I took the skeleton apart in preparation for deburring, here is a pile of parts It took about an hour, ugh, I can’t imagine the pain of deburring the fuselage. After that I sprayed primer on all the surfaces that…
Right Wing Skeleton Part Two (3 hr)
This day was pretty much about assembling the rest of the skeleton ready for riveting. In this picture you can see that the rear channel angle has been drilled on top of the rear channel. The rear root doubler goes…
And So the Right Wing Begins (1 hr)
Since the last post we had to give the garage a big tidy up in order to find space to put the wing stand out of the way. That got done and I was able to get the right wing…
A Wing Stand for my Wing
Several people have been discussing where to store their completed parts and of particular interest to me was what to do with my pilot wing. My garage ceiling has garage door openers so no space there, I don’t trust myself…
Nose Skin and Root Skin Preparation (2 hrs)
With Teri’s help, I bent the nose skin back over onto the spar and used the ratchet strips to pull it tight over the nose ribs. With the nose skin clecoed into place I took the earlier smashed up wing…
Top Skin Finish (45m)
The temperatures have picked up, the mild winter seems to have given up already, and time is running out to get the wings done before it is too hot to continue. Which is all a way to say I need…