I got the nose ribs riveted in place for both ailerons. I also got the spars installed and the spar webs riveted to the nose ribs. I staged the next step of riveting by getting the top skins on and in place. I won’t be able to do any work Read more…
I put the ailerons together fully today for the first time. I got the trailing edge prepped and finished dimpling the rest of the parts as well as priming the inside of the nose skin and the spar. I also assembled the cradles for the ailerons while I rivet this Read more…
I spent some time last night printing the templates that Allan Glen used for his pitot tube installation. Luckily my 3D printer was spot on on the first go and it only took me 40 minutes to print both of these parts. I’ll drill the pitot tube soon but I Read more…
This is my second post of the day since I worked on two sections today. I disassembled the ailerons so that I could start the dimpling process. I deburred the holes I drilled in the counter balances which took a bit more effort since it was stainless steel. I got Read more…
While I was in Florida, the J stiffener arrived. I got it cut, deburred, marked, and drilled today. I think I’m going to stop here on the gas tanks until I can get the tank seal as I want to keep the tank parts as condensed as possible since I’m Read more…
I had some time before my flight this morning so I decided to be productive and get those holes drilled. I put the skin back on and drilled all of the holes. Next is to take the skin and ribs off and start prepping them for final assembly.
I am about to be out for a week and I wanted to get somethings prepped before I forgot them. I forgot to do some dimpling on the ribs so I did that and I got the counter balances drilled and mounted. Off to Florida for some cybersecurity training!
I got the aileron leading edges put together and drilled the counterbalance in its place. This included finalizing all of the deburring on the spar, straightening all of the flanges on the ribs that I hadn’t finished, drilling where needed, deburring those holes, and then priming and riveting the rib Read more…
I got all of the stiffeners marked and final size cut today. Yesterday I had only separated them into the individual stiffeners with the rough cut. I deburred all of the parts today as well. That was the majority of the time. I also spent some time getting the pitot Read more…
I spent most of my time yesterday and today either working or doing graduation activities for my oldest. I watched the Van’s fuel tank video again. And that thing is not short. It is 2 hours and 40 minutes long. But it is loaded with good information. I almost wish Read more…