Right bottom skin fitting and an successful experiment
TLDR Prepped the right bottom skin Test fit it onto the spar Reversed a few rivet direction on the rear channel Details Back ordered parts arrived Earlier this week I requested a few pa...
TLDR Prepped the right bottom skin Test fit it onto the spar Reversed a few rivet direction on the rear channel Details Back ordered parts arrived Earlier this week I requested a few pa...
TLDR Installed all right ribs Built inspection hatches Started assembly 3 (bottom skin) Misc: inventory Details Right ribs I spent a few hours to fully install all ribs to the right w...
TLDR Ribs 1-8 riveted to spar Installed flap torque tube Details Spar onto jig I forgot if I have mentioned this before, but I got the right sized bolt from Amazon and installed the main ...
TLDR Continued to clean up left ribs Details Cleaning I continued my journey of peeling plastics and cleaning up parts. I went through maybe a dozen of ribs from the left wing (all center r...
Last couple of days I tried to spend a few hours each day after kids are sleep on the build, and I feel like I’ve made pretty good progress. TLDR Rib 8, 10, 11, 14 Deburred, cleaned, primed ...
TLDR Built the wing jigs for both left and right Built right wing rear spar Built right rib-1, rib-6 Started rib-7 Details Inventory and priming decision After close to 3 month long p...
TLDR Created a dimple template Details Wing kit is on the way After a long pause, my Wing kit and a bunch of other components have finally arrived at Los Angelas last week. TAF is working o...
TLDR Test fitted a few different size heat shrink Details I have been waiting for my wing kit to arrive, and today I noticed the labels I attached to some of my wires went loose. Learning: ...
TLDR Tested trim wiring Installed trim motor Details Today I received the new cotter pins from aircraft spruce, so I spent a few minutes to install the trim motor. I also filled and san...
TLDR Filled and sanded rivets on elevator Tried and failed to install trim motor Details Rivet filling Today is a fun day. Amy joined me to fill the rivets on the elevator. After reading...