Parts Inventory

Our first shipment of parts has finally arrived from Rainbow Aviation in Corning, CA. The parts were delayed due to a slip-up on the part of UPS–not sure how you ‘lose’ an 8 ft. long wooden crate. This initial shipment includes all of the parts necessary to build the Fuselage Boom, Vertical and Horizontal Stabilizers, Elevator, and Rudder.

The first step in the process was to check for any damage and then inventory all of the parts. All parts are numbered and need to be cross-referenced with our order sheet. It took us almost 3 hours to go through all the part numbers.

The next step involved preparing all of the parts for assembly.  This basically required that all edges and holes of the aluminum skins be deburred (removing all sharp edges left over from the machining process).  This took 3 to 4 students about 3 meeting periods to complete.