Before the wings can be fitted to the fuselage there are a couple of things to take care of. First, the strut fittings and jury struts need to be primed And secondly the jury strut angles need to be attached…
Category: Wings
Pilot-side Root Rib Replacement and Fuselage Sneak Peek (45m)
Today I removed the previously installed root rib from the pilot side wing and installed the new, Edition 3, one. In theory this is a simple drill out of a bunch of rivets holding the rib onto the spar, nose…
Hangar Moving Day
The day finally arrived to move the last of the heavy iron to the hangar. One of my brother-in-laws donated the free use of a trailer and another volunteered his truck and his time so with such gracious offers we…
Fuel Filler Trim (15m)
The wings aren’t moving to the hangar until next weekend so I decided I would do one more thing before we put the second wing in the stand: the fuel filler trim (or whatever it should really be called). I…
Nose Skin (1 hr)
It’s Cattle Call weekend here in Brawley, enjoyed a nice parade this morning, had some lunch and just as I was about to have a nap, I saw sense and decided to finish the nose skin. With Teri’s help, we…