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S15 - Rear Spar

Wings

Section 15 Finished

Not much to state except that I got all of the riveting done for the rear spar. I am done with offset rivet attachments though. You lose power in the offset. I ended up filing down the offset I had so it would fit in the tight area around the Read more…

By olanandkate, 5 monthsJanuary 4, 2025 ago
Wings

Section 15 Priming, Dimpling, and Assembly

I got the countersinking and the dimpling completed and then primed all of the parts this morning. The ribs that had the flap brackets on them were a bit of a pain. I had my close quarter dimpler and I had to go buy some 4D 1.5″ nails to finish Read more…

By olanandkate, 5 monthsJanuary 3, 2025 ago
Wings

EAA Tech Visit and Spar Doublers

I had a visit with my local EAA chapter tech today to have him double check how things are going. He didn’t see any issues with the current build progress so that’s always a good sign. The spar doublers showed up today so I got those drilled and deburred. The Read more…

By olanandkate, 5 monthsJanuary 2, 2025 ago
Wings

Priming and Riveting Aileron Brackets and Corrections

I did a lot of work over the past two days which I’m going to put into two separate posts since they are over different sections, but I’ll mention some of it here as it will be necessary to see why I did some of the other work I mention. Read more…

By olanandkate, 5 monthsJanuary 1, 2025 ago
Wings

Outboard Reinforcement Plates and Deburring

I got all of the deburring done for all of the small parts as well as all of the drilling done on the outboard reinforcement plates. I also drilled the four additional holes on the inboard reinforcement plate into the ribs that are non-standard. I deburred all of the parts Read more…

By olanandkate, 5 monthsDecember 30, 2024 ago
Wings

Inboard Aileron Brackets and Rear Spar Reinforcement Plates

I decided to get another bit of work last night which I should have called it quits because I was mentally done for the night. I ended up cutting the W-1007D reinforcement plates too short so I had to reorder new ones of those. After that mistake I went ahead Read more…

By olanandkate, 5 monthsDecember 29, 2024 ago
Wings

First Day of Section 15

I got all of the parts for the outboard aileron brackets completed. I am trying to get other parts completed as well so I can prime them all at the same time. I wish I had a small spray can of some of this primer but it is what it Read more…

By olanandkate, 5 monthsDecember 28, 2024 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
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