After resetting the time lapse camera to get a better angle. Here’s that video: I went ahead and moved on to the next step in the plans. Vans has us remove the skins, and dimple the skeleton for the wing. So I did that, and used my squeezer to dimple … Continue reading
I came down to get a little work done, and knocked out getting the left Wing leading edge dimple and a D bird all the edges of this leading edge. Now all of my leading edge parts for both wings are ready to be scuffed cleaned and primed with AKZO, … Continue reading
A quick session tonight. I removed the right wing leading edge, disassembled it and then began deburring and dimpling the ribs. I used my pneumatic squeezer to simple all the ribs in quick time after I got them deburred. Here’s the pile of completed parts. Next I decided to go … Continue reading
Back to work on leading edge. I managed to get all of the left wing leading edge parts ready for priming in tonights session. I also captured a time lapse, and you’ll see at the end a lot of reading and standing / looking / planning. I am not going … Continue reading
Picking up from the last session, I spent a little time deburring the ribs for the leading edge. I had disassembled the left wing leading edge in the last session so it’s time to debur them for dimpling. That’s all the parts I got done. I decided to spent … 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