jsherblon
Well Known Member
First, let me preface this by saying I had shrimp for dinner last night. When I eat shrimp I usually have dreams - in Technicolor with a plot. I call it dinner and a movie.
So, this morning I wake up, or so I thought. Somewhere in the twilight zone of semi-consciousness, I started thinking about my project, where I'm almost done prepping the fuel tanks, getting ready to step into the mysterious land of Pro-Seal.
I began to think about the fuel tank skins and why some holes were machine countersunk and some weren't and?.. wait - didn't I countersink the spars too! Something's not right. You can't machine countersink both mating surfaces. Now, I'm staring at the ceiling thinking about the relative costs of new fuel tank skins vs. new spars. So I got out of bed and went into the garage straight to the drawings.
Oh, that's right, the fuel tank countersinks attach to the tank baffle not the spar. The spar is countersunk for the leading edge and main skins. (DUH!)
So, there are two outcomes from this story. First, my wife thinks I'm totally nuts and second, I'm thinking about naming my plane Night Sweats.
BTW - I grew up in Mississipi and shrimp will stay on the menu no matter what.
So, this morning I wake up, or so I thought. Somewhere in the twilight zone of semi-consciousness, I started thinking about my project, where I'm almost done prepping the fuel tanks, getting ready to step into the mysterious land of Pro-Seal.
I began to think about the fuel tank skins and why some holes were machine countersunk and some weren't and?.. wait - didn't I countersink the spars too! Something's not right. You can't machine countersink both mating surfaces. Now, I'm staring at the ceiling thinking about the relative costs of new fuel tank skins vs. new spars. So I got out of bed and went into the garage straight to the drawings.
Oh, that's right, the fuel tank countersinks attach to the tank baffle not the spar. The spar is countersunk for the leading edge and main skins. (DUH!)
So, there are two outcomes from this story. First, my wife thinks I'm totally nuts and second, I'm thinking about naming my plane Night Sweats.
BTW - I grew up in Mississipi and shrimp will stay on the menu no matter what.