The plane isn’t even finished and it is getting an upgrade! At Sun ‘n’ Fun this year, Zenith announced Edition 3 of the 750 with a larger fuselage and improved aerodynamics: . I hadn’t initially thought I was interested but…
Month: May 2012
Trailing Edge (1 hr 15m)
Final thing to do on the bottom of the skin before I can rivet is to locate the trailing edge skins and drill the appropriate holes. First step towards that is to drill through the pre-drilled holes in the bottom…
Nose Skin Preparation (3 hr)
Today started with a quick opening of all the holes in the wing skin stiffeners to an A4 rivet size hole. After some lunch and shopping I got the inboard nose skin clecoed in place I then started the painful…
Bottom Skin Work (2 hr 30m)
First job in the book is to attach the front upper strut fitting to the spar. It’s pretty meaty looking and takes 3 AN-4 bolts to keep it on. Note that one has to go upside down to avoid rubbing…