The Fuselage kit is the next step in complexity. During the Empennage, the manual guides you through every building step like a checklist. With the Wings it’s more condensed and the assumption is that you learn during building the Empennage and use that experience with the Wings. The Fuselage consists […]
With the few Aluminum parts, which are part of the Firewall assembly, primed, I can now start riveting the Firewall together. I decided to use the back-riveting technique, mainly because it produces a nice result. Notice the hole in the middle of the Firewall with the cleco’s and the painters […]
The first item on the Fuselage list is preparing the firewall. The firewall is a steel plate that separates the engine from the cockpit. I have to create a bracket from a thick angle piece. I had still a piece of the same angle from the Wing kit, so I […]
When I received the Fuselage kit, the crate was damaged (Inventory). According to the truck driver the crate was damaged when loading it in his truck. At close-up there was a pretty big “dent” in the bottom side. I immediately checked the kit parts close to the hole in the […]
In order to attach the Flaps, we first need to (re)install the Ailerons, to be able to align the Flaps. Especially the lateral adjustment with the washers is important. Once the Aileron is set, I use an Aluminum angle to align the Flap. First I drilled the outboard and inboard […]
Finally I received the Fuselage kit. It’s always hard to predict when you will finish the previous kit and when to order the next. Take into account a 2 months lead team and 2 weeks of shipping when ordering. As you can see in the back the wings are nearly […]
Finally found some time again to continue with the Flaps. After fitting, drilling, deburring and priming, I can now start with the assembly and riveting. Here’s the right bottom skin with the ribs riveted to the bottom skin and the bend in the skin that serves as the rear spar […]
While working on finalizing the wings, I interjected the work with preparing the flaps. Main reason is that for closing the wings, it is really handy to work with two people on it. So when my dad is not available, I work on the flaps. This results in about 7 […]
With the right wing closed, we now know tho “trick” and can do the left wing much faster. Starting on the inboard skin, working our way to the tip. On the inboard side of the wings are several ribs that support the “wing walk”. These ribs are so close to […]
Second session we spent on closing the right wing (bottom skin). Actually I thought it would take at least two more sessions, but during riveting, we kind of got the hang of it and increased speed. However bending over the wing and trying to apply pressure to the bucking bar […]