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This website is to log my progress while building a Sonex airplane. I purchased the plans for
Sonex S/N 767 and began construction around Christmas 2004. I would like to keep my costs down
and am currently considering the AeroVee engine. I'm leaning strongly towards tricycle gear.
I've finally settled on using an AeroVee engine and going with the tricycle gear. I know,
everyone thinks a Sonex should be built with a tail wheel but I like the tricycle gear and I'm
sticking with it.
Recent Builders Log Entries
Fuselage Box Assembly
Type of Work: Construction
Category: Fuselage
Manual Reference: SNX-F11
Fuselage Box Assembly
Type of Work: Construction
Category: Fuselage
Manual Reference: SNX=F11
Today I installed the side clips
Fuselage Box Assembly
Type of Work: Construction
Category: Fuselage
Manual Reference: SNX-F11
Today I continued the fuselage box assembly. I continued to drill the pilot holes for the various parts in the assembly. The last remaining pieces are the side clips which I will get next time.
Drilling Fuselge Box Assembly
Type of Work: Construction
Category: Fuselage
Manual Reference: SNX-F11
Fitting Fire Wall
Type of Work: Construction
Category: Fuselage
Manual Reference: SNX-F11
Today I continued to transfer the #40 holes on each side of the fire wall through to each angle as it continued to fit the fire wall to the front of the fuselage. After completing the vertical holes I proceeded to transfer the holes along the forward upper cross tie. Next, I drilled the holes down through the lower crosstie. The last thing today was to drill the holes and fit the upper firewall. I'm a little bit out of sequence to the plans so I need to backtrack a bit on this sheet.
Upper Firewall Fit
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Firewall from the Front
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The Firewall after Drilling the Lower Crosstie
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Looking Down at the Lower Firewall Crosstie before Drilling
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Fuselage Box Assembly
Type of Work: Construction
Category: Fuselage
Manual Reference: SNX-F11
Today I worked on installing the upper and lower cross ties at the fire wall.
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