latch Handle and C-712 Latch Angle
December 20, 2020 Drilled canopy frame UHMW blocks
January 1, 2021 Installed forward top deck hardware
January 7, 2021 Drilled canopy latch brackets
January 9, 2021 Drilled canopy latch slots in fuselage
January 23, 2021
January 31, 2021 Trimmed main canopy latch, drilled holes in mounting blocks
February 27, 2021 Mounted forward canopy
March 1, 2021 Fabricated C-710 tube
March 7, 2021 Fitted the top canopy skin to the frame
March 20, 2021 Drilled tip-up canopy hinges
July 25, 2021 Received new canopy frame
August 30, 2021 Canopy frame round 2 work
August 31, 2021 Mounted the canopy frame to the fuselage
September 1, 2021 Marked canopy hinge locations, countersunk/riveted holes
September 2, 2021 Drilled the canopy frame hinge
September 3, 2021 Fabricated the C-723 Wedge
September 5, 2021 Fluted canopy channels, fabricated channel spacers
September 7, 2021 Drilled canopy channel parts
September 9, 2021
September 10, 2021 Drilling canopy frame together
September 13, 2021
September 14, 2021
September 15, 2021 Drilled and riveted C-613 Splice plate to canopy
September 16, 2021 Marked the centerline on the canopy
September 17, 2021 Trimmed excess material from canopy
September 20, 2021 Trimmed forward end of canopy, prepped for the big cut
September 22, 2021 Made the big cut!
September 23, 2021 Trimmed rear canopy, fabricated strut mounting hardware
September 24, 2021 Fabricated ball stud mounts/spacers
September 26, 2021 Drilled canopy side skins
September 27, 2021 Mounted canopy to fuselage for drilling/trimming
October 1, 2021 Trimmed forward canopy perimeter
October 4, 2021
October 15, 2021
October 16, 2021
October 17, 2021 Drilled canopy hole pattern in aft top skin
October 19, 2021 Aligned and started drilling aft canopy
October 20, 2021 Drilled aft canopy to fuselage
October 22, 2021 Worked on reinforcement bracing
October 23, 2021 Dimpled aft top skin
October 27, 2021 Countersunk canopy holes, cut aft window backing strip
October 28, 2021 Finished trimming/drilling aft canopy backing strip
October 29, 2021 Drilled canopy strut mounts, countersunk aft canopy
November 1, 2021 Trimmed canopy gap
November 2, 2021 Countersunk/dimpled canopy frame
November 4, 2021 Finished countersinking/dimpling canopy frame
November 13, 2021 Canopy frame wrap-up work
November 21, 2021 Canopy frame wrap-up work
November 26, 2021 Drilled canopy brace
December 18 2021 Primed canopy frame and stop skin, started riveting parts
December 19, 2021 Continued riveting canopy frame
January 1, 2022
January 14, 2022
January 16, 2022
February 11, 2022
June 4, 2022 Fitting the canopy latch lugs
June 11, 2022
July 2, 2022 Drilled right canopy mounting lug
July 4, 2022 Drilled left canopy mounting lug
November 11, 2022
November 20, 2022 Primed canopy frame roll bar
November 27, 2022 Rived canopy frame roll bar
December 3, 2022
Engine Mount/Landing Gear