Not really a whole lot to report on this session, I did manage to get the left wing bell crank installed and few wires ran though. I’ve decided to not built a mounting bracket for the pitot / AOA tubes just yet. I think I may have an elegant solution, … Continue reading
It’s time to get the left aileron mounted! I’ll save all the details on this post, as those are all covered in the right wing mounting. I’ll do a brief synopsis, and let the time lapse speak for itself. I started by cutting both of the spacers for the inboard … Continue reading
Big day today thanks to the help from my wife Tammy! We managed to get the top skin fully riveted on the left wing! This is a big step in the wing construction, as it means the wing can officially come out of the wing stands, and can go in … Continue reading
This is going to be a long blog, with lots of pictures. So sit back and get ready. I got a LOT accomplished today. It started with the arrival of a few tools I needed. A nibbling tool, and a Tekton 1/4″ torque wrench. I wanted to get the Gretz … Continue reading
Pretty simple build log entry tonight. I got both the top skins dimpled for the left wing, and even got the inboard skin clecoed in place. Heres a couple of time lapse videos of the session: Heres a little bit better closeup view. When I started clecoing to the skeleton, … Continue reading
Wing is taking final shape! I was able to get the left wing leading edge completely riveted on to the main spar tonight, and its looking like a wing! I also captured two time lapse videos, one closer view, and another overheard. Here’s those videos: And here is the overhead … Continue reading
Man! Got a lot knocked out today! The left wing leading edge is completely riveted, and ready to be attached to the wing skeleton, including the stall warner. I got a text from Tammy mid-build s her BMW overheated, and was low on coolant, so I had to pause and … Continue reading
I forgone priming tonight, I’ll do that this weekend. But, I did get some good progress on the left wing skeleton. I completed all of the machine countersinking on the main spar, so its ready for skins! Here’s the timelapse: I chucked up my microstop countersink cage in my Sioux … Continue reading
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