Delivery day! I got my shipment in from SteinAir, which included my pitot mast, as well as a few 18 gauge ring terminals that I needed to attach the wire to the fuel level sender on the back baffle of the fuel tank. Here’s the goods: I did capture a … Continue reading
I decided to get the right fuel tank attached to the right main spar tonight. I did a little cleanup work on the fuel tank where the sealant squished out and was causing some interference with the splice plate and not letting it fit snug. I used a phenolic scraper … Continue reading
I wasn’t quite sure what category to put this work under at first, but I soon realized I spent ALOT of time on the fuel tank portion, so I’ll put it under there. I needed to get the scarf joint done on the two wing skins where they overlap, but … Continue reading
Another quick update. The left tank has been curing for about 4 days or so, and its time to do a leak test! I set it up like the right tank, by using a ballon as a presssure rupture vessel and also a pressure containment vessel. I aired the tank … Continue reading
I managed to get the left tank closed up tonight! I started out by cleaning the tanks inside really good with MEK and paper towels and made sure all the parts were in the right order and oriented. Then I cleaned the baffle really good with MEK, as the tank … Continue reading
Quick note. I filled the left tank up with water yesterday to do a pre-baffle install leak test, and let it sit overnight. I came down at lunch today, since I am working from home due to COVID-19 and checked on it. There wasn’t a drop of water anywhere! So … Continue reading
Another quick build session. I first wanted to do a initial water leak test, but that proved to be a bad idea. Well, using the cork gasket as a temporary seal instead of sealant on the access plate proved to be a bad idea. I filled the tank up with … Continue reading
Just a quick prep work session tonight. I had a few things to get done before I do the water leak test. The time lapse didn’t catch much due to the angle, but here it is anyways. I started off by pulling the masking tape off the fittings, and then … Continue reading
LOTS of work done in this session! I had to capture it in two time lapse videos, Here is the first video: The second covers the last bits, found below. I started the session by dry fitting the outer rib and then trimming the last little bits of excess on … Continue reading
Good progress tonight! I wrapped up a few miscellaneous things that needed to be done before riveting the inboard outer rib. Here is the time lapse: The first thing I did was to test fit all the accessories and fittings on the inner rib to make sure I had everything … Continue reading