Welcome to

Jerry's Mustang II Project Site

 

 

Hopefully we'll be flying someday

Comments? Email Jerry Vermeulen: mustang_project@comcast.net

 

Date

Hours

Description

7/5/2008

 

Pick up project from Des Moines, IA

7/12/2008

4

Quick inventory, tail cone stand

8/2/2008

6

Center section stand

8/3/2008

4

Demolition!

8/10/2008

5

New center section stand

8/23/2008

16

Stab stripping, c/s and fuse leveling

9/6/2008

 

EAA SportAir sheet metal workshop

9/28/2008

16

Workbench, tools, tail cone work

10/11/2008

12

Tail cone work

12/13/2008

28

Tail cone work

12/31/2008

6

Fitting tail cone skin - screw up #1

1/3/2009

7.5

Fitting tail cone skin - try #2

1/17/2009

9.5

Fitting tail cone skin - left side

1/24/2009

5

Bending brake

2/7/2009

11.5

Tail cone stringers

2/22/2009

8.5

Shims for tail cone bulkheads

3/1/2009

4.5

More tail cone stringers

3/14/2009

15.5

More tail cone shims

3/22/2009

6.5

Horizontal stabilizer rear spar

3/28/2009

5.5

Horizontal stabilizer front spar

4/4/2009

8

Empennage steel parts & elevator bell crank

4/9/2009

12

Elevator bell crank

4/10/2009

5.5

Aft elevator push rod

4/19/2009

7.5

Vertical stabilizer spars

5/3/2009

8

Start of belly pan work

5/9/2009

5

Belly pan inspection hole

5/16/2009

8.5

Clean, deburr, prime & dimple aft bulkheads

6/6/2009

13.5

Clean, deburr, prime & dimple belly pans

6/13/2009

11

Belly pan riveting

7/12/2009

13

Bulkhead to belly pan riveting

7/18/2009

6

Trial fit template skins

8/2/2009

8.5

Cut & trial fit final skins

8/8/2009

8

Finish drilling final skins

8/23/2009

40

Finish misc and start riveting

8/29/2009

5

More tail cone riveting

9/19/2009

13

Empennage work

10/3/2009

10

Horizontal stabilizer work

10/11/2009

9.5

Left horizontal stabilizer skin

10/17/2009

8

Right horizontal stabilizer skin

10/24/2009

7

Horizontal stabilizer misc

11/8/2009

17

More horizontal stabilizer misc

11/14/2009

7

Vertical fin work

11/21/2009

10

Vertical fin skin

11/28/2009

11

Vertical fin misc

12/18/2009

12

Vertical fin riveting and rudder work

12/27/2009

11

Rudder work

1/2/2010

10

More rudder work

1/9/2010

6

More rudder work

1/30/2010

14

Rudder bottom and riveting

2/14/2010

8

Elevator parts

2/28/2010

7

Horizontal stabilizer riveting

3/14/2010

20

Elevator work

3/20/2010

12

Elevator work

3/21/2010

8

Elevator work

3/28/2010

7

Elevator work

4/3/2010

11

More elevator work

4/10/2010

10

Finish elevator riveting

4/25/2010

9

Tail cone/empennage misc #1

5/1/2010

13

C/S misc - firewall & control stick

5/8/2010

9

C/S misc - control stick & top skin

5/15/2010

8

C/S misc - seat pan #1

5/29/2010

18

C/S misc - seat pan #2

6/6/2010

10

C/S misc - seat pan #3

7/10/2010

20

C/S misc - seat pan #4

7/17/2010

5

C/S misc - seat pan #5

8/1/2010

6

Baggage floor angles & flap rework

8/14/2010

11

Flap rework

8/21/2010

5

Finish flap rework

9/4/2010

9

Baggage compartment floor

9/10/2010

13

More baggage compartment floor work

10/3/2010

18

Tail cone to c/s riveting

10/16/2010

4

Gear leg torque tubes

10/23/2010

5

Bell crank stiffeners & torque tubes

12/4/2010

12

Baggage floor, control tunnel & tail wheel

1/16/2011

3

Torque tube work

2/21/2011

12

Main gear work

2/27/2011

7

On the gear

4/22/2011

14

Elevator trim & misc

6/26/2011

32

More elevator trim & misc

7/16/2011

12

Inspection panels

8/18/2011

16

Control tunnel & fiber glassing tips

11/6/2011

14

Redo fiber glass tips & firewall work

02/25/2012

16

Firewall work

04/13/2012

20

More firewall work

04/21/2012

5

More firewall work

04/28/2012

7

Firewall riveting

05/12/2012

11

Floor board support

05/26/2012

10

Floor board support and bottom skin

Total Hours

913

 

 

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