4 + vacuum bag fins with CF and glass
5 + sand fins to finished shape
8 + cut two 1" rings of coupler for locking airframe bulkhead
9 + cut phenolic coupler for zipperless snout
10 + vacuum bag a layer of CF to the inside of zipperless snout
12 + cut airframe section for fin can
13 + rough cut on chop saw
14 + square ends on lathe
16 + cut centering rings and bulkheads for airframe
17 + 2 fin-lock thick rings
19 + 1 bay divider bulkhead
21 + fabricate fin positioning jig
24 + scribe a reference line along MMT tube
25 + drill forward fin-lock ring for TM antenna and charge wires
26 + locate and epoxy forward fin-lock ring in place
27 + tack fins in place on MMT, dry-fitting aft fin-lock ring
28 and using jig to aid alignment
29 + mask fins at airframe ID, and MMT at rear ring leading edge
30 + apply fin to fin glass
31 + mark and cut fin slots in fin can airframe tube
33 + prepare two terminal strips with leads for aft charges
34 + install terminal strips on zipperless coupler ring
36 + mark and cut hatch in fin can airframe tube
38 + cut phenolic coupler section to form ebay lip
39 + mark coupler for access hatch
40 + drill hatch and coupler for hold-down screws
41 + cut access hatch in coupler section
42 + install blind nuts in coupler section for hatch screws
43 + countersink hatch for flat-head screws
44 + install a thermistor in MMT near aft end
46 + install coupler section over electronics
47 + install fin can airframe, aft ring dry-fit only
48 + install zipperless coupler
49 + install zipperless coupler forward ring, routing wires aft
54 + fin to airframe exterior fillets
56 + mount electronics in fin can
57 + attach fin and MMT thermistors to TeleScience
58 + install final thermistor in airframe, attach to TeleScience
60 + mark and drill hatch for static port positioned to allow
61 operation of power switch
64 + fit eye nuts to 1/4-20 rod through bulkhead using fender
65 + install Pro75 6xl case with forward closure attached in
67 + measure forward-most extent of eye bolt on motor from
68 airframe seating surface on fin can to know where to put
71 29" from airframe rear to bulkhead aft face
73 + epoxy bulkhead in airframe with coupler rings fore and aft
75 + load main chute and related recovery components to determine
76 required length of forward bay aft of nose cone
77 + mark and cut airframe to length
79 + machine a pair of 1515 rail buttons for countersunk screws
80 + drill and tap aft fincan ring and airframe bulkhead for
81 1/4-20 rail button screws
82 - vent holes in fore and aft bays
83 - drill and tap for 2-56 nylon shear pins forward and aft
86 + pick up nose cone from Jeff Lane
87 + cut ring and bulkhead
88 + dry-fit ring and bulkhead in nose cone, mark and drill
90 + install T-nuts in ring
92 + fabricate sled structure and attach to bulkhead
93 + install electronics on sled
99 + install 4-screw strip on bulkhead for forward charges
100 + attach embedded thermistor wires to TeleScience board
101 - replace t-nut that got pushed out of ring
102 - clean up threads on all 4 t-nuts
106 - forward TeleScience .. make sure chan 2 not in use
107 - load airframe as if for flight
108 - verify RF connectivity to both electronics setups
109 - prep and fire forward and aft charges to confirm deployment
112 - prime fin can and airframe
113 - sand as smooth as possible
114 - paint fin can black
115 - paint patch on front of airframe black
116 - apply "2YikStik" mask over black area
117 - paint airframe gold
118 - remove mask from lettering
119 - sand everything with wet/dry paper, polish
120 - purple Altus Metrum decal on airframe tube
121 - holographic decals on two fins?
123 - Jeff's nose cone to be left unpainted for video,
124 maybe paint it gloss red later