The Tip Ribs have a hinge pin installed on their outside face and a bent strip is installed between the rib and the spar for extra strength. The first task is to drill out and assemble the bent strips to…
Month: April 2011
Day 43: Elevator Day One (1hr 30m)
Constructing the elevator is the usual assemble, deburr, rivet procedure with the extra twists of building an electric trim on the elevator and installing a servo mechanism. Onward then….. First task of the day was to identify all the parts…
Day 42: Stabiliser Complete (45m)
All that remained at this point was to fold the top skin over and rivet into the pre-drilled holes. I used the ratchet straps again to bring the skin over so that it wouldn’t bend or crease and cleco’d the…
Day 41: Stabiliser Bottom Skin (1h 40m)
The stabiliser assembly had been teasing me for a couple of weeks sat on the bench waiting for the skin but a couple of busy weekends left me unable or unwilling to get into the garage. We start with the…
Day 40: Rear Bracket Hinge Fix (20m)
This weekend saw us attend two weddings so there wasn’t really any opportunity to work on the plane until the Sunday and then let’s just say I wasn’t in the best physical shape to be working with power tools. I…