Sunday, October 28, 2012
Center section. 4 hours
Today I worked on the center section ribs. I cut the rectangle out of the ribs for the controls rods and filed the edges. Then I installed the ribs to the center section, and riveted. I bent and drilled the seat pan, then deburred and riveted it. Now I can take the wings back off and flip the center section to install the bottom skin
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Center section ribs. 3 hours. 149 hours total
Today I cut the forming blocks for the center section ribs. I also cut my ribs, drilled, filed and deburred them. I am ready to form the ribs and mount them to the center section
Friday, October 26, 2012
Riveting wing tip. 6 hours
Today I disassembled the wing tip and deburred and filed the pieces. I reassembled and riveted. Also I attached the 2nd set of aileron bell crank angles and mounted one of the bell cranks. I then mounted the wings to the center section. I cut the center sections rear spar and drilled the 1/4" holes and clamped it to the wing rear spar
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Wing tip leading edge. 1 hour
Tonight I formed the leading edge again. This time I cut it out slightly larger than what the plans call for. I would DEFINATELY recommend this. I also drilled and clecoed about 75% of the leading edge. Tomorrow I think
I will get rained out at work so I hope to finish drilling and disassemble and deburr. Hope to finish it tomorrow so I can start building
My center section
I will get rained out at work so I hope to finish drilling and disassemble and deburr. Hope to finish it tomorrow so I can start building
My center section
Wing tip leading edge. 1 hour
Tonight I formed the leading edge again. This time I cut it out slightly larger than what the plans call for. I would DEFINATELY recommend this. I also drilled and clecoed about 75% of the leading edge. Tomorrow I think
I will get rained out at work so I hope to finish drilling and disassemble and deburr. Hope to finish it tomorrow so I can start building
My center section
I will get rained out at work so I hope to finish drilling and disassemble and deburr. Hope to finish it tomorrow so I can start building
My center section
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Second wing tip. 3 hrs
Past two nights, I've worked on the second wing tip. Assembled
Spars and ribs, drilled, clecoed the top and bottom skins, and formed the leaded edge. When I formed the leading edge I didn't allow top portion of the skin to overlap the bottom of the skin the 3/4" so the bend came out at the wrong location. I will have to remake the leading edge of the wing tip
Spars and ribs, drilled, clecoed the top and bottom skins, and formed the leaded edge. When I formed the leading edge I didn't allow top portion of the skin to overlap the bottom of the skin the 3/4" so the bend came out at the wrong location. I will have to remake the leading edge of the wing tip
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Wing tip. 3 hours
Today I fitted, riveted, and clecoed the leading edge skin for the wing tip. After that I disassembled, deburred, reassembled, and riveted the wing tip. The wing tip was a real pain. Hopefully the other one goes better
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