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April 3, 2002 Day 120, 897 hours There are lots of details left to do. This shows the attachment of the seat adjustment mechanism to the seat pan. Whenever things are bolted to fiberglass parts, hard points need to be created. In this case, small blocks of aluminum are glassed into the seat pan structure for the attachment points.. |
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April 4, 2002 Day 121, 907 hours This picture shows the nose compartment from inside the fuselage. The duct runs from the fresh air scoop and will be connected to the ventilation system. The hydraulic control unit has been mounted on a bracket that has been fabricated for that purpose, which now obscures the duct attachment and intake scoop. |
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April 6, 2002 Day 123, 923.5 hours Don't you hate those days when you go backwards? The aircraft is supported on jacks and the gear legs are removed for filling and finishing. This is a major project that involves removing the tires, brakes, gear linkage, brake lines, wheel bearings, door attachment brackets, bearing spacers, and finally the gear legs. This had to be done several times to adjust wheel alignment. |
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April 10 2002 Day 127, 923.5 hours The main landing gear has now been completed, including wheel alignment, door covers, finishing work on the gear legs, packing the wheeling bearings with grease, and attaching the hydraulic lines to the brakes. |