Wrapping up my second trim tab
I finished up my trim tan today. Todd’s one came out much better
I finished up my trim tan today. Todd’s one came out much better
We made a trip to Chicago to see my parents, and the weather cooperated to allow a little flying. I was able to get current in my dad’s...
I have a Dynon heated pitot tube and controller I decided to mount the controller on the opposite bay from the inspection panel to keep...
I rigged the ailerons today. I am running out of parts to work on with Vans delayed from COVID. I put in my brackets for the roll servo...
Not many pictures here, as it looks the same as the other one
I continued working through the flap rivets today I riveted the top surface first. then flipped it around to do the bottom surface. The...
I started riveting one of the flaps together today. It was a challenge getting into some of the areas with the bucking bar. Ready for...
I finished deburring the flap skins so I could begin their assembly. I then used the C-Frame and got dimplping. Leslie was helping me...
I assembled the pushrods, though I had to get an additional rivet for the thin ones. the ends were pretty difficult to get in place. they...
I primed the parts for the flaps and pushrods, including the inside of the pushrods.
Not much visual progress today. I mostly debuted the flap parts to get them ready for painting.
I adjusted the large end brackets to get them to fit better and drilled them in place I then did the same thing to the other flap After...
The flaps are the last control surface on the aircraft. Peter helped me get the spar out I got the bottom skins to the flaps on both...
I didn’t take many pictures today, since they were basically the same as the other one . I was able to wrap up the ailerons today though....
I started closing it the first aileron by driving the solid rivers along the top skin A finished top skin with the end ribs clecoed in...
I started the day by priming my parts. after the primer cured, I riveted the doublers onto the spars Then I began assembling the...
I started assembling the rest of the aileron parts for match drilling One aileron set to the side Second one assembled and ready to go...
Today I started the assembly on the aileron skins I clecoed the stiffeners on and prepared to back rivet Here one side is complete ready...
I got sidetracked by some house projects this weekend, but took some time to add an additional bank of lights. When I had the wing in...
With the skins and stiffeners deburred, I got out the C-frame to dimple the skins. After working through the skins, I set them off to the...