Rear baffle drilling
This picture is after I started removing things. I had March drilled the rear baffle to the z brackets. This is part of what it's...
This picture is after I started removing things. I had March drilled the rear baffle to the z brackets. This is part of what it's...
First thing today, I booked the z brackets on to the wing, then dropped the clecoed tank on to them. I worked with it to close the gap...
I continued working through the angles and z brackets. I need to look at my drill press though. Something is going on that is giving me...
I worked on cutting out the leading edge attachment part. This would go much faster with a band saw, but between the heck saw and...
I started working through some of the track parts to get them pried for tank assembly. One of the parts I looked at was the closeout...
I am working through de-burring and making as many of the tank parts as I can upfront before getting into more fitting and assembly.
After Re-adjusting the leading edge, it fit much better. I then match drilled all of the holes I also put the end rib and joint plate in....
I spent some time trying to get the leading edge to fit correctly today. The initial installation left a large amount of miss alignment...
Today I placed the leading edge onto the wing today. The first fit had the top surface with a pretty large gap between the skins. I did...
One of the first steps of assembling the left wing leading edge is getting the components for the stall warning horn installed. The...
Today a started fitting the top wing skins. I started by cutting the wing walk stiffener to size with a pair of snips. The build manual...
I was able to start fitting the wing skins today, the first step was to verify the wing was square and without twist. Step one was...
I finished up the wing skeleton today. In hindsight it probably would have been easier to build this flat on a bench than in the fixture....
I started attaching the ribs to the main spar today. I began by removing the rear spar, and taping off the doublers to avoid damaging...
I got the garage cleaned back up, and am ready to start on the wing skeleton construction in earnest. I clecoed all of the ribs to the...
Since I was building things from wood anyways, I built the wing storage fixture. I still need to pad it, but I have stored it away for...
Today I did some woodworking. I am building the wing fixture, since it will be much easier to manage. I also built the leading edge...
I put most of the ribs on the shelf and cleaned the garage up. I have the main parts for the left wing skeleton out and ready to go
I was able to set-up to spray primer on all of the rib parts. I laid as many ribs out on my screen as I could, and hung the rest from a...
Peter helped me finish straightening the wing ribs today. I stacked them up on the shelves to get them out of the way for now. I also...