Welcome to my builders log for Sonex S/N 767. It won't be as big as a real 767 but if you scale the speed I bet it will be almost as fast
Today I continued work on the forward spar channels. I lost my cut length for the channel so I had to recalculate it. Next I cut, trimed and formed the second channel. Finally I drilled both and then removed the protective plastic coating.
I started making the main spar channels for the horizontal stabilizer. I located my last piece of Z03-02 channel then calculated the cut length and cut the channel. Again, I used a hack saw to start the cut on the web of the channel and then finished the cuts in the flanges with snips. I used my bench sander to clean up the ends. Next I trimed the end using right and left hand snips and filed the 1/8" radius. I finished the session by putting the 90 degree bend in the end of the channel.
Back at the begining of December I started working on the vertical stabilizer. I cut out the remaining parts from the formed metal kit. Next it drilled the necessary holes and colecoed it all together. Finally, yesterday I rivited the assembly together to make the first real airplane looking assembly.
Today I started working on the forward spar channels. After digging though my formed metal kit I located a 96" length of Z03-02 channel. I cut it to length using a hacksaw and snips and then trimmed the end in preparation for forming. Trimming the end involved using one of my small round files and a little sandpaper. The left and right handed snips come in handing working on this material. Next I formed the 68 degree angle on the end. I finished todays work by marking the piece for drilling. I also did some mock setup just to see how the part fits up.
Dave's Sonex Builders Log 
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