Before starting to rivet the leading edges, not being the tanks, first the results of the final leak-test of the right tank. Just as with the test for the left tank, I placed the right tank with its baffle on top of a cardboard plate and filled the tank up. […]
The Left tank is leak free, so now we are going to finish the right wing tank. First de-greasing the baffle and the tank, prepare the sealant and apply it to the tank edges. Again with the kit dispenser, which is really handy and although you loose some sealant in […]
YIHAAA! Turns out the left wing tank is leak free, I used the cardboard box of the empennage as floor and put the left tank on the baffle (tank attach angles). Than I filled the tank through the fuel caps (with water). After one hour of preparing the wing skins […]