In preparation for the day I have to choose an engine I’ve started a page for engine comparisons. You can find it over there on the right. No the right in this direction ~~~~~~~~~~> !
Day 29: More Flaperons (2hr 20m)
Teri wasn’t available to help me fold over the skin on the right-side outboard flaperon right away so I started on the left-side inboard flaperon which was yet to have the spar attached to the skin. I got as far…
Day 28: Two more flaperons on the go (2h 10m)
I’ve used the “how to” DVDs that are for sale online quite a bit but that usually entails watching it in the house, then running outside to check on something, rinse and repeat. So I bought a portable DVD player…
Day 27b: Problems with the pax-side flaperon
When I was installing the L-angle onto the back of the control horn I thought it odd that there was such an overlap above the control horn. I didn’t spend much time thinking about it other than I’d have to…
Day 27: Pilot side outboard flaperon (1hr 35m)
Like many other days this one started out with deburring and priming the flaperon skin, spar and ribs. While the primer was drying I revisited the remaining 4 hinge brackets that were yet to have a corner removed. Now that…
Day 26: Passenger side inboard flaperon (3 hr)
The flaperon skin gets riveted to the spar by cleco-ing both sides of the skin to the spar and ribs, riveting the top side of the skin and then bending over the nose skin to form the flaperon edge. Well,…