To conveniently rivet the top skins to the wings, I decided to mount the main spar higher to the wing stand.However I still need to attach the leading edge (including the tank) to the right wing. First step is clecoing the leading edge to the main spar of the right […]
In between sealing and riveting Tanks, I took the time to dimple and countersink the wings. The main spar should NOT be dimpled, as the material thickness is to high. It will either fail or you will damage the main spar. Since the material is thick enough it is easy […]
Riveting the Ribs on the right Wing took me two sessions (of three hours). Just as with the left Wing I started with riveting the Ribs to the main spar (with the rivet gun and the bucking bar). This time I didn’t inserted the Ribs on the inboard side as […]
And now for something completely different. This time both the place and topic differs significantly. Due to the great weather and the fact that we need to use the saw a lot, we decided to work outside (in front of the workshop). This way all the saw dust is blown […]
With the Wing ribs primed, I started with clecoing them to the main Wing spar (left side). Note the extra hole I drilled in the ribs, which will be used to insert a conduit for the electrical wiring. Also I enlarged the tool hole (on the left ribs only) to […]
My little girl liked working on the plane so much she wanted to help again while riveting the rear wing spar components. It’s still vacation, so she has plenty of time. Unfortunately I can’t make video’s (house rule is don’t make video’s with the kids in it) of the work […]
On King’s day, my daughter (12 years) and I had a blast, match drilling all the ribs of both wings to the main and rear spar. This is the first time she helped me building the plane and we both enjoyed it. I’m really happy that I can share my […]
This time I combined three sessions in one post. Where the first two sessions are not really described. I didn’t take any specific pictures, but in the right corner of the first picture, you can see some parts of the rear spar that I primed. I don’t take pictures of […]
The Rear Spar of the Wings are build in parallel. I try to use this method as often as possible (with its dangers, see later). The Rear Spar has several doubler plates mostly to attach hinges. In this case the Ailerons. The center doubler plate requires drilling a hole for […]
The Wings ar not only bigger than the Empennage, hence there are twice the amount of drawings. However the manual is much more condensed, which means you really have to read in advance and make a mental image of what needs to be done. I’m inspecting all drawings and together […]