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June 2020

Empennage

Empennage kit has arrived!

As of June 22, 2020, I now have the empennage kit in my possession. I will say there was a little bit of hassle to get it here which was partially my own fault plus that of ABF Freight. The kit arrived in Oklahoma City and was ready for delivery Read more…

By olanandkate, 5 yearsJune 23, 2020 ago
Costs

Empennage Kit Ordered!

It is for real now everyone! I submitted my order to Van’s Aircraft for the empennage and an additional practice kit yesterday June 4, 2020. I’m super excited to get this started and the practice projects I’ve already done have gone very well. I plan on making sure I do Read more…

By olanandkate, 5 yearsJune 5, 2020 ago
Research

Van’s Aircraft Lightbox Build

This was a really fun, easy, educational project. It gives you something that is usable after the fact and was simple enough that it doesn’t require alot of thought or even alot of tools. Here are the tools I used to complete the project: Pneumatic squeezer 3/32″ squeezer dies #30 Read more…

By olanandkate, 5 yearsJune 3, 2020 ago
Research

Practice Project #2 Complete

I couldn’t wait any longer to keep learning about riveting, assembling, etc. I had the project all cleco’d together when I left it last. I decided I would check out the pneumatic squeezer and how it functioned this time since I’d already spent a good amount of time dimpling with Read more…

By olanandkate, 5 yearsJune 1, 2020 ago

Aircraft Build Time

Airplane sectionBuild time (hrs)
S06 - Vertical Stabilizer22.5
S07 - Rudder34.25
S08 - Horizontal Stabilizer49.75
S09 - Elevators59
S10 - Tailcone75.75
S11 - Empennage Attach27.75
S12 - Empennage Fairings26.5
S13 - Main Spar18.25
S14 - Wing Ribs35.5
S15 - Rear Spar29.25
S16 - Top Skins32.75
S17 - Outboard Leading Edge34.75
S18 - Fuel Tank15
S21 - Aileron29.75
Total490.75
Recent Posts
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  • Ailerons Ready for Assembly
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  • Right Tank J Stiffener
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