Changing of the Blueprints! I started the ailerons tonight. Having finished up the flaps, the next logical step is for me to do the same for both ailerons. After looking over the plans, the first step is…..making stiffeners! Soooo much excitement /sarcasm. Honestly though, the ailerons look to be a … Continue reading
I now have two fully assembled flaps! I wanted to knock out the last few rivets on this right flap, and then the last 5 on the left flap this weekend, so I could mark them as 100% complete. Thankfully, I was able to get both flaps completely done and … Continue reading
After being out of town for a week, I wanted to get some work done on the build today, and then spend some time doing some stuff for work that I need to get done as well. My goal is to get this right flap completely finished up over this … Continue reading
Made a LOT of progress tonight, almost 5 hours worth AND I shot a couple live videos to boot! I am shooting the video for a couple of reasons. 1. To help prove to the FAA that I am the builder of the aircraft, so I can get the Repairman … Continue reading
Back to riveting! Tonight I started riveting some parts together to actually for a control surface. With the flaps being at the point they are ready for final assembly, all that was left was to build a set of V-blocks to hold them to make assembly and riveting easier. So … Continue reading
Tonights work session was pretty much identical to last nights, and was only about an hour. I wanted to get both flaps to the point of ready to be riveted, so I could make some V-blocks and then rivet these puppies together. The process was the same as last night, … Continue reading
I came down the check the AKZO to see if it had cured enough to start dimpling, and I was happy to see the parts were cured and ready for the next step. So, I began setting up my workspace to start the dimpling process. I figured I would be … Continue reading
I recruited some help for priming my flaps 🙂 Tammy took Acacia to my parents to babysit, and she wound up helping me scuff, clean and prime both flaps. This step takes a lot of work, and once you start, you have to complete the session. Once you scuff the … Continue reading
Really short build session tonight, of about 30 minutes. I recently completed all the pre-construction for both flaps, and they are waiting on primer before dimpling and riveting, but I decided to make a small change / upgrade. There is a small K1000-4 platenut that is used to thread the … Continue reading
Not really much to report in this build session. I wanted to get all of my left and right flaps parts deburred and ready for the next step, so I started with the right flap skeleton, and deburred all the holes in those parts. I took a few minutes break … Continue reading