Wings
Top Skin Dimpling Complete
I got some time tonight before church to dimple the last of the left wing skins. Now I just need to prime the parts and I’ll be ready to get started on riveting them this weekend.
Wings
Right Wing Top Skin Dimpling Day 2 & Left Wing Rib/Spar Dimpling
I spent a good amount of time finishing the right wing skin which is ready to go now for priming and riveting. The left wing ribs and spars are also completed. Not much else to report at this time.
Wings
Right Wing Top Skin Dimpling Day 1
This will probably go over multiple days per wing but I got all of the dimples completed for the largest skin on the top of the right wing today. Alot of monotonous dimpling while listening to podcasts. I noticed I’ve not been including enough pictures with me in it per Read more…
Wings
Inboard Skin Countersinking
Finally got a chance to work on the plane without having to worry about school work. I’m sooo close. I got all of the counter sinking completely done where the skin doubler and skin come together as well as the #8 screw holes. I also was able to finish the Read more…
Tools
Van’s Builder’s Support and Organization
I’ve been extremely busy with church related activities as well as trying to improve my own processes while building. I am constantly dealing with my poor organization of my hardware (minus really my aviation hardware which gave me an opportunity to try things out). So I finalized organizing all of Read more…
Wings
Drilling Bolt Holes in Wings
There are two questions that I now need to bring to Van’s on Monday when I get a chance. First off, as you’ll see from the image below, I drilled the wrong hole for the bolt that will hold the fairings on to the airplane between the wings themselves and Read more…
Research
Tool Research and Skin Rivet Hole Verification
I spent just a small amount of time making sure that the holes for the skins and the ribs were already final sized. I picked a few random holes and they all were exactly the size they need to be. I spent alot of my time over the past few Read more…
Wings
Section 16 Step 1 – Cleco Upper Wing Skins
I decided to at least get a peak at how well the skins fit today by clecoing them on. It took a bit of time but I got it on successfully without any major issues.
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…
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…